Engineering Manager, Core Infrastructure Performance

Nubeero Limited; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Stripe Infrastructure is seeking an Engineering Manager for the Core Performance team in Sydney to lead a group focused on improving efficiency and latency across Stripe.

You will hire and mentor engineers, partner with product and platform teams to identify infrastructure improvements, set goals, and translate strategy into actionable plans.

This role requires 10+ years of software engineering experience with at least 5 years in management and a deep background in large-scale infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 5 years in engineering management.
• Deep background in performance, efficiency, and capacity planning for large-scale infra platforms.
• Extensive cloud experience (preferably AWS) and proficiency in Go, Ruby, Java.
• Strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow an engineering team in Sydney—hire, coach, mentor, and develop engineers at all levels.
• Partner with engineering teams across Stripe to identify and implement infrastructure solutions that enhance scalability, reliability, and efficiency.
• Create team vision, define goals, prioritize work, and deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Cultivate a culture of engineering excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with staff engineers and technical leadership on architecture and strategic technical decisions, translating technical strategy into team-level plans.
• Work effectively with geographically distributed colleagues and remote workers to ensure alignment and visibility.

Skills

Engineering management

Performance optimization

Distributed systems

Go

Ruby

Java

AWS

Linux

Compute

Storage

Architecture planning

Roadmap planning

Data-driven decision making

Cross-functional leadership

Job description

Stripe Infrastructure is seeking an Engineering Manager for the Core Performance team in Sydney to lead a group focused on improving efficiency and latency across Stripe.

You will hire and mentor engineers, partner with product and platform teams to identify infrastructure improvements, set goals, and translate strategy into actionable plans.

This role requires 10+ years of software engineering experience with at least 5 years in management and a deep background in large-scale infrastructure.