Director of Engineering

About the OrganisationOur client is a New Zealand-founded technology company with a global customer base. Their cloud-based platform supports thousands of users worldwide and plays an important role in helping organisations improve outcomes through innovative digital solutions.

About the RoleThis is a senior leadership opportunity for an accomplished Head of Engineering to take ownership of engineering strategy, execution, people leadership and operational excellence.

Working closely with the executive team, you will translate business objectives into technical outcomes, ensuring the successful delivery of roadmap initiatives while maintaining high standards across quality, performance, security and reliability.

You'll lead a multidisciplinary engineering function, champion continuous improvement, and foster a culture where innovation, accountability and collaboration thrive.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

Develop and execute the engineering strategy in alignment with business and product objectives

Lead engineering teams across software development, architecture and quality assurance

Oversee the design, development and deployment of scalable cloud-based solutions

Partner with Product, Design and other business stakeholders to deliver roadmap initiatives

Drive platform reliability, availability, security and operational excellence

Manage engineering budgets, resource allocation and technology investment decisions

Mentor and develop leaders and engineers, building capability across the function

Evaluate emerging technologies, tools and frameworks to enhance product delivery

Lead incident management, continuous improvement initiatives and post-incident reviews

Oversee compliance requirements, security practices and risk management activities

Benefits

Influence strategic technology decisions at an executive level

Join a collaborative, product-focused leadership team

Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on a globally used platform

Supportive culture that values innovation, learning and continuous improvement

Auckland-based leadership opportunity with international reach

Skills & Experience

Proven success leading software engineering teams in a senior leadership capacity

10+ years of software engineering experience, including significant people leadership responsibilities

Strong background in software architecture, cloud technologies and modern engineering practices

Demonstrated ability to build high-performing teams and develop technical leaders

Experience delivering complex products in an agile and fast-paced environment

Strong commercial acumen with experience managing budgets, priorities and resources

Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences

Solid understanding of platform security, compliance frameworks and service reliability principles

Exposure to modern technology stacks including cloud-native environments, React, Go or similar technologies will be advantageous

Experience within a SaaS business environment is highly desirable

Apply now with your CV

[Please note, we can only consider applicants that are legally entitled to work in New Zealand at the time of application.]*