Join a dynamic organisation driving digital transformation in the public sector by solving meaningful challenges across healthcare, manpower, trade, and more. As an Engineering Manager, you’ll lead technical direction, shape engineering strategies, and guide teams to deliver impactful products in a fast-paced, product-focused environment. You’ll mentor engineers, collaborate with stakeholders, and champion engineering excellence to maximize public good;

Ideal candidates have experience with large-scale, high-availability systems, modern full-stack technologies, strong leadership and coaching skills, and a passion for building quality software that benefits the public community.

Mandatory Skill(s)

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or related Technology field;
• Having more than 8 years of experience in similar role with around 2 years of experience mentoring and coaching developers;
• Experience working on large-scale, high-availability software systems that operate reliably under heavy load;
• Must have strong technical expertise in full-stack web development – modern stacks, like Next.js/React.js and Java/TypeScript;
• Must have solid understanding of designing and operating high-availability, scalable software systems;
• Must have proven experience managing and leading engineering teams in delivering complex, large-scale software systems;
• Must have extensive experience working in Agile development environments and architecting enterprise-wide systems;
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, capable of clearly conveying architectural concepts and policies;
• Must have a customer-focused mindset with strong leadership and interpersonal abilities;
• Must have the ability to guide a team to achieve important goals together.

Desirable Skill(s)

• Strong understanding of technical leadership, including essential soft skills beyond technical expertise;
• Exposure to large-scale digital transformation projects.

Responsibilities

• Shape and communicate the engineering vision and strategy for your team, ensuring alignment with the organisation’s broader goals;
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders and partners to prioritize initiatives and oversee the delivery roadmap for the product in a phased and effective manner;
• Create and continuously update a forward-looking technical roadmap to meet evolving product, business, and infrastructure demands;
• Regularly connect with engineers to discuss their progress, provide constructive feedback, and offer coaching and development support;
• Partner with cross-functional teams to define and implement strategies for quality, reliability, and security within your team;
• Identify opportunities to launch engineering projects that significantly enhance public impact;
• Promote a culture of excellence by introducing best practices and tools that boost engineering productivity and outcomes;
• Assist in hiring efforts, with a focus on securing experienced senior-level talent. 

If you are interested in this role, click on the “Apply to this job” button below or you could also write in with your CV to Arwin Kaur at arwin.k@sciente.com quoting the job title.