Role Intro

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 recent 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 explicit 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 collaborative setting.
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: $195,000 to $200,000 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.

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

About Codi

Codi is a specialist technical recruitment company working with software teams across Australia. We focus on understanding roles properly and connecting strong people with work that suits them.

📌 Engineering Manager Melbourne
🏢 Codi Recruitment
📍 Melbourne