Engineering Lead

Sydney CBD | 3 days/week in office

Package | Up to $250k base + super + bonus The Opportunity:

Most EM roles hand you a squad that's already built and a roadmap someone else wrote. This one hands you neither, and that's exactly the appeal.

You'll join one of Australia's largest consumer technology businesses, a platform by millions of people every day. Behind their core consumer business sits a new commercial innovation division, serving a different customer base entirely.

Tech and product here have historically been run out of the US. The business is now building out local leadership for the first time, and that's where you come in.

You'd lead a lean engineering crew of 4, acting as a mini CTO for the Australian division: owning localisation, launch and delivery of a new product line into the Australian market, and shaping the technical direction, team and roadmap from day one.

The Role:

- Built for a strong Senior Tech Lead/EM ready to move into people and business leadership, not someone looking to step back into hands-on coding full-time. (You'll remain 20-30% on the tools)
- Real influence beyond engineering. You'll work directly with senior stakeholders across sales and other commercial functions, shaping how the business grows, not just how the software ships.
- Small by design,



not by accident. This is a business proving out its commercial ambitions before scaling headcount, so you're building the foundation, not inheriting one.
- Reports directly into the General Manager of the commercial business, sitting outside the core technology leadership structure. An entrepreneurial, business-facing seat.
- The next 12 to 24 months bring real scope expansion: white-label offerings and data integration are next on the roadmap, a significant step up from where the business sits today.

What You'll Bring:

- Proven technical leadership as a Senior Tech Lead or Engineering Manager, with a track record of setting technical direction and growing a team
- Solid commercial acumen and genuine comfort operating with senior, non-technical stakeholders
- An entrepreneurial mindset, energised by building something from a small base rather than inheriting something established
- Strong React, .NET and AWS, enough to stay technically grounded as your time shifts toward leadership
- Ambition to grow into a broader leadership remit as the business and team scale

Apply now or reach out for more info:

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?: George Bates | LinkedIn

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