Senior Engineering Manager - .NET/React | Sydney Hybrid

Novus; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 216,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Bonus program

Job summary

Novus is hiring a Senior Engineering Manager for a true player-coach role in Sydney. You will lead a team of engineers, a QA Lead and an Engineering Team Lead, while staying hands-on in code and architecture across .NET and React.

Reporting to the CTO, you will shape the team’s roadmap, drive AI-assisted engineering practices, and collaborate with Product, Customer Success and Sales to set realistic promises.

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineers in enterprise or scale‑up SaaS.
• Shipped production code as a manager in the last two years.
• Strong commercial C#/.NET and React capabilities.
• Clear communication with engineers and executives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage engineers, a QA Lead and an Engineering Team Lead with their own reports, owning growth, performance and hiring.
• Coach the Team Lead into full ownership of their area.
• Stay hands-on across the .NET backend and React frontend, stepping in where it unblocks the team.
• Own the team's roadmap commitments and quarterly goals, raise risk early when slipping.
• Lead AI-driven SDLC with agents under guardrails you own; measure impact on cycle time, release frequency and quality.
• Partner with Product, Customer Success and Sales on what gets built and what's realistic to promise.

Skills

People leadership

C#/.NET

React

Azure

AI-driven SDLC

Executive communication

Cross-location leadership

Job description

Novus is hiring a Senior Engineering Manager for a true player-coach role in Sydney. You will lead a team of engineers, a QA Lead and an Engineering Team Lead, while staying hands-on in code and architecture across .NET and React.

Reporting to the CTO, you will shape the team’s roadmap, drive AI-assisted engineering practices, and collaborate with Product, Customer Success and Sales to set realistic promises.