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Engineering Team Lead
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Leads and develops a team of software engineers at Levno, owning delivery predictability, system reliability and technical direction while coaching engineers. Works closely with Product, UX, Quality and Customer Success to align engineering priorities with customer needs.
About this role
At Levno, we’re building technology that helps our customers make better decisions, save time and run more connected businesses. As we grow, we’re looking for an Engineering Team Lead to join our Auckland-based team and help shape the future of our platform.
This role combines hands-on technical leadership with leading people. You’ll report to our CTO, lead a team of talented engineers and work closely with Product, UX and Quality to turn customer insight into reliable, scalable solutions. You’ll have a real say in technical direction and in the kind of engineering culture we build. If you like pragmatic decisions, technically challenging problems and helping other engineers grow, we’d love to hear from you.
What you’ll be doing
- Leading, coaching and developing your team, with regular feedback and growth conversations, and building the capability we’ll need as we scale
- Owning predictable delivery, balancing quality, speed and business value, and getting ahead of technical risks and dependencies
- Keeping our systems reliable, secure and performing well, and managing technical debt so we can keep moving quickly
- Working closely with Product, UX, Quality and Customer Success so engineering priorities line up with what customers need
- Improving how we work, from tooling and automation to engineering standards, and contributing to our technical roadmap
What you’ll bring
- Experience leading software engineering teams, including coaching, mentoring and performance management
- Strong hands-on experience across the software lifecycle, from design and architecture through to deployment and support
- A solid grasp of software architecture, API design, integration patterns and data modelling
- Experience with modern cloud platforms, distributed systems and production environments
- Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD and monitoring
- Good commercial judgement: you know when good enough is right and when it isn’t
- The ability to explain technical trade-offs clearly to people who aren’t engineers
It would be great if you’ve also led a team through growth or change, worked on SaaS or cloud-native products, or come from an agritech, IoT or data-driven environment. If you don’t tick every box, we’d still like to hear from you.
How we work
We’re curious and like to find a better way. We own our outcomes, learn fast and celebrate the wins. We adapt when things change, because building something new isn’t always easy. And we win together, giving and receiving feedback that helps the team get better.
Why join Levno?
- Join a successful agritech company entering a new growth phase
- Lead a team and shape how engineering works as we grow
- Be a shareholder with our ESOP
- Flexible and hybrid working with a city fringe office location
- $1000 a year to spend on health & wellbeing or growth & development
Ready to apply?
- Submit your application today!
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