Engineering Manager, Private Dining

Opentable; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from anywhere

Paid parental leave

Generous vacation

Volunteer time

Leadership development

E-learning access

Travel discounts

Health & wellness reimbursement

Monthly social events

Free lunch

Job summary

OpenTable is hiring an Engineering Manager for Private Dining in Melbourne, Australia. You will lead a growing team building the next generation event management platform for top restaurant groups, while remaining hands-on and technically influential.

You will empower teams, own product architecture, and drive delivery from concept to customer validation, fostering a culture of collaboration and autonomy across time zones.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of software engineering experience with at least 2 years in people leadership.
• Hands-on software engineer with leadership experience and strong collaboration skills.
• Servant leadership mindset to unlock team potential.
• Excellent planning, organization, and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to break complex product requirements into shippable milestones and design tech architectures.

Responsibilities

• Partner with PM, Design, and other engineering teams to deliver on the product roadmap.
• Own the architecture of the products in your domain and maintain a healthy codebase.
• Provide mentorship and tools to empower teams to make independent decisions.
• Drive a culture of trust, accountability, and teamwork across the engineering organization.
• Contribute to hiring and developing engineers to grow the team.

Skills

Team leadership

Hands-on engineering

Servant leadership

Planning & decision-making

Full stack design

Java / C#

Microservices

Relational & NoSQL DBs

AI-driven design

Docker / Kubernetes

Tools

CI/CD

Event-driven architecture

React / JS frameworks

Job description

With millions of diners, 70,000+ restaurant partners and 25+ years of experience, OpenTable, part of Booking Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), is an industry leader with a passion for helping restaurants thrive. Our world-class technology empowers restaurants to focus on what matters most - their team, their guests, and their bottom line - while enabling diners to discover and book the perfect restaurant for every occasion.

Every employee at OpenTable has a tangible impact on what we do and how we do it. You'll also be part of a global team and its portfolio of metasearch brands. Hospitality is all about taking care of others, and it defines our culture.

About the Role

You’ll be joining the growing Private Dining Team in Australia and help elevate OpenTable’s newest line of business. The team is building the next generation event management for our top restaurant groups. We’re deeply involved from concept, prototyping, implementation, delivery, to customer validation. We believe in empowering individuals to do phenomenal work.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Product Management, Design, and other Engineering teams.
• Empower the team to execute with high performance by using your experience along with your technical and collaboration skills.
• Own the architecture of the products that you own.
• Deliver on the product roadmap and maintain a healthy codebase.
• Provide servant leadership, give mentorship and tools to make decisions independently that lead to positive outcomes.
• Build a culture of trust and teamwork.
• Strengthen the team’s capabilities through the professional development of the current engineers and hiring.
• Take ownership and thrive with autonomy.

What we’re looking for

• 8 to 10 years of experience in Software Engineering with at least 2 years of experience leading teams.
• You have been a software engineer (probably still consider yourself an engineer), and enjoy being hands‑on.
• You practice Servant Leadership and help others unlock their full potential.
• You continually work to improve yourself and those around you.
• You have excellent planning, organization, and decision‑making skills.
• You have the ability to break complex product requirements into easily shippable milestones and produce tech designs for the same.
• You have the knack of communicating smoothly with others and bringing everyone together.
• Experience in leading a full stack team
• Expertise in a strongly typed language such as Java or C#
• Experience with Microservices
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases
• Experience working in AI Spec Driven Design
• Experience with Docker/Kubernetes and CI/CD a plus
• Experience with Event Driven Architecture a plus
• Expertise in JavaScript and JavaScript frameworks like React, a plus

Benefits and Perks

• Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year
• Focus on mental health and well‑being:
  • Company‑paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth
  • Company‑paid subscription to Headspace
  • Annual company‑wide week off a year - the whole team fully recharges (and returns without a pile‑up of work!)
• Paid parental leave
• Generous paid vacation + time off for your birthday
• Paid volunteer time
• Focus on your career growth:
  • Development Dollars
  • Leadership development
  • Access to thousands of on‑demand e‑learnings
• Travel Discounts
• Employee Resource Groups
• Annual health and wellness reimbursement
• Monthly social events
• Free lunch 2 days per week

At OpenTable, we pride ourselves on fostering a global and dynamic work environment. As a team member with us, you will benefit from a schedule tailored to accommodate a global workforce operating across multiple time zones. While the majority of your responsibilities may align with conventional business hours, there will be instances where you are expected to manage communications - via calls, Slack messages, or emails - outside of regular working hours to effectively collaborate with international colleagues, respond to restaurant partners, and/or address urgent matters. OpenTable will always abide by and consider local laws and regulations.

Inclusion

We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong and can thrive. We know the best ideas come when we bring different voices to the table, so we’re building a team as dynamic as the diners and restaurants we serve-and fostering a culture where everyone feels welcome to be themselves.

If you need accommodations during the application or interview process, or on the job, we’re here to support you. Please reach out to your recruiter to request any accommodations.

Engineering Manager, Private Dining • Melbourne, VIC, AU