Application Engineering Manager

Halcyon Knights; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Halcyon Knights is seeking an Application Engineering Manager in Melbourne to lead an engineering team delivering business-critical applications. You will own technical direction, people development and customer outcomes, balancing development with platform reliability.

You will coach engineers, shape designs, manage delivery planning and improve CI/CD, while collaborating with customers to resolve escalations and drive performance. Experience leading teams in a hands-on role is essential.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on Java and Azure knowledge.
• Experience leading engineering teams and managing delivery.
• Experience with APIs, events and complex integrations.
• Familiar with CI/CD, automation and production support.

Responsibilities

• Lead developers and support engineers through the full software lifecycle.
• Own delivery planning, estimation, priorities and releases.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines, automation and engineering practices.
• Manage production reliability, incident response and service commitments.
• Work with customers to understand requirements and resolve escalations.

Skills

Java

Azure

Event-driven systems

APIs

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

Databases (MongoDB/PostgreSQL)

CI/CD

Azure DevOps

Production incidents

Communication

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

Melbourne | Permanent Lead an engineering team delivering business-critical applications, with ownership across technical direction, people development and customer outcomes.

Application Engineering Manager

Melbourne | Permanent Lead an engineering team delivering business-critical applications, with ownership across technical direction, people development and customer outcomes.

This is a hands-on leadership opportunity within an established technology business. You’ll work across application development, integrations and production operations, partnering with customers to solve complex problems and improve how services are delivered.

The role

You’ll lead developers and support engineers through the full software lifecycle, balancing new development with platform reliability and continuous improvement.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Coaching and developing engineers, including hiring, performance management and career development.
• Shaping technical designs and maintaining standards across code quality, security and testing.
• Owning delivery planning, estimation, priorities and releases.
• Improving CI/CD pipelines, automation and engineering practices.
• Managing production reliability, incident response and service commitments.
• Working directly with customers to understand requirements, explain technical options and resolve escalations.
• Using delivery and operational metrics to improve team performance.

About you

You bring a strong software engineering background and experience leading teams while remaining involved in technical decisions.

We’re looking for:

• Strong hands-on Java experience and practical Azure knowledge.
• Experience with event-driven systems, APIs and complex integrations.
• Exposure to Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes and databases such as MongoDB or PostgreSQL.
• Experience with CI/CD, infrastructure automation and Azure DevOps.
• Confidence managing production services, incidents and SLAs.
• Clear communication and the ability to build relationships with technical and business stakeholders.

Python, modern JavaScript frameworks and experience in retail, commerce or payments environments would be beneficial.

Why consider it?

• Broad ownership across engineering, delivery and customer engagement.
• Complex technical challenges with a clear connection to business outcomes.
• Scope to develop your team and improve engineering practices.
• An established business offering collaboration across local and international teams.