Engineering Manager: AI-First Platform & Incident Lead

Readytech; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 186,000 - 261,000; Full time

Job summary

ReadyTech is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead software engineering across delivery, operations, and platform strategy. You will drive AI-first practices, modernise legacy systems, and oversee payroll-related reliability and governance.

Lead Tech Leads, manage incidents, and optimize cloud and licensing costs. You will shape roadmaps, collaborate with Product and executives, and ensure delivery with balance between speed, quality, and cost.

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading software engineering teams.
• Experience owning technical roadmaps and modernising legacy systems.
• Proven experience leading major production incidents.

Responsibilities

• Translate strategy into actionable engineering roadmaps and own platform-level architecture decisions.
• Lead the adoption of AI-first engineering practices across the SDLC — design, code generation, testing, security, and incident analysis.
• Own engineering delivery, ensuring predictable outcomes with the right quality, reliability, and cost balance.
• Lead, coach, and develop Tech Leads and engineers, building a culture of ownership and AI-first thinking.
• Own operational outcomes for your platforms, including leading P1 and critical incident response.
• Understand platform economics and identify opportunities to optimise cloud, licensing, and support costs.
• Present technology strategy, risk, and investment proposals to executives and senior stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Incident management

Communication

Coaching/mentoring

Tools

.NET

SQL

REST APIs

Kubernetes

Linux

Job description

ReadyTech is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead software engineering across delivery, operations, and platform strategy. You will drive AI-first practices, modernise legacy systems, and oversee payroll-related reliability and governance.

Lead Tech Leads, manage incidents, and optimize cloud and licensing costs. You will shape roadmaps, collaborate with Product and executives, and ensure delivery with balance between speed, quality, and cost.