Engineering Manager

About us

splose is the AI-powered practice management platform transforming Allied Health. Trusted by over 17,000 Allied Health professionals across Australia, New Zealand, and the UK, splose is purpose-built to free clinicians from admin and let them focus on what matters most - helping people, and we're only just getting started. Backed by leading VC fund EVP and fuelled by a $5M Series A, we're scaling fast- investing deeply in our product, our people, and our global growth.

About You

You're an
Engineering Manager
who thrives on shaping both people and technical outcomes. You bring strong technical judgement and proven leadership skills, creating an environment where engineers can do their best work. You naturally partner with product managers and designers, balancing delivery speed with long-term quality and scalability. You care deeply about team health and engineering excellence, and you're motivated by delivering impactful software that meets both customer and business needs.

About the role

Key Responsibilities include:

• People Leadership:
  Build and lead a high-performing team by hiring, coaching, and developing engineers, ensuring clear career paths and growth opportunities.
• Technical Direction:
  Provide technical guidance and oversight, ensuring architectural decisions and engineering practices support scalability, maintainability, and business alignment.
• Delivery Management:
  Drive execution by setting clear goals, managing scope, and removing blockers, ensuring the team delivers high-quality features on time.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  Partner with product managers and designers to shape roadmaps and prioritise work, balancing customer value, technical health, and strategic goals.
• Culture & Practices:
  Foster a culture of trust, accountability, and continuous improvement. Promote engineering best practices across code quality, testing, deployment, and operational excellence.
• Strategic Initiatives:
  Contribute to broader engineering-wide initiatives that improve developer experience, system reliability, and the organisation's ability to scale.
• Communication:
  Ensure alignment within the team and across the company by communicating priorities, risks, and progress clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

What you'll bring:

Technical Skills:

• Solid background in software engineering with the ability to understand and review technical designs and trade-offs.
• Knowledge of modern development practices including CI/CD, automated testing, monitoring, and cloud infrastructure.
• Experience guiding teams through architectural decisions and complex system design challenges.

Leadership & Mentoring:

• Demonstrated experience leading and growing high-performing engineering teams.
• Skilled in coaching engineers at different career stages, from juniors through to seniors.
• Ability to foster team alignment, resolve conflicts, and guide technical decision-making.

Communication & Collaboration:

• Strong communicator with the ability to bridge engineering, product, and business perspectives.
• Track record of building trust and alignment across teams and stakeholders.
• Comfortable making decisions with incomplete information and adjusting course as needed.

Experience:

• Several years of experience as a software engineer followed by leadership in an engineering manager or team lead role.
• Proven ability to deliver software at scale in a collaborative, fast-moving environment.
• Experience balancing short-term product delivery with long-term technical health.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Relevant university degree or equivalent practical experience
• Experience in SaaS, cloud-native architectures, and scaling engineering organisations.
• Familiarity with agile development methodologies and product-led engineering practices.
• Background in driving organisational improvements, from hiring processes to technical governance.

How to apply

Interested candidates should apply via LinkedIn only. Please click the 'Apply' button, complete the prescreening questions, and attach your most up-to-date CV. If you send your application via email or direct message to any of our team, we may miss it, so please follow this process to ensure we receive your application.

Next Steps

Qualified candidates will be contacted for an initial screening call, followed by a panel interview.

Equal Opportunity Employer

splose is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you need support and adjustments in participating in this process, please let us know

Recruiters: Thank you for your interest, but we are not accepting agency submissions for this role.