Engineering Manager
Whip Around
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Auckland • New Zealand
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About the role
- Lead and support engineers and QAs through regular 1-1s, coaching, and feedback
- Support career development through growth plans, PDPs, and performance conversations
- Translate company and product goals into clear team and individual objectives via 15five
- Partner closely with Product Owners to support predictable, high-quality delivery
- Remove impediments and proactively support teams to maintain strong delivery velocity
- Balance scope, quality, and timelines to support sustainable execution across both Product, Engineering & Security roadmaps.
- Step in as needed to support the Product delivery team with core Scrum practices, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives.
- Collaborate with Product and Design to align on priorities and delivery plans
- Provide technical guidance where needed to support sound engineering practices
- Ensure engineering effort delivers meaningful product and customer impact
- Track and report on key engineering and delivery metrics
- Provide clear updates to stakeholders on progress, risks, and outcomes
- Work cross-functionally to remove blockers and improve ways of working
- Foster a culture of collaboration, ownership, and continuous improvement
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in software development, with 2+ years in a management role.
- Strong experience in agile development processes and leading engineering teams.
- Proven track record of delivering large-scale, high-quality software products.
- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.
- Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP) and modern development practices (e.g., CI/CD, microservices).
- Demonstrated experience running effective 1:1s, performance reviews, and Personal Development Plans (PDPs) to support continuous growth and accountability.
- Proven ability to coach, mentor, and grow engineers across different levels, including senior engineers, junior engineers, and QA engineers.
- Experience building high-performing, engaged teams in a fast-paced, scaling environment where priorities evolve quickly.
- Strong commercial mindset, with the ability to balance technical excellence with business outcomes, customer impact, and delivery timelines.
- Hands-on experience with both frontend and backend technologies, with the ability to dive into technical discussions when required.
- Experience working closely with Product, Design, and QA to deliver customer-centric outcomes.
- Comfort operating in an environment with ambiguity, making pragmatic decisions, and driving momentum without compromising quality.
- Prior experience leading teams through growth, or transformation (e.g., scaling teams, improving delivery practices, or lifting engineering maturity).
Benefits
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Hard Skills & Tools
software developmentagile development processesCI/CDmicroservicesfrontend technologiesbackend technologiesengineering practicesdelivery metricsperformance reviewscoaching
Soft Skills
communicationproblem-solvingcollaborationcoachingmentoringteam buildingadaptabilityleadershipcontinuous improvementstakeholder management
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceMaster’s degree in Engineering