Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager / Lead EngineerMelbourne preferred | HybridFreight keeps Australia moving. It puts food on supermarket shelves, supplies in hospitals and products in people’s hands. I’m working with a growing SaaS company modernising the technology behind it. Their platform connects carriers, customers and business systems, giving companies the visibility and automation to move goods more efficiently.With plans to expand into the UK and US and significant investment in AI, the business is at a pivotal stage of growth. They’re creating a new engineering leadership role for someone who wants to help shape what comes next.You won’t be stepping into someone else’s shoes. You’ll have the trust and autonomy to make the role your own, shape how the team works and help build the engineering function as it grows.There’s a real opportunity to improve delivery and engineering practices, influence the platform’s technical direction and help hire the team you’ll lead.The TechnologyWe don’t expect you to know it all, but the environment includes:.NET / C# and TypeScriptAngularAzure Web Apps and Azure Container AppsAzure Service Bus, queues and distributed systemsSQL databases and Cosmos DBAzure DevOps, Git, CI/CD and automated testingAI agents, MCP servers and workflow automationWe’re looking for a mix of the following:Experience leading software engineers in a SaaS, product or scaling business.A strong engineering background and the technical credibility to guide architecture, solution design and key decisions.Experience improving delivery, testing, DevOps and release practices.A practical understanding of reliability, security and running services in production.The ability to bring structure and accountability while staying adaptable as the business grows.Curiosity about AI and emerging tools, with a focus on where they can add real value.You might be an Engineering Manager looking for more ownership, or a Lead Engineer ready to step into broader leadership.Next stepsFor more information or to be considered, apply now.