Engineering Manager (Supersonic) in Hastings

Flexible working environment, great team. Competitive remuneration and development opportunities. Dynamic and fast-growing business with huge vision.

About Fingermark

Fingermark™ is a global tech company based in New Zealand with teams in Australia, Brazil, the Philippines, Canada and the United States. For over 17 years it has been a world leader in digital transformation and leads the way in the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and associated hardware products for the Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) sector. Fingermark designs, builds and deploys leading-edge digital technology solutions enabling operational efficiency, revenue gains and enhanced customer experiences. From AI software with real-time business analytics and consultancy through to kiosks and menu boards - Fingermark designs fit-for-purpose innovative solutions and ecosystems. Fingermark researches and develops game-changing, innovative technologies that support its vision: to revolutionise customer speed of service. To continue delivering to this vision around the world we are looking for a talented Engineering Manager.

About the role

As the Engineering Manager you will strive to develop a great culture of high performance within our Supersonic Engineering team. You will work closely with the CTO and other Engineering/Product Leaders within the organisation to support the team and provide input on any strategic decisions.

This means:

• Ensuring teams adhere to healthy engineering culture, fostering safe and productive environments in order to engage and retain engineering staff.
• Hiring engineers, maintaining a resource plan and ensuring the hiring pipeline is sufficient to meet recruitment needs.
• Helping teach, mentor, and coach the team and working with individual contributors to develop their individual career paths - particularly the tech leads for each area.
• Ensuring the team follows suitable process by guiding and coaching with a healthy amount of autonomy.
• Engaging with internal and external stakeholders to understand their needs and bottlenecks.
• Improving our overall software development process by working with the engineering team to automate or reduce their bottlenecks.
• Ensuring the teams engineering culture fosters best practices, ensuring the team can move forward well by building production quality software.
• Working with the team to define engineering and goals aligned with the organization.
• Collaborating with other functional areas of the business to ensure engineering is a trusted partner.

About you

Ideally your background experience will align with the majority of the following:

• Proven experience in senior leadership roles in cross-functional engineering teams.
• Exceptional people leadership abilities with a focus on creating a supportive, collaborative and high performing team cultures.
• Multiple years cloud first experience, preferably with AWS.
• Experience with 2 major languages such as Python, Javascript, Java.
• Experience with multiple data technologies such as SQL, NoSQL, messaging technologies such as RabbitMQ, Kafka.
• An understanding of how to iterate and progressively enhance software products.
• Appreciation of measures of success such as outcomes, KPIs etc.
• Familiarity with different ways of working, such as Agile, Lean, Design Thinking.
• Exceptional collaboration and communication.
• Excellent relationship building skills at all levels of the organisation.
• Strong commercial acumen.

Why join us?

This is an exciting time to join the Fingermark team. We are in a growth phase with customers and opportunities in multiple global markets. We are in the business of providing next generation connected experiences utilising an effective combination of hardware and software. We aim to make it easier for people to lead their busy lives.

Fingermark strives for an exceptional company culture, and we look for people who are rockstars at what they do, matching our passion for solving customer problems with digital solutions.

That’s why we offer:

• Competitive salary and private health insurance.
• Extra paid day off for your birthday.
• Flexible sick leave policies.
• Two weeks of additional paid parental leave.
• Ongoing professional development and career growth opportunities.
• A supportive, dynamic environment that values balance and wellbeing.

At Fingermark, we own it, stay brave and are customer obsessed. We’ve always got your back, and we never forget to have a laugh. These values drive our success and make Fingermark an incredible place to grow.

Ready to make your mark? If you’re dynamic, caring, courageous, and ready to lead teams delivering world-class technology on a global scale, we’d love to hear from you. Apply online with your CV and cover letter, or for a confidential chat, contact Martin on 021 959 303 or martin@engagers.co.nz.