Engineering Manager

About us: aXcelerate is a leading Australian SaaS company transforming the way organisations develop skills, manage learning, and build workforce capability. Our integrated platform combines a powerful Student Management System (SMS), Learning Management System (LMS), and Skills, our workforce competency management solution, to help training providers, enterprises, and government organisations simplify compliance, streamline operations, and develop confident, capable workforces. Trusted by over 1,300 organisations and powering more than 2.8 million learners, we’re redefining how learning and workforce capability are managed across Australia as we expand our impact internationally. Recognised as a Great Place to Work for three consecutive years, we’re proud to foster a culture where our people are empowered to innovate, collaborate and grow. We believe our success comes from creating an environment where ideas are valued, curiosity is encouraged, and every individual has the opportunity to make a meaningful impact. As we continue our exciting growth journey, there’s never been a better time to join a team that’s shaping the future of education technology. Whether your passion lies in technology, customer success, sales, marketing, product, or corporate services, you’ll find opportunities to grow your career, work alongside talented people, and help create solutions that make a real difference. The Role: You’ll lead engineers across several small squads, reporting to our CTO. Our Technical Leads own architecture and technical decisions. You own everything that turns those decisions into shipped work: delivery schedules, team capacity, ways of working and clear, honest reporting to leadership. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who likes visibility and accountability. You’ll know where every project stands, spot slippage before it happens, and raise it early in writing. You’ll also grow your people and your team, through regular feedback, fair promotion decisions and hiring engineers who strengthen both capability and culture. What you’ll be doing: • Own end-to-end delivery across the SMS roadmap, including schedules, regression windows and change logs • Manage capacity and workload, balancing feature delivery, operational work and technical debt • Run weekly squad-health reviews and keep delivery hygiene (Jira, estimates, SLAs) in good shape • Hold regular 1:1s, coach and mentor, and lead performance reviews and promotions • Shape the team’s growth strategy and lead hiring and onboarding • Partner with Technical Leads, Product, Design, QA, Platform and LMS Engineering, and Customer Support • Drive improvements in incident management, CI/CD, testing and engineering practice What we’re looking for: • 2–5 years leading software engineering teams, with a track record in performance management and team growth • Hands-on technical experience building SaaS or cloud-based applications • Proven strength in project delivery, schedule governance, capacity planning and escalation • Confidence holding teams to high standards of work hygiene and overseeing direct report deliverables • Experience balancing feature delivery with reliability, performance and security • Solid working knowledge of Scrum or Kanban • A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or similar, or equivalent experience Preferred: • AWS, Azure or Google Cloud • Java, PHP, TypeScript or React • Modernising monoliths towards microservices, containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) or serverless • Building and running CI/CD pipelines and automated testing • Secure software development practices What we offer • A central location, close to public transport, cafes and shops, with free on-site parking available. • A vibrant, supportive and team-oriented culture, with regular team activities and social events. • Opportunities for flexible and hybrid working. • A focus on professional development and learning, with access to our LMS, external and internal training opportunities and your own personal annual PD budget • Access for you and your family to an Employee Assistance Program and resources. • Cashback offers and discounts on popular brands through our Employment Hero app. • Opportunities for career development with well defined career pathways across the business. • Proud members of Women in Technology with access to networking events, professional development opportunities and resources. How to apply Please submit an up-to-date resume outlining your suitability for the role. We’re looking for individuals who resonate with our values – H.E.A.R.T.: Honesty, Empathy, Acceptance, Respect, and Trust, whilst also bringing a unique perspective to their work. We are committed to promoting diversity in the workplace and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. aXcelerate acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land where we work, live and learn and we pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We celebrate the stories, culture and traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders of all communities who also work and live on this land. We are committed to fostering learning and development in the communities that we serve.