Engineering Manager

At SiteMinder, we believe our success comes from our people. We build diverse, inclusive teams where different voices, backgrounds and perspectives are valued. Our differences drive innovation for our customers, and our people bring the ideas, expertise and energy that help us keep moving forward. We’re better together.

What we do...

Right now, somewhere in the world, a hotel is taking a booking or increasing their revenue through technology you could help build. SiteMinder is the world’s leading hotel commerce platform. For more than 20 years, we’ve helped hotels attract guests, maximise revenue, forecast demand and perform at their best. Today, our platform supports 56,000+ hotels in 150+ countries, connects to 3,000+ partners and powers more than 140m reservations and AU$85 billion+ in hotel revenue each year.

That’s the kind of impact your work can have here. You’ll solve meaningful challenges with AI, simplify complexity and build solutions that help hotels perform. Supported by clear purpose, a strong platform and teams who care about what they’re building, you’ll have the opportunity to shape the future of an industry that never stands still.

About the Engineering Manager role…

Reporting to the Engineering Director, you will drive technical execution in line with business objectives, while ensuring the development of your team and culture within your designated portfolio.

As an Engineering Manager, you will be experienced in people leadership, planning, delivery, stakeholder engagement, and influencing. Working closely with Product Managers, this role will partner with engineering and product leadership to shape the roadmap and enable robust planning and delivery, while also contributing to broader initiatives across the engineering organisation.

What You’ll Do…

• Work closely with engineering and product leaders to set the roadmap, goals, priorities, and workflow for the company’s flagship portfolio.

• Drive the delivery of roadmap items and projects.

• Build and lead technical teams to work effectively in a collaborative environment, establishing successful ways of working with both remote and distributed teams.

• Drive high-performing software engineering teams; develop and coach engineers through regular 1:1s, provide constructive feedback, manage performance (including underperformance), and lead effective performance reviews.

• Recruit and onboard new technical team members.

• Invest in team members’ professional growth by identifying development opportunities, offering coaching, and providing pathways for career progression.

• Ensure a consistent approach to engineering practices and delivery methodologies.

• Contribute to wider engineering initiatives.

• Ensure high-quality software is delivered by your teams.

• Enable productivity by removing roadblocks, delegating effectively, escalating issues when required, and fostering a productive environment.

What You Have…

• Foster strong engagement and collaboration, including building strong relationships, promoting team collaboration, recognising and rewarding achievements, and encouraging feedback.

• Experience leading and managing technical teams in a software/SaaS environment.

• Demonstrated experience leading technically complex projects.

• Experience hiring, evaluating the performance of, and developing the skills and careers of software engineers.

• Experience implementing reliable and efficient processes to accelerate software development and improve quality.

• Experience driving automation, efficiency, and the adoption of AI engineering tools.

• In-depth understanding of Agile software development methodologies and tools (Jira and Confluence).

• Working knowledge of project and change management principles and methodologies, including scope, timelines, and budgets.

• Experience working with geographically distributed teams and international experience would be highly advantageous. Understanding and experience with high-volume, real-time systems would also be highly regarded.

Our Perks & Benefits…

• Mental health and well-being initiatives.

• Generous parental (including secondary) leave policy.

• Flexibility to work in a hybrid model (3 days in the office).

• Paid birthday, study, and volunteering leave every year.

• Sponsored social clubs, team events, and celebrations.

• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to help you connect and get involved.

Think this role sounds like you? If so, we’d love to hear from you. Please send us your resume and our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch.

 

When you apply, feel free to share your pronouns and let us know if you need any adjustments during the interview process, we’re here to support you. We also warmly encourage applications from people from underrepresented backgrounds.