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Engineering Manager/ CTO

  • 03 Jun 2026
  • Sydney
  • Permanent
About the role

A successful FinTech organisation building compliance technology is looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a team of five. You'll bring genuine technical depth while also driving culture, delivery, and growth across the team.

Reporting to the CTO, you'll be hands-on with the technology — not just managing from a distance. This is a remote role, (but you will have the option to go into the office) with a preference for candidates based in Sydney (or east coast of Aus at a minimum)
 
What you'll do
  • Lead, mentor and grow a team of 5 (software engineers and product owners).
  • Stay technically hands-on across; JS, Node.js, AWS and Java
  • Partner with the CTO & Managers to define engineering standards and roadmap
  • Drive delivery, quality and continuous improvement across the team
  • Help shape the engineering culture as the business scales
 
What you'll bring
  • Proven experience as an Engineering Manager or senior technical lead
  • Solid hands-on skills in Node.js, AWS and Java
  • Start-up or scale-up experience — you're comfortable with ambiguity and pace
  • Background in or exposure to CTO / engineering leadership environments
  • Experience in compliance tech or FinTech is highly regarded
 
The package
  • $180,000 – $205,000 base salary + superannuation + equity
  • Fully remote working arrangement