Karbon is the global leader in AI-powered practice management software for accounting firms. We provide an award-winning cloud platform that helps tens of thousands of accounting professionals work more efficiently and collaboratively every day. With customers in 40 countries, we have grown into a globally distributed team across the US, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the Philippines. We are well-funded, ranked #1 on G2, growing rapidly, and have a people-first culture that is recognized with Outstanding Place To Work® certification and on Fortune magazine's Best Small WorkplacesTM List.
Karbon builds practice management software used by accounting firms worldwide, with a collaborative cloud platform and customers in 34+ countries supported by a globally distributed, fast-growing team. We're hiring an Engineering Manager who grows high-impact teams that balance efficiency with excellence, value autonomy and creativity, and thrive in a collaborative, inclusive setting.
You will be responsible for driving delivery and people growth across two of our product focused engineering teams. What you'll do
Build world-class teams : hire exceptionally, onboard well, coach growth, and set clear expectations and feedback loops.
Raise the bar on technical excellence : clean boundaries, sound designs, high operational standards.
Improve delivery quality & speed :



reduce lead time and change failure rate; keep customer impact front and centre.
Lead us toward Continuous Delivery (we're not quite there yet).
Own reliability with the team: SLOs/SLIs, observability, system health, and blameless incident reviews.
Create autonomy with accountability : align goals and decision rights; foster robust cross-team collaboration.
Our tech
Frontend: React, TypeScript and Ember .
Backend: .NET (C#, .NET Core, Web API) with SQL Server.
Systems: distributed systems (messaging, event-driven, consistency).
What you'll bring (must-haves)
Previously a Senior+ IC before moving into management.
2+ years experience in Engineering Management.
Proven record leading teams to improve quality and speed through technical + process change.
Depth in distributed systems and data integrity at scale.
Skill planning and delivering sprints with Product and Tech Leads, balancing new work, enhancements, bugs, and maintenance.
An attitude that embraces AI and how it can be used to unlock new possibilities plus examples where you have done this yourself.
Excellent communication across locations/time zones.
Degree in CS or equivalent experience .
Nice to have
Experience using AI technology to improve the way your teams deliver software.
Implementation of large scale technical migrations.
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📌 Engineering Manager - Karbon (Sydney)
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