AI-Driven Engineering Manager – SaaS & Cloud

Enterprise Technology Recruitment; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 220,000 - 440,000; Full time

Job summary

Enterprise Technology Recruitment is seeking a Software Engineering Manager for a 6-month initial contract in North Shore, North Island. You will lead a cross-functional team delivering cloud-based SaaS products, embedding AI throughout the lifecycle from design to deployment.

The role emphasizes coaching, engineering excellence and collaboration with Product, Design and Architecture to raise quality and velocity.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading software engineering teams in SaaS or product environments.
• Strong coaching and people-development track record.
• Experience with cloud-native architectures and modern DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing software engineering team.
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative and high-performance engineering culture.
• Champion the practical adoption of AI across the engineering lifecycle to improve productivity, quality and delivery outcomes.
• Partner with Product and Design to solve meaningful customer problems.
• Drive engineering excellence through modern architecture, cloud-native development, DevOps and CI/CD practices.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Stakeholder management

AI-enabled development

Cloud-based SaaS

Tools

Microsoft .NET

Azure

DevOps

CI/CD

Job description

Enterprise Technology Recruitment is seeking a Software Engineering Manager for a 6-month initial contract in North Shore, North Island. You will lead a cross-functional team delivering cloud-based SaaS products, embedding AI throughout the lifecycle from design to deployment.

The role emphasizes coaching, engineering excellence and collaboration with Product, Design and Architecture to raise quality and velocity.