We're recruiting an experienced Engineering Manager for a 12-18 month fixed term to lead three software engineering teams delivering complex products and applications for an established Australian technology organisation. This is an opportunity for a collaborative engineering leader who enjoys developing people, improving delivery performance and working across a complex technology setting where priorities, dependencies and requirements continue to evolve.

What you'll be doing

You'll provide leadership across 3 software engineering teams, ensuring they have the direction, support and collaboration needed to deliver high-quality software products.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Leading, coaching and developing Engineering Leads, building capability, accountability and strong team performance.
- Working with product and engineering stakeholders to translate roadmap priorities into achievable delivery outcomes.
- Improving engineering delivery, predictability and visibility across multiple teams.
- Identifying and addressing technical debt, systemic issues and delivery constraints.
- Collaborating with architecture, security, operations and release teams to resolve dependencies and improve outcomes.
- Driving consistent engineering standards, quality practices and continuous improvement.
- Helping teams navigate complexity, ambiguity and changing priorities while maintaining delivery momentum.

About you





You'll be an experienced Engineering Manager or Software Development Manager with a strong background in software engineering and proven experience leading teams in complex delivery environments.

Ideally, you'll bring:

- Proven experience managing multiple software engineering teams, including coaching, performance management and developing Engineering Leads.
- Experience delivering complex SaaS products, enterprise applications or large-scale software initiatives.
- A strong background in backend or full-stack software development, ideally with experience in C#/.NET environments.
- Strong understanding of software architecture, APIs, cloud-native applications and modern engineering practices.
- Experience working in Agile, DevOps or similarly collaborative software delivery environments.
- The ability to identify systemic issues, improve engineering processes and drive consistent delivery outcomes.
- Strong stakeholder management skills and confidence working across multiple technical and business functions.
- The ability to operate effectively through ambiguity, changing priorities and organisational complexity.

Interested?

We're looking for a collaborative engineering leader. If you enjoy developing people, improving engineering delivery and working through complex challenges, we'd welcome a confidential conversation. Apply today or contact Mansell Taylor Consulting to learn more.

📌 Engineering Manager – Software Development (Brisbane)
🏢 Mansell Taylor Consulting
📍 Brisbane