Lead Engineer
- Lead and manage a team of software engineers in a growing SaaS company.
- Shape engineering practices and influence technical direction.
- Drive improvements in delivery, testing, and DevOps processes.
Engineering Manager / Lead Engineer
Melbourne preferred | Hybrid
Freight keeps Australia moving. It puts food on supermarket shelves, supplies in hospitals and products in people’s hands. I’m working with a growing SaaS company modernising the technology behind it and changing the industry as we know it.
Their platform connects carriers, customers and business systems, giving companies the visibility and automation to move goods more efficiently.
With plans to expand into the UK and US and significant investment in AI, the business is at a pivotal stage of growth. They’re creating a new engineering leadership role for someone who wants to help shape what comes next.
You won’t be stepping into someone else’s shoes. You’ll have the trust and autonomy to make the role your own, shape how the team works and help build the engineering function as it grows. There’s a real opportunity to improve delivery and engineering practices, influence the platform’s technical direction and help hire the team you’ll lead.
The Technology
We don’t expect you to know it all, but the environment includes:
- .NET / C# and TypeScript
- Angular
- Azure Web Apps and Azure Container Apps
- Azure Service Bus, queues and distributed systems
- SQL databases and Cosmos DB
- Azure DevOps, Git, CI/CD and automated testing
- AI agents, MCP servers and workflow automation
We’re looking for a mix of the following:
- Experience leading software engineers in a SaaS, product or scaling business.
- A strong engineering background and the technical credibility to guide architecture, solution design and key decisions.
- Experience improving delivery, testing, DevOps and release practices.
- A practical understanding of reliability, security and running services in production.
- The ability to bring structure and accountability while staying adaptable as the business grows.
- Curiosity about AI and emerging tools, with a focus on where they can add real value.
You might be an Engineering Manager looking for more ownership, or a Lead Engineer ready to step into broader leadership. You don’t need experience in freight or logistics.
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