Want genuine team leadership without giving up coding?
We're looking for an experienced Engineering Lead, Lead .NET Developer or hands-on Engineering Development Manager to lead a team of five while remaining approximately 80% hands-on.
Working directly with the CEO, you'll have responsibility for your team and play a key role in the ongoing development of an established customer-facing platform as well as current products. You'll be responsible for the day-to-day leadership and development of the team while continuing to design, build and deliver software yourself.
What you'll do
Lead and manage a team of five software developers
Design and develop customer-facing software using C# and .NET/.NET Core
Turn business requirements into well-designed technical solutions
Build new functionality and modernise an established .NET platform
Design APIs, integrations and scalable applications
Work across SQL Server, Azure DevOps and CI/CD pipelines
Conduct code reviews and drive strong engineering practices
Balance new development with platform stability, technical debt and risk
Introduce and use AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering efficiency




About you
You're a strong .NET engineer who has already had genuine responsibility for leading a software development team and wants to remain close to the code.
You'll bring
Proven experience leading and managing software developers
Strong commercial C# and .NET/.NET Core development experience
Experience designing and building complex customer-facing software
API design and integration experience
Azure DevOps and CI/CD experience
Experience maintaining and modernising established software products
Confidence working directly with senior stakeholders
Experience with Angular or another modern front-end framework, Azure, GitHub Copilot or other AI-assisted development tools, mobile applications, Secure SDLC or OWASP would be advantageous.
You'll work across both an established customer-facing platform and new product development, with direct access to the CEO and the support of an experienced Principal Engineer. Based in Melbourne CBD, the team works four days in the office and one day from home.

📌 Engineering Manager (Melbourne)
🏢 Mansell Taylor Consulting
📍 Melbourne