Engineering Manager

RAA; Greater London; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Join RAA today and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our digital channels while leading a team to new heights of success.

Drive the advancement of RAA's digital channels, delivering exceptional value to our members by overseeing digital development and supporting the realisation of RAA's strategic initiatives. Lead the development and maintenance of applications and systems for designated functional areas or business units.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of developers, cultivating a culture of innovation and excellence.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of digital applications, ensuring alignment with RAA’s strategic goals.
• Champion the adoption of agile methodologies and modern DevOps practices to enhance development efficiency and reliability.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders to deliver scalable, high-performing, and user-centric solutions.
• Ensure adherence to software and digital architecture best practices to maintain security, stability, and performance.
• Implement robust testing and quality assurance strategies to uphold product excellence.

About You:

You are a strategic and hands-on leader, driven by a passion for digital innovation and delivering high-quality solutions. Thriving in agile environments, you excel in collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance digital capabilities and create seamless user experiences. With a solid technical foundation and a people-first leadership approach, you inspire teams to embrace best practices and drive continuous improvement.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in a Software Development role or equivalent.
• Proven track record in managing and leading teams in a similar capacity.
• Experience in professional services, agile teams, and/or consumer-facing product environments is advantageous.
• Proficiency in full stack software development, including JavaScript frameworks (Angular, React) and back-end technologies (NodeJS, Java, C#, Python).
• Strong understanding of modern DevOps approaches and tooling.
• Knowledgeable about software and digital architecture principles.
• Familiarity with effective testing and quality assurance methodologies.

About us

We’re proud to be one of South Australia’s most iconic brands, trusted by members for more than 120 years. SA born-and-bred, RAA might be best known for our road service and insurance products, but we’re excited to be continuously diversifying to better help our members and community.

Our goal? To make life better for South Australians. That’s why we’re proud to offer a range of services to our 820,000+ members, including travel, energy, solar and battery, electric vehicle charging, our RAA Rewards program and more. With motoring still a priority, we’re just as passionate as we were in 1903 about road safety, advocating for a safer SA into the future.

We’re also one of the state’s largest employers, with more than 1300 employees working across our local sites at Mile End, RAA Place (CBD) and Adelaide Airport and our many retail and travel shops. With new office spaces in the city and city fringe in the works, and a buzzing people-first culture, we’re proud to be the State’s #1 Employer Brand.

Benefits

We love our people at RAA and believe our employees should be rewarded for being a part of the RAA family. Some of our employee benefits include:

• Free RAA premium road service
• Access to our RAA Rewards Program
• Generous discounts on all RAA products
• Flexible work arrangements
• Ongoing Training & Development opportunities and a Study Support Program
• Wellbeing facilities and Corporate Health Insurance Plan

How to apply

To be part of something bigger and work for a passionate South Australian organisation with members at heart click ‘Apply’ to submit your application.

You’ll need to provide evidence of your eligibility to work in Australia and we'll also need you to undertake a police check before you can work with us at RAA.

We are committed to building a workplace that’s diverse and inclusive, where employees are embraced for their unique qualities and valued for their contributions. We believe a diverse and inclusive workplace brings out the best in everyone and helps us to give our members better service. That's why we encourage applications from everyone, including people living with disability, job seekers of all ages, First Nations Peoples, members of the LGBTIQA+ community and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.