Engineering Manager

TL;DR

Engineering Manager: Leading and growing a high-performing team of engineers responsible for the core user experience with an accent on psychological safety, operational excellence, and continuous learning. Focus on setting technical strategy, mentoring a talented team, and ensuring the reliability and scalability of core systems.

Location: Sydney. Remote first culture, with offices in Sydney if you wish to work more hybrid

Company

hirify.global assists companies to secure their software through developer-led practices by providing an agile learning platform that delivers the most effective secure coding solution for developers to learn, apply, and retain software security principles.

What you will do

• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of engineers, fostering a culture of psychological safety, operational excellence, and continuous learning.
• Drive the technical strategy for core services, ensuring systems built with Go, Java, Node.js, and TypeScript are scalable, reliable, and secure.
• Confidently guide architectural decisions and champion well-designed, maintainable solutions that minimize technical debt.
• Take ownership of the delivery for critical domains, directly impacting user acquisition, retention, and overall product quality.
• Partner with product and design leaders to shape the roadmap for critical user-facing features and integrations.
• Empower your team by running effective rituals, removing blockers, and ensuring alignment with company goals through a high degree of autonomy.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering with a proven track record of managing and growing engineering teams.
• Strong technical foundation in modern web and backend development.
• Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystem and provide meaningful input on Go or Java services.
• Excellent communicator who can collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful results.
• Thrive on taking ownership and have a history of driving complex, multi-disciplinary projects to successful completion.

Culture & Benefits

• Unlimited Paid-time-off.
• Remote first culture, with offices in Sydney if you wish to work more hybrid.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Employee Share Option Plan.
• Volunteer Leave and Employee Assistance Programs.
• Home Office Reimbursement.