Head of EngineeringIT & Telecomms > Management---- Recruiter: Rhiannon KellMelbournePermanent$230,000 - $260,000 AUD per yearAbout 2 days agoA Melbourne scale-up has closed its Series B and needs a head of engineering to lead its 30 engineers.
You'll run engineering day to day through three engineering managers, so the chief technology officer can focus on architecture and the product.
Engineering is spread across five product squads and a small platform team.The team is growing, the product has paying customers, and the next stage is about delivery that stays reliable as the team gets bigger.
### At a glance* Lead 30 engineers across five squads* Scale-up after its Series B* Reports to the chief technology officer* $230,000 to $260,000 + super,



plus equity### What you'll do* Lead three engineering managers and five squads* Own hiring plans and help hire the next 15 engineers* Set delivery practices that keep quality high as the team grows* Own platform reliability and incident response* Shape technical strategy with the chief technology officer* Manage the engineering budget### What you'll bring* Experience leading 20 or more engineers, including managers* A track record of scaling a team through growth* A background in cloud-based software products* The ability to hire and develop engineering managers* Comfort reporting to a founder and a board* Experience setting engineering budgets### What's on offer* $230,000 to $260,000 + super* Equity through the employee share plan* A Collingwood office, with a hybrid pattern* A leadership development budget### Worth knowingThe hiring plan is ambitious, so expect to spend a large share of your first year hiring and developing managers.
The chief technology officer is a founder and stays close to the architecture, so agree early on where the lines sit.
### How to applyApply with your CV through this advert, or call Rhiannon Kell on ************** for a confidential conversation.
Rhiannon has recruited engineers for eight years and will tell you plainly what the team and the investors expect.
You'll hear back either way.
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