Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager

Location: Northwest, Sydney - Hybrid (3 days in office)Salary: Up to $200K base + super + extensive benefitsThe Opportunity:One of Australia's leading InsurTech's is putting technology at the front of its next phase of growth.The business has grown into a portfolio of well-known global brands, with close to a million policies in force and more regions on the roadmap.

Most of that growth has come through its sales and service teams, with technology playing a supporting role. Now that's changing.Two years into the shift from project-based delivery to product-led squads, the foundations are in place. The next phase is about pace and scale, with the platform moving to a decoupled, cloud-native architecture on AWS. Engineering leaders here have a real say in how that plays out.The Role:You'll lead a squad with a tech lead, senior and mid-level engineers, a Product Owner and a Product Analyst. The Product Analyst handles stories and requirements, so you can stay focused on people, design and delivery.There's no central architecture team. Solution design sits with you and your squad, backed by principal and staff engineers and a platform engineering team building repeatable patterns you can use.People leadership comes first, but you'll still be hands-on: challenging engineers toward the best answer, guiding design decisions and zooming in when incidents hit.

What You'll Do

Build, coach and grow a high-performing engineering teamPartner with the Product Owner to set direction and drive deliveryOwn technical direction and solution design for your domainManage vendor and partner relationshipsKeep production systems healthy, reliable and well supportedBuild a culture of accountability and continuous improvementWhat You Bring:7+ years in software engineering, including 3+ years leading people and deliveryA strong technical background across modern development practices and tools, ideally including .NETCloud-native experience on AWS and microservices architectureA track record of delivering complex software projects on time and in scopeThe ability to work across cross-functional teams and make sound technical and operational callsInsurance or financial services backgroundWhat's on Offer:Hybrid working, 3 days per week in state of the art office, a short walk from the Metro line.On-site gym and subsidised café with weekly free lunch$1,200 annual travel/parking allowanceFlexi days, wellbeing programs and in-house leadership workshopsA certified Great Place to WorkInterview Process:Three stages, usually wrapped up in around 10 days: a 30-minute intro, a 90-minute system design conversation and a 60-minute leadership interview.There's no take-home task. The system design round is about how you think, not a test with one right answer.Apply now or reach out for a confidential discussion.📧 george.bates@latitudeit.com.au🔗 George Bates | LinkedIn