Engineering Manager in Sydney, New South Wales at Linkly

ABOUT LINKLY

Linkly is a PE-backed, Australian fintech focusing on payment integration solutions. We are a leading provider in ecommerce recurring billing, and our middleware powers over 200,000 terminals and processes over two billion transactions annually. Our applications support over 800 integrations into POS solutions. We have built our reputation through seamless integration of payment terminals and POS systems and are continuing to innovate by creating an in-store payment solution that is terminal and acquirer independent. Our clients include major banks and retailers such as Woolworths, David Jones, JB Hi-Fi, and Bunnings.

Our goal is to continuously lead the payments industry with new technology delivering value to clients, which include merchants, banks, acquirers and POS vendors, expanding our presence into other regions.

Our goal is to continuously lead the payments industry with new technology delivering value to clients, which who include merchants, banks, acquirers and POS vendors, expanding our presence into other regions.

Job Summary

The In-Store Engineering Manager is a senior engineering leadership role responsible for driving the technical direction, delivery, and culture of Linkly’s in-store engineering teams. Sitting within the Card Present department, this leader will own the end-to-end engineering function for Linkly’s in-store payment platform — spanning Android terminal applications, web-based management interfaces, and desktop integrations.

All tech leads within in-store engineering report directly into this role. You will be accountable for engineering excellence across estimation, planning, and delivery; fostering strong ways of working; embedding AI tooling into everyday engineering practice; and actively mentoring and growing the next generation of technical leaders at Linkly.

This is a hands-on leadership role. We expect you to stay close to the code and the craft, contributing technically where it matters while guiding your teams with clarity and purpose. You will bring deep domain knowledge across payments and POS ecosystems, and an instinct for building resilient, scalable, and maintainable systems.

Key Responsibilities:

Engineering Leadership & Delivery

Lead and manage all Tech Leads within in-store engineering, providing clear direction, accountability, and growth opportunities Drive engineering estimation, sprint planning, and roadmap execution in close partnership with Product and the CTO Establish and continuously improve ways of working — including agile practices, code review standards, release processes, and cross-team collaboration Own engineering delivery outcomes: velocity, quality, reliability, and technical debt management Champion the adoption of AI tooling across the engineering organisation to improve productivity and code quality

Technical Oversight

Maintain a hands-on technical presence, contributing to architecture decisions and, where appropriate, the codebase itself Provide technical leadership across Android terminal development, web platform engineering, and desktop application development Ensure engineering decisions align with Linkly’s payment infrastructure requirements, including terminal and acquirer independence Drive platform reliability, security, and scalability across all in-store engineering domains Collaborate with offshore engineering teams, ensuring integration, quality, and clear communication across time zones

People & Culture

Mentor and develop Tech Leads and engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, craft, and continuous improvement Partner with the CTO and People team on hiring, onboarding, and retention of engineering talent Cultivate a psychologically safe, high-performance engineering culture aligned with Linkly’s values Provide regular structured feedback and support career development across the team

Stakeholder & Cross-functional Collaboration

Work closely with Delivery, and Commercial teams to ensure engineering is well-positioned to support business goals Communicate engineering progress, risks, and trade-offs clearly to senior stakeholders and the CTO Contribute to technical strategy and long-term platform planning for Linkly’s in-store product suite

Qualifications/ Experiences:

5+ years experience in engineering leadership, including direct management of Tech Leads or senior engineers Deep background in payments, POS systems, or adjacent fintech domains Proven hands-on technical capability across one or more of: Android development, web engineering (frontend and/or backend), and desktop application development Strong track record in engineering delivery — estimation accuracy, planning, and execution at pace Demonstrated experience establishing and improving engineering ways of working, processes, and tooling Experience working with and managing both onshore and offshore engineering teams Comfortable with AI-assisted development tools and a desire to drive their adoption across teams Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate between technical and commercial contexts Experience in a growth-stage or PE-backed technology business is advantageous

Behaviours required

At Linkly, we encourage our people to embrace our values, being:

Act like an owner — You take full accountability for engineering outcomes across the in-store platform, make decisions with the long-term health of the business in mind, and hold yourself and your teams to the highest standard of delivery. Innovate — You actively seek better ways to build, lead, and deliver — whether that’s embedding AI tooling into engineering workflows, modernising ways of working, or finding smarter approaches to complex payment infrastructure challenges. Deepen Trust — You build trust through transparency, consistency, and technical credibility — with your tech leads, with cross-functional partners, and with the clients and partners who depend on Linkly’s in-store systems. Care and respect — You invest genuinely in the growth and wellbeing of your people, creating a team environment where engineers feel safe, valued, and empowered to do their best work.