Engineering Manager: Lead Hands-On Tech & Teams

Procreate; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site in Sydney or Hobart

Strong engineering culture

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Procreate in Sydney/Hobart is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a small team of engineers, align with our ambitious product roadmap and deliver mission‑critical features for a global creative software community.

You’ll combine deep technical experience with progressive people management, guiding design collaboration, reviewing performance and keeping your hands‑on coding sharp (40–60%). A calm leadership style and clear communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience as an Engineering Manager in a technology, product or startup environment.
• Proven ability to lead diverse teams and communicate technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong emphasis on leadership style, consensus building and mentoring engineers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coordinate and align engineering functions.
• Collaborate with design to plan and organise feature development for sustainability and efficiency.
• Deliver feedback and participate in reviews and performance management.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Communication

Technical judgment

Tools

Swift

iOS

Job description

Procreate in Sydney/Hobart is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a small team of engineers, align with our ambitious product roadmap and deliver mission‑critical features for a global creative software community.

You’ll combine deep technical experience with progressive people management, guiding design collaboration, reviewing performance and keeping your hands‑on coding sharp (40–60%). A calm leadership style and clear communication are essential.