Engineering Manager

Whip Around was born in 2016 to help freight companies in New Zealand tackle their paper-based compliance burden. It services customers from coast to coast in the US and around the world. Team culture is at the heart of our success, with personal improvement being just as important as company outcomes.

Requirements

• Lead and support engineers and QAs through regular 1-1s, coaching, and feedback
• Support career development through growth plans, PDPs, and performance conversations
• Translate company and product goals into clear team and individual objectives via 15five
• Partner closely with Product Owners to support predictable, high-quality delivery
• Remove impediments and proactively support teams to maintain strong delivery velocity
• Balance scope, quality, and timelines to support sustainable execution across both Product, Engineering & Security roadmaps
• Step in as needed to support the Product delivery team with core Scrum practices, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives
• Collaborate with Product and Design to align on priorities and delivery plans
• Provide technical guidance where needed to support sound engineering practices
• Ensure engineering effort delivers meaningful product and customer impact
• Track and report on key engineering and delivery metrics
• Provide clear updates to stakeholders on progress, risks, and outcomes
• Work cross-functionally to remove blockers and improve ways of working
• Foster a culture of collaboration, ownership, and continuous improvement

Benefits

• Free parking
• Southern Cross health insurance
• Birthday leave
• Monthly team lunches
• Twelve weeks additional paid parental leave
• Regular Team events and activities