Engineering Manager - South Bank, QLD

Flight Centre Travel Group; Queensland; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading travel organization in Queensland is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead high-performing engineering teams and ensure the delivery of quality software platforms. This role emphasizes people leadership, delivery management, and technical excellence. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years' experience in an agile environment, with a strong focus on collaboration and innovation. The position offers competitive employee benefits, including travel discounts and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Employee discounts on travel

Access to LinkedIn Learning

Corporate health discounts

Mental health support

Social team-building events

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience managing and leading engineering teams in an agile environment.
• Experience in developing and implementing engineering processes and procedures.
• Experience working in travel or other product-lead environment at scale.

Responsibilities

• Lead one or more engineering teams and oversee hiring and onboarding.
• Build and maintain a high-performing engineering culture.
• Partner with stakeholders to deliver business outcomes.
• Define engineering strategy and collaborate with Tech Leads.
• Manage team capacity planning and resource forecasting.

Skills

Leadership in engineering teams

Delivery management

Agile methodologies

Technical excellence

Collaboration skills

Job description

At Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) our purpose is to'open up the world for those who want to see'. Every day, we give people all around the world the opportunity to experience something amazing – travel!

The Engineering Manager is responsible for leading high-performing engineering teams to deliver quality software platforms that achieve business outcomes. This role focuses on people leadership, delivery management, and technical excellence whilst ensuring systems are secure, performant and maintainable.

Day to day

• Lead one or more engineering teams, and oversee hiring, onboarding, performance management, and career development for direct reports
• Build and maintain a high-performing engineering culture centred on autonomy, collaboration, and psychological safety
• Partner with product, business and engineering stakeholders to deliver business outcomes, support agile practices, remove blockers, and manage dependencies to maintain delivery momentum
• Monitor and improve delivery predictability, team velocity, and sprint outcomes
• Define engineering strategy and technical direction while collaborating with Tech Leads to establish and uphold standards, code quality practices, and best-practice engineering approaches
• Oversee technical decisions and architecture reviews while driving and prioritising technical improvements, platform enhancements, and technical debt reduction
• Ensure systems are high quality, secure, performant, and maintainable, and stay current with technology trends to identify opportunities to introduce new technologies that enhance product delivery and team capability
• Manage team capacity planning and resource forecasting to meet delivery commitments, support budget management and cost optimisation, and report on team performance

You'll be perfect for the role if you have

• Minimum 5 years experience managing and leading engineering teams in an agile environment
• Experience in developing and implementing engineering processes and procedures
• Experience working in travel or other product‑lead environment at scale

What you will enjoy

🙋🏾♀️Culture : you will be employed by an inclusive company that offers a team culture like no other in the industry –Flight Centre Travel Group Australia is proud to be a certifiedGreat Place to Work® Australia New Zealand Pty Ltd

👐🏽 Our People : FCTG is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and people from racial, ethnic, or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability

🎉Development : Individualised, ongoing Learning & Development via communities of practice. Dedicated time to learn, share and collaborate skills, interests and goals, as well as contribute your own expertise and insights of others.

⭐Innovation Days where you have the opportunity to create, collaborate, and bring innovative concepts to life!

🧑💻Dedicated Engineering Days, often hosted by technology partners off‑site, where staff have an opportunity to increase knowledge and skills, and test out new and exciting technologies.

🔧Access to 'LinkedIn Learning' for ongoing skills development : over 24,500 courses in over 20 languages

♀️Women in PM&E group - this comprehensive program aims to foster gender diversity and empower and support women in their pursuit of successful careers in technology. It encompasses a variety of initiatives, workshops, mentorship opportunities, and networking events.

🏆Exclusive Staff Discounts : Accessible via our employee‑only portal with 350+ of Australia’s leading retailers, health and wellness discounts, financial planning advice, employee share plan and more

🌏Travel Discounts : Including family and friends - flights, hotels, tours, cruises, travel insurance and more

💎Brightness of Future : Career opportunities in a network of brands and businesses across the globe – we promote from within

🥦Corporate Health Discounts : Access exclusive discounts on health insurance plans for you and your family with our partner, BUPA, access to internal gym

🌞Mental Health : Support and Employee Assistance Program for staff and family

🎉Social : Regular awards nights, social team‑building and industry events, with the opportunity to attend global conferences (Bangkok in 2026)

🙏🏼Giving Back : Corporate Social Responsibility program supporting nominated charities through Workplace Giving, volunteering and fundraising; paid parental and volunteer leave

💚Sustainability : The protection of our environment is essential to the future of tourism, as a leading travel group, we have made efforts to affect positive change to the environment

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