Engineering Manager

Our mission and where you fit in

At Employment Hero, we’re an ambitious bunch of people on a mission to make employment easier and more valuable for everyone.

Our world-class software is the easiest way for businesses to manage HR, payroll, employee engagement, and benefits.

Since our inception in 2014, we've had some pretty impressive growth (100% YoY), reached unicorn status in 2022, and now serve 300,000 businesses globally, with 2 million+ users on the platform. We have no plans to slow down. 

There’s never been a more exciting time to join one of the fastest-growing SaaS unicorns, so let’s see if we could be a match!

As an Engineering Manager:

• You are responsible for building a remote team of engineers by hiring, managing, coaching, career development and performance review.
• You are responsible for architecture, design and practices.
• You will collaborate with colleagues in design, product and engineering for timely and high quality delivery.
• You will help your team to facilitate making decisions and remove roadblocks.
• You will foster a healthy, collaborative engineering culture.
• We are a multinational company, you will work with international colleagues around the world.

You’re the hero we’re looking for if you:

• Have proven experience as an Engineering Manager or in a similar leadership role, with a strong background in software engineering, including experience as a Back-End or Full-Stack Software Development Engineer.
• Are a polyglot with the ability to cross over different technical stacks and manage teams working across stacks.
• Have strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex ideas to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Are passionate about building and leading high-performing engineering teams, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence, and mentoring engineers to achieve their career goals.
• Respect and challenge your peers and team members while welcoming being challenged.
• Have experience with software development methodologies, including Agile and Scrum.
• Possess strong time management skills and the ability to balance multiple initiatives.
• Are comfortable with ambiguity and rapidly changing conditions, viewing changes as opportunities to add structure and order when necessary.
• Have experience in or willingness to learn Ruby, Python, React, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, AWS.

It’ll be great, but not essential, if you also have:

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience working with LLM (Large Language Model) technologies.
• Experience in database design and performance tuning.
• Experience working in modular monoliths and microservice architectures.
• Experience in cloud-native architectures.

The EH Way

The EH Way is how we describe our culture at Employment Hero and how we all operate. It is our DNA. You can read all about it on our careers page:

In short, you’ll love working with us if:

• Revolutionising employment gets your heart racing.
• You thrive on the flexibility (and responsibility) of a remote-first business.
• Our values align, and shape how you show up every day.
• You love the dynamic pace of a startup, are driven by innovation, and enjoy working with other smart people.

But don’t just take it from us, hear from your local heroes: Thao Ta, Head of People and Culture & Hung Pham, Group Engineer Manager:

Plus, you’ll get to enjoy a number of great perks, including: 

• A generous budget for your home office.
• Cutting-edge tools and technology.
• 20 days Annual Leave, plus VN Public Holidays.
• $500 USD for your professional development plan.
• $500 USD for English learning courses.
• Premium Healthcare Insurance Program for you and your loved ones, plus full gross salary paid social insurance.
• Sports club funded by Employment Hero.
• Monthly get-together event in the office for team bonding and VND 80,000 budget for lunch for day-in-office.
• Reward and recognition programs - because great work should be recognised and rewarded.
• Employee Share Option Program: be an owner of Employment Hero.
• Annual Global Gathering - so far we’ve been to Thailand, Vietnam, Bali and are excited to meet in Dubai in 2025.

Are we a match? 

Think we're the right match for you? Fantastic! Click 'Apply' and our talent team will reach out with the next steps.

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Employment Hero celebrates diverse perspectives and experiences, we invite people of all backgrounds and identities to apply for this position.