Engineering Manager

K MART Australia; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

Udemy micro-credentialing

Team member discount card

Bonus program

OnePass membership

Brighter Benefits program

Free onsite parking

Share purchase program

Career opportunities across Wesfarmers

Reflection room

Job summary

Kmart Digital is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead squads building and managing our Digital Marketplace. This hands-on leadership role focuses on high-performing teams, engineering capability, and creating the environment for engineers to excel.

You’ll partner with Product, Delivery, and Tech stakeholders to deliver outcomes while shaping engineering at Digital. You’ll work with experienced engineers on customer-facing platforms where reliability and scalability matter.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading software engineering teams within complex technology environments.
• Strong technical background; able to participate in architectural and engineering discussions.
• Experience delivering customer-facing digital products or highly integrated enterprise systems.
• Demonstrated success building, mentoring, and developing high-performing engineering teams.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills; ability to align Product, Engineering, and Delivery groups.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of engineers; foster accountability and continuous improvement.
• Support delivery of high-quality software across Kmart and Target’s digital platforms.
• Partner with Product Managers, TPMs, Architects, and other Engineering Managers to align priorities.
• Drive engineering best practices across development, testing, operations, and CI/CD.
• Participate in solution design and architectural decisions for highly integrated systems.
• Develop engineering leaders; create an environment for ownership and scale.
• Ensure engineers take ownership of software they build and operate.
• Support incident management and ongoing reliability of customer-facing systems.
• Collaborate across a distributed team in Melbourne and Bengaluru.

Skills

Software engineering leadership

System architecture

Customer-facing digital products

Mentoring

Stakeholder management

Agile practices

Incident management

Ecommerce / digital platforms

Job description

At Kmart it’s not just what you do, it’s who you are that makes every day living brighter.
You’ll be joining a diverse team who come together to collaborate globally around tech. With six purchases made every second, you’ll feel the impacts of the work you’ll do for our millions of customers every day.
We’re focusing on being a customer-led, digitally enabled retailer. Our teams are working with really cool tech from AI/machine learning, IoT, cloud first solutions, to 3D virtual reality product checks and human sized robots named Tory. Join our team, choose your own path and work on projects that excite you.

Join our team

The Kmart Digital team builds and operates the platforms that power the online experience for millions of customers across Kmart and Target. From customer accounts and content management through to fulfilment, marketplace, mobile, and ecommerce capabilities, our teams deliver technology that sits at the heart of how customers engage with our brands.

We’re continuing to invest in our engineering capability and are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the squads building and managing our Digital Marketplace. This is a hands‑on leadership role focused on building high‑performing teams, developing engineering capability, and creating the environment for engineers to do their best work. You’ll partner closely with Product, Delivery, and Technology stakeholders to deliver meaningful outcomes while helping shape the future of engineering within Digital.

This role is ideal for someone who combines strong technical judgement with people leadership. You’ll lead experienced engineers working on customer‑facing platforms where reliability, scalability, and responsiveness matter. The pace is fast, the systems are highly integrated, and the impact of the work is visible to millions of customers every day.

What you’ll be doing

• Leading, coaching, and developing a team of engineers, creating a culture of accountability, learning, and continuous improvement.
• Supporting the delivery of high-quality software solutions across Kmart and Target’s digital platforms.
• Partnering with Product Managers, Technical Program Managers, Architects, and peer Engineering Managers to align priorities and delivery outcomes.
• Driving engineering best practice across software development, testing, operational support, and continuous delivery.
• Participating in technical discussions, solution design, and architectural decision‑making for highly integrated digital systems.
• Developing engineering leaders and senior engineers, creating an environment where people can grow, take ownership and deliver at scale.
• Creating an environment where engineers take ownership of the software they build and operate.
• Supporting incident management, operational resilience, and the ongoing reliability of customer‑facing systems.
• Working across a distributed team model, collaborating with colleagues in Melbourne and Bengaluru.

To be successful in this role you’ll have:

• Proven experience leading software engineering teams within complex technology environments.
• A strong technical background and the ability to confidently participate in architectural and engineering discussions.
• Experience delivering customer‑facing digital products or highly integrated enterprise systems.
• Demonstrated success building, mentoring, and developing high‑performing engineering teams.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to build alignment across Product, Engineering, and Delivery functions.
• A pragmatic approach to balancing technical quality, operational reliability, and delivery outcomes.
• Experience working in Agile environments and supporting modern engineering practices.
• The ability to remain calm, decisive, and focused when supporting critical production systems and incident response.
• Experience in marketplace, ecommerce, digital products, or other high‑scale consumer platforms, with a strong understanding of customer‑centric digital experiences is highly regarded.

Perks and benefits we’ll offer you:

• Flexible hybrid working options through our Flex Where, Flex When, Flex Well policy, spending 60% of your week in our National Office
• We’ll provide multiple ways for you to learn from online micro‑credentialing in Udemy, support to gain certifications to tech community events and more.
• Great career opportunities across the broader Wesfarmers Group.
• We offer inclusive leave and ongoing support for team members of all backgrounds and family circumstances.
• Free onsite parking when you’re required to come into the office.
• We want you to feel rewarded for your commitment and hard work that’s why everyone gets the opportunity to participate in a bonus program.
• A team member discount card that gives you a discount at Kmart, Target, Bunnings, and Officeworks.
• A free OnePass membership offering free delivery across Kmart & Target on eligible products.
• Access to the Brighter Benefits program which entitles you to exclusive discounts and benefits in the areas of entertainment, travel, lifestyle, and health – with over 60 suppliers!
• Reflection room, space for prayer, meditation, or time for yourself.
• Wesfarmers is Kmart’s parent company and each year eligible employees can elect to purchase shares through a salary sacrifice arrangement.

A place you can belong

We celebrate the rich diversity of the communities in which we operate. We are committed to creating inclusive and safe environments where all our team members can contribute and succeed. We believe that all team members should feel valued, respected and safe, and strive to ensure our recruitment process is accessible and welcoming, with applications encouraged from all candidates.
We encourage you to tell us about any workplace adjustments that you would like, by emailing [e-mail]