GM of Engineering

Novus; Council of the City of Sydney; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Australian digital company in New South Wales is seeking a strong engineering leader to oversee a team of engineers focused on enhancing high-traffic consumer products. The ideal candidate will have experience in mobile or web engineering leadership, a proven track record in building engineering culture, and be passionate about standardising practices across multiple digital channels. Apply now to drive the engineering maturity at this innovative firm.

Qualifications

• Experience operating at scale with high-traffic digital platforms.
• Background in mobile or web engineering leadership.
• Strong track record in building engineering culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of principal engineers across mobile and web.
• Enhance performance and reliability of digital channels.
• Standardise engineering practices and improve delivery.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Agile practices

High-availability platforms

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

I’m supporting a large Australian digital business that’s investing heavily in uplifting engineering capability across high‑traffic consumer products. This role leads a team of 5 principal engineers across mobile and web, with the remit to standardise engineering practices, strengthen delivery, and improve performance across multiple digital channels.

As the organisation scales, the team will grow to around 15, with three additional teams sitting underneath this role. You’ll work closely with product and architecture to drive engineering maturity and ensure stability and reliability across high‑demand websites and mobile apps.

What you’ll focus on

• Uplifting engineering principles and establishing consistent software engineering standards
• Enhancing performance, reliability, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile and SAFe practices
• Partnering with product owners across complex delivery environments
• Contributing to future platform and architecture evolution

What we’re looking for

• Experience operating at meaningful scale with high‑traffic, high‑availability digital platforms
• Background in mobile or web engineering leadership
• Strong track record building engineering culture and guiding senior technical leaders

Interview process (three conversations, no technical test)

• Second round with another director
• Final conversation with HR

Apply today or reach out for a confidential chat.