Engineering Manager (50% Hands on - 50% People Management)

About us

Trideca is a strategy, data and digital partner for technology transformation across Australia. We have worked with some of Australia's leading enterprise companies (including NAB, Suncorp, Optus, Medibank, AGL and many more), to help transform and empower their businesses.

Working for Trideca, you will be challenged to think outside the box and do things you have not done before. We tackle unique challenges and work on innovative projects for our enterprise clients across various sectors. As part of the Trideca team, you will be able to embrace opportunities for growth with emerging technologies, in a fast-paced, collaborative, and rapidly growing environment across Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

At Trideca, we cut through red tape to get things done efficiently. Join us for a dynamic career where you can make a real impact. You can learn more about us here: https://www.trideca.com.au/

Trideca is partnering with a global leader in corporate payments and financial technology to hire an exceptional Engineering Manager. This company operates one of the worlds most advanced payment platforms, processing millions of transactions daily with strict performance and reliability requirements.

This role sits at the heart of their modern payments ecosystem and offers a rare opportunity to influence architecture, lead high-performing teams, and remain hands-on with cutting-edge cloud-native technology.

You will lead a dynamic engineering team responsible for the organisations next-generation payments platform currently powering corporate payments and rapidly expanding across additional business units.

The platform is built on:

Event-driven microservices

Kubernetes

Terraform/Terragrunt

Kafka

CI/CD and true continuous delivery

AI-assisted engineering tools

As a hands-on engineering leader, you will set technical direction, contribute code, mentor engineers, and build a strong engineering culture rooted in accountability, growth, and safety.

You will also partner with Product and Platform leaders to ensure outcomes are aligned, technical quality remains high, and the team continues to invest in resilience and observability across the platform.

Your work will directly influence how a global financial organisation processes payments reliably and securely at massive scale.

This role is ideal for someone who is deeply passionate about both hands-on engineering and people leadership.

We are looking for someone who:

Gets energy from solving hard technical problems and coaching their team

Can switch effortlessly between a production incident and a difficult 1:1

Sees code review as an opportunity to mentor

Believes in empowering teams rather than dictating decisions

Enjoys being hands-on and architecturally influential

If you have moved away from hands-on engineering or prefer not to engage deeply in people leadership, this role will not be the right fit.

Write and review production C#/.NET code regularly

Drive architecture, design direction, and technical roadmap

Lead design sessions and solve complex distributed systems challenges

Provide constructive, developmental code reviews

Champion secure, responsible use of AI engineering tools

Lead through servant leadership unblock, support, and empower

Build a strong engineering culture focused on learning and accountability

Mentor engineers through structured growth and feedback

Enable autonomy with clear goals and guardrails

Handle difficult conversations with empathy and clarity

Drive reliable delivery using metrics such as lead time, MTTR, and change failure rate

Reduce friction and tech debt to maintain team flow

Own complex delivery and production issues end to end

Promote resilient, observable architecture

Represent the team with stakeholders and align priorities effectively

These are essential and weighted equally:

Ability to write, debug, and review production-level C#/.NET code today

Proven experience building and leading high-performing engineering teams

Ownership of architectural decisions for distributed systems

Hands-on experience with CI/CD, IaC, and modern DevOps practices

Active and responsible use of AI-assisted development tools

Ability to coach engineering teams on AI tooling

2+ years leading software engineering teams

10+ years of professional software development experience

Proven track record of building strong engineering culture

Deep understanding of cloud-native engineering and distributed systems

Excellent communication and stakeholder management

Experience in payments or financial systems (preferred but not mandatory)

Experience in most of the following is expected:

C#/.NET, TypeScript

Kubernetes, Terraform, Terragrunt, containerisation

Kafka and event streaming

Angular or modern frontend frameworks

CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation

Data-intensive systems

AI-assisted engineering workflow

Clients Come First

We obsess over our clients; they mean everything to us and are central to everything we do. We take the time to understand them, so we can deliver outstanding experiences and create moments of WOW.

We Celebrate Our Differences

We are stronger and more successful when we include and appreciate different backgrounds, ideas, and experiences. Diversity helps us be more creative, solve problems better, and achieve more. By valuing everyone's unique contributions, we create a cohesive workplace where everyone can thrive and grow.

Achieve Greatness Together

Business is a team sport, and we are here to win. We respect, value, and inspire each other to bring our best to raise the bar. We will high-five you when you've nailed it and have honest discussions when you don't.

Own Your Space

We own our space, relationships, and client outcomes. We are fully committed and accountable to ourselves and each other; we deliver what we commit to. We adopt a commercial outlook and expect everyone to think and make decisions like we are the CEO.

Debate, Agree, Commit

We champion open dialogue where every voice matters and ideas are rigorously challenged to create stronger solutions. Once we reach alignment, we commit fully as one team and execute with excellence and accountability.

Have Fun, Go Nuts

No explanation is required, have fun, go nuts.

At Trideca, we don't just value our people, we invest in them. Joining our team means you'll be supported both inside and outside of work, with perks and benefits designed to make a real difference in your life:

Save on the big stuff - salary sacrificing options, including novated leases

Time that matters - Extra leave for Menstruation, Menopause, and the ability to swap Public Holidays for religious observances

Grow your career - Your own annual Learning \& Development budget

Everyday savings - Discounts on fuel, groceries, insurance, and more

Wellbeing first - Unlimited access to our Employee Assistance Program

Get rewarded - A referral program that's seriously generous

We are committed to making Trideca a place where you feel valued, supported, and excited to grow.

We also believe that the unique contributions of everyone at Trideca is the driver of our success. To ensure that our products and culture continue to embrace everyone's perspectives and experiences, we never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability. We are passionate about creating a workplace that fosters active participation and provides an equal playing field, where merit and accomplishment are the sole criteria for success. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. We celebrate the diversity of our workforce and are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone feels welcome, valued, and included.

If you are a hands-on engineering leader ready to shape one of the most sophisticated corporate payment platforms in the world, wed love to hear from you