Software Engineering Manager for Farm Tech & Real‑World AI

Halter; Auckland; On-site; NZD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$1,000 personal growth fund

Diverse and inclusive workplace

Job summary

Halter seeks a Software Engineering Manager to build and elevate their team, drive strong technical solutions, and tackle real-world problems on farms. You will stay hands-on while mentoring engineers, shaping technical bets, and collaborating with design and product to deliver high-impact work.

You’ll operate in a fast-moving startup environment with a culture of high performance. You'll need to balance technical depth with people leadership, shipping software that works in paddocks, and

Qualifications

• Led engineers directly with mentoring and hiring.
• Strong product engineering mindset with focus on user impact.
• Excellent UX, performance, and product polish.
• Ability to shape work without being overly prescriptive.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of frontend and backend engineers and support their growth.
• Own the technical direction and delivery of the team's work with reliability and impact.
• Stay close to technical details across services and data and contribute architectural input.
• Collaborate with product and design to clarify fuzzy requirements and deliver.
• Back engineering-led initiatives and explore AI to accelerate development.
• Contribute to engineering culture and best practices.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Hiring

Product-minded

UX intuition

Systems thinking

Technical depth

Full-stack engineering

React Native

Tools

React Native

Job description

Halter seeks a Software Engineering Manager to build and elevate their team, drive strong technical solutions, and tackle real-world problems on farms. You will stay hands-on while mentoring engineers, shaping technical bets, and collaborating with design and product to deliver high-impact work.

You’ll operate in a fast-moving startup environment with a culture of high performance. You'll need to balance technical depth with people leadership, shipping software that works in paddocks, and