This is a hands-on Engineering Manager role for someone who enjoys developing people without moving away from technical and product decisions. AI is part of the work, both in customer-facing features and in improving how the engineering team operates.

You will lead a small squad, shape architecture and work closely with Product and Design from early decisions through to production.

About them

They are a profitable, purpose-led Australian scale-up using technology to make the world a better place. The product is entering a new stage of maturity, with a long-term redesign underway and a renewed focus on product quality and practical use of AI.

The squad includes two senior engineers, a Product Manager and a Designer.

About you

You are a deeply technical engineering leader who enjoys coaching people, working through ambiguous product problems and making sound end-to-end decisions. You collaborate well with Product and Design, communicate clearly and contribute directly to the code while guiding architecture, reviewing work and helping when problems become difficult.

Required skills

- Staff or Principal-level full-stack engineering capability, with strong architecture and systems-design experience.
- Experience leading and mentoring engineers through regular feedback,



1:1s and clear development plans.
- A track record of co-creating customer-facing products or features with Product and Design from 0 to 1.
- Experience shipping an AI-enabled product or feature into production.
- Product engineering experience in a cooperative environment.
- Clear communication and sound judgement across customer needs, delivery and technical health.

Nice to have
- Startup or scale-up experience.
- TypeScript, React and Node.js experience.
- Experience building agent-based or AI-supported user experiences.
- Experience improving engineering workflows through practical use of AI tools.

Benefits
- Salary: AUD $195k-$200k base plus superannuation.
- Equity: Employee share options vesting over four years.
- Location: Melbourne preferred, with Sydney also considered.
- Work setup: Hybrid, two office days per week including Thursdays.
- Employment: Permanent, full-time.

To apply

Apply with your CV or LinkedIn profile. If your CV is not current, send what you have.

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📌 Engineering Manager (Melbourne)
🏢 Codi
📍 Melbourne