Engineering Manager

Location of position:
Sydney, Australia

Employment Type:
Full-time

About Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus
(or 'Euc' for short) is an Australian founded digital healthcare company that is on a mission to solve the world's biggest healthcare challenges - think fertility, and behavioural change around chronic conditions such as weight loss, diabetes, and mental health.

Founded in Australia in 2019, we have now helped over 500K patients globally by combining technology, design and operational excellence to help patients access the best clinical support when they need it - wherever they are.

Our 5 clinics (Juniper, Pilot, Kin, Software, & Compound) focus heavily on personalising the experience for different demographics and are powered by a growing team across 5 countries (Australia, UK, Germany, Japan, and the Philippines).

We've raised over AUD$160M in funding from Aussie and Silicon Valley investors who were early backers of Uber, Canva and AirBnb. With plans to launch into several more markets, offline channels, and tackle new conditions.

We're looking to continue building our team of executional weapons who are passionate about healthcare, aren't afraid to work hard, and invest in others through direct and honest feedback. This approach enables us to make the most impactful changes to improve the health of millions of patients globally.

About The Role (What You'll Be Doing)
Eucalyptus is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our Japan market team, driving rapid experimentation and innovation to help us find and scale product–market fit. As a hands-on leader, you will work closely with your team and cross-functional commercial partners to deliver high-impact, hypothesis-driven initiatives that unlock traction, accelerate growth, and position us as the number one player in the market.

As An Engineering Manager, You Will

• Lead, coach and develop high performing engineers across a team. You will be responsible for the performance of the individuals reporting to you.
• Work cross functionally with product managers, designers and commercial leaders to ensure Eucalyptus achieves it's goals.
• Own delivery management, lead and participate in planning and ensure the successful delivery of your team's work.
• Set cycle goals/KPI so you can own your team's objectives and support them in delivering the right outcomes.
• Make sure your team can effectively own and operate the components within their respective domains.
• Collaborate with other managers and lead engineering-wide initiatives and process improvements. Help other managers develop their skills and grow.
• Design and evolve an effective engineering team. This includes hiring, onboarding, developing and managing the performance of the team.
• Adapt to the organisation as we grow. We're a fast moving startup and the environment shifts quickly.

About You (Who You Are)

• You are experienced as a Senior Software Engineer / Technical Lead or Engineering Manager in a growth-focused team. Alternatively you are familiar with growth strategies, including experimentation, data analytics, and A/B testing.
• You've led and/or managed engineers and can deliver constructive feedback effectively.
• You're a clear communicator, able to get to the essence of a topic quickly. You simplify problems for those around you, both technical and non-technical and can navigate complex or nuanced social interactions.
• You've managed competing priorities across new features, iterative improvement, tech/operational debt, and scalability.
• You've worked with product managers, product designers and other teams to arrive at great outcomes.
• You're passionate about inspiring and leading teams so that they understand what we're doing and why. You thrive in a fast-paced, startup environment where you have to balance velocity of decision making and quality.
• You are a great problem solver when applying solutions to team design from the ground up, facilitating agile rituals, and actioning feedback.

• You have significant prior experience working on technically complex problems as a senior+ engineer and have hands-on experience with at least one part of our tech stack:

• Mobile: React Native (credit for native iOS and/or Android)

• Web Frontend: React, Typescript, Apollo, Tailwind
• Backend: TypeScript, Go, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, GRPC,
• Hosting Platform: GCP (credit for AWS)

Why you should join Euc

• Our teams are incredibly passionate - Our talent bar is high and our work ethic is strong. You'll get to stretch yourself everyday and work amongst people who care deeply about our patients. You'll be given autonomy to tackle interesting problems and receive regular feedback from a supportive team
• We move at incredible speed - You'll work with team mates who build in the open by sharing their work freely, this helps us learn and iterate quickly so we can deliver high quality outcomes faster than our competitors. You'll **spend a lot of time outside of your comfort zone learning and iterating frequently, we wouldn't have it any other way
• We will invest in your career - You'll get access to an annual professional development budget, mentors and buddies to ensure that you have the support you need to level up. You can expect regular performance and pay reviews as your career grows. We're championing the next generation of talent – Euc has been recognised in Hatch's Hotlist as a Australia's top employer, as rated by Gen Z's.
• We are all owners - You'll be given equity to ensure that you are able to benefit in the upside of your contribution in helping Euc grow. Your ideas will be valued regardless of your role, you will have ownership over the projects you work on which will feel both terrifying but extremely fulfilling
• We play as hard as we work - You'll experience our frequently catered wellness themed talks, exercise classes, whoops to track your wellbeing, free barista coffees, funded social clubs and quarterly rooftop parties…we know how to let our hair down
• We'll have your back when you need us the most - You'll be able to lean on a range of leave offerings to support you when needed, this includes: personal health and professional development leave, a generous parental leave that offers 20 weeks paid leave for a primary carer, additional miscarriage leave (see more on Kin Fertility's #WeNeedMoreLeave campaign), as well as our Employee Assistance Programme

At Eucalyptus, we value individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, and we embrace the unique qualities each person brings. When you apply, please let us know of any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.