Engineering Manager

Splose Pty; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Splose Pty in Adelaide is seeking a hands‑on engineering leader who balances writing high‑quality code with mentoring a growing delivery team.

You’ll spend about two‑thirds of your time coding and designing, and one‑third on line management, coaching, and career development. You’ll connect engineering rigor with product ambition, shaping roadmaps with product managers and designers, while guiding architecture for scale.

Qualifications

• Several years of software engineering experience with hands‑on coding in a senior/lead role.
• Experience leading or line managing engineers and growing technical capability.
• Strong fundamentals in designing and reviewing complex systems.

Responsibilities

• Hands‑on engineering: write, review, and ship production code on high‑impact work.
• Lead architectural decisions and system design, contributing key parts personally.
• Set standards for code quality, testing, deployment, and operatioal excellence.
• Drive delivery by breaking down work, managing scope, and removing blockers.
• Contribute to engineering initiatives to improve reliability and scale.
• Line manage a small team, coaching, mentoring, and career planning.
• Partner with product managers and designers to shape roadmaps and priorities.

Skills

Hands-on coding

Leadership

System design

CI/CD

Cloud infrastructure

SaaS

Agile practices

Communication

Mentoring

Product collaboration

Education

Relevant university degree

Job description

About us

splose is the AI-powered practice management platform powering better health care. Trusted by over 25,000+ Allied Health professionals around the world, splose is purpose-built to free clinicians from admin and let them focus on what matters most - helping people. Backed by leading VC funds EVP, Spectrum Equity, and Athletic Ventures we have recently announced a record-breaking $46M Series A raise - the largest Series A of any South Australian SaaS company ever. We’re growing fast and investing in our product, our people, and our global growth.

The Role

You’re a strong, hands‑on engineer who still loves writing code, and who has also found that helping others grow is just as rewarding as shipping great software. You know how to hold the line on technical quality without slowing a team down, and you’re comfortable working between engineering and product, translating fluently between both worlds. You care deeply about the people you lead and the systems you build together.

At splose, you’ll lead a product delivery team through the full cycle of building software that matters. This is a player‑coach role: around two-thirds of your time will be spent hands‑on as a senior engineer, designing, building, and reviewing code alongside your team, and around one-third on line management, coaching, mentoring, and developing the engineers who report to you. You’ll be the connective tissue between engineering rigour and product ambition, leading by example in the codebase as much as in one‑on‑ones.

What you’ll do:

Hands‑on engineering (~2/3 of your time)

• Write, review, and ship production code as a senior contributor on your team’s highest‑impact and most technically complex work

• Lead architectural decisions, system design, and engineering trade‑offs, and build key parts of those designs yourself

• Set the standard for code quality, testing, deployment, and operational excellence through your own work and your code reviews

• Drive delivery by breaking down work, managing scope, and removing technical blockers so the team can ship high‑quality features reliably

• Contribute to engineering‑wide initiatives that improve developer experience, system reliability, and the organisation’s ability to scale

Leadership and line management (~1/3 of your time)

• Line manage a small team of engineers, owning their wellbeing, engagement, and career growth through regular one‑on‑ones, feedback, and development planning

• Coach and mentor engineers through pairing, design discussions, and code review, growing the technical capability of the team

• Partner with product managers and designers to shape roadmaps and prioritise work, balancing customer value with technical health

• Foster a culture of trust, accountability, and continuous improvement

• Communicate priorities, risks, and progress clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders

What we’re looking for:

• Several years of software engineering experience, with recent hands‑on coding in a senior or lead role

• Experience leading or line managing engineers, as a team lead, tech lead with direct reports, or engineering manager who has stayed close to the code

• Strong software engineering fundamentals, with the ability to design, build, and review complex systems

• Proven ability to deliver software at scale in a fast‑moving, collaborative environment

• Experience balancing short‑term delivery with long‑term technical health

• Knowledge of modern development practices including CI/CD, automated testing, monitoring, and cloud infrastructure

• Strong communication skills with the ability to bridge engineering, product, and business perspectives

• Track record of building trust across teams and stakeholders

• Relevant university degree or equivalent practical experience

• Experience in SaaS or cloud‑native architectures

• Familiarity with agile and product‑led engineering practices

• Background in driving organisational improvements, from hiring processes to technical governance

• Experience guiding teams through complex architectural decisions and system design challenges

Equal Opportunity Employer:

splose is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you need support and adjustments in participating in this process, please let us know!