Hybrid Engineering Manager

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About the role

  • Engineering Manager leading engineering and QA teams at Whip Around, a fleet management solutions provider. Driving software delivery, team performance, and collaboration with cross-functional partners.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and support engineers and QAs through regular 1-1s, coaching, and feedback
  • Support career development through growth plans, PDPs, and performance conversations
  • Translate company and product goals into clear team and individual objectives via 15five
  • Partner closely with Product Owners to support predictable, high-quality delivery
  • Remove impediments and proactively support teams to maintain strong delivery velocity
  • Balance scope, quality, and timelines to support sustainable execution across both Product, Engineering & Security roadmaps.
  • Step in as needed to support the Product delivery team with core Scrum practices, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives.
  • Collaborate with Product and Design to align on priorities and delivery plans
  • Provide technical guidance where needed to support sound engineering practices
  • Ensure engineering effort delivers meaningful product and customer impact
  • Track and report on key engineering and delivery metrics
  • Provide clear updates to stakeholders on progress, risks, and outcomes
  • Work cross-functionally to remove blockers and improve ways of working
  • Foster a culture of collaboration, ownership, and continuous improvement

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in software development, with 2+ years in a management role.
  • Strong experience in agile development processes and leading engineering teams.
  • Proven track record of delivering large-scale, high-quality software products.
  • Excellent communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.
  • Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP) and modern development practices (e.g., CI/CD, microservices).
  • Demonstrated experience running effective 1:1s, performance reviews, and Personal Development Plans (PDPs) to support continuous growth and accountability.
  • Proven ability to coach, mentor, and grow engineers across different levels, including senior engineers, junior engineers, and QA engineers.
  • Experience building high-performing, engaged teams in a fast-paced, scaling environment where priorities evolve quickly.
  • Strong commercial mindset, with the ability to balance technical excellence with business outcomes, customer impact, and delivery timelines.
  • Hands-on experience with both frontend and backend technologies, with the ability to dive into technical discussions when required.
  • Experience working closely with Product, Design, and QA to deliver customer-centric outcomes.
  • Comfort operating in an environment with ambiguity, making pragmatic decisions, and driving momentum without compromising quality.
  • Prior experience leading teams through growth, or transformation (e.g., scaling teams, improving delivery practices, or lifting engineering maturity).

Benefits

  • Hybrid working & core hours with flexibility outside of core hours - we understand you have a life and family outside of work and we support that!
  • Free parking
  • Southern Cross health insurance
  • Birthday leave - goes without saying, no one wants to work on their birthday!
  • Monthly team lunches
  • Twelve weeks additional paid parental leave
  • Regular Team events and activities

Job title

Engineering Manager

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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