Engineering Team Lead at Tracksuit

At Tracksuit, we are transforming the market research industry by providing beautiful, radically affordable, and always-on brand tracking. With over 500 brands across the globe relying on our platform to measure their impact, we are looking for an Engineering Team Lead to join our product growth squad in Sydney or Auckland. If you are a product-minded leader who thrives in an entrepreneurial environment, we would love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of five engineers, fostering a culture of growth and technical excellence.
• Collaborate closely with our Senior Product Manager and Senior Product Designer to shape team strategy and define our product roadmap.
• Engage directly with customers and the wider business to support product discovery and ensure our solutions drive meaningful acquisition and activation.
• Own the team's internal rituals, processes, and ways of working to ensure high performance.
• Architect and design scalable, reliable, and secure cloud systems that support our rapid growth.
• Adopt an experimental mindset, using data to test growth hypotheses and iterate on solutions in the real world.

Must-haves

• At least 5 years of experience in a similar engineering leadership role.
• Deep technical expertise as a full-stack developer, with proficiency in React, NodeJS, TypeScript, Java, Python, Postgres, CDK, and AWS.
• A proven ability to design and operate complex, highly scalable cloud architectures.
• Strong commercial awareness and an entrepreneurial spirit, with a track record of focusing on business outcomes rather than just implementation.
• Experience working in a data-driven environment where you have used customer insights to guide development.
• A kind, collaborative, and open-minded approach to leadership and team dynamics.
• Current residency in, or the ability to relocate to, Sydney or Auckland.

Benefits

• Competitive market rate remuneration with biannual reviews and a transparent compensation policy.
• Annual company-wide performance bonus.
• Participation in our Employee Share Option Program.
• Six weeks of paid annual leave.
• Progressive health and wellness support, including an annual wellness bonus and premium EAP access.
• Generous parental leave policy, including 12 weeks of paid leave for either caregiver.
• A $1,000 personal learning and development budget.
• Hybrid work flexibility, balancing office collaboration with remote work.