Engineering Manager — Hands-on Leader, Flexible Work

Civica UK Ltd

Melbourne

On-site

AUD 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Civica is seeking an Engineering Manager in Melbourne or Sydney to lead a team of 4–6 engineers while continuing to contribute technically. You will help the team deliver and maintain customer-facing products, solve complex technical problems and create meaningful outcomes for the citizens we serve.

In this hands-on leadership role you will drive Agile/Scrum delivery, apply strong coding and system design, and guide cloud-based SaaS development using AWS or Azure.

Qualifications

Minimum 5–8 years of software engineering experience with leadership exposure.
Hands-on full-stack development across backend and frontend.
Proven experience with Agile/Scrum and working with product managers.
Strong coding, system design and modern software engineering practices.
Experience building cloud-based SaaS products (AWS/Azure).
Knowledge of web/API development and DevOps/SRE basics.
Strong stakeholder management, prioritisation and mentoring.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach and support a team of 4–6 engineers.
Lead Agile/Scrum delivery, remove blockers and ensure clear communication.
Apply strong coding, system design and modern software practices.
Use delivery signals and metrics to improve ways of working and quality.
Contribute to team and product roadmaps aligned with priorities.

Skills

Full-stack development

Agile/Scrum delivery

System design

Cloud-based SaaS (AWS/Azure)

Web & API development

DevOps / SRE basics

Stakeholder management

Mentoring / coaching

Job description

In this hands-on leadership role you will drive Agile/Scrum delivery, apply strong coding and system design, and guide cloud-based SaaS development using AWS or Azure.

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