# Engineering Manager - Core Performance

**Company:** [Stripe](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/stripe)
**Location:** Sydney, Australia
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** AWS, Linux, Storage, Compute, Go, Ruby, Java, Infrastructure Performance, Capacity Planning, Scalability, Reliability, Cloud Technologies, Architecture, Roadmap Planning
**Posted:** 2026-08-06

> Leads and grows Stripe’s Sydney-based Core Performance engineering team, driving infrastructure efficiency, scalability, and latency improvements. Requires 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years in engineering management, plus large-scale infrastructure and cloud expertise.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead and grow an engineering team in Sydney by hiring, coaching, mentoring, and developing engineers at all levels.
- Partner with engineering teams across Stripe to identify and implement infrastructure solutions that enhance scalability, reliability, and efficiency.
- Create team vision, define goals, prioritize work, and deliver high-quality outcomes.
- Cultivate a culture of engineering excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with staff engineers and technical leadership on architecture and strategic technical decisions, translating technical strategy into team-level plans.
- Work effectively with geographically distributed colleagues and remote workers to ensure alignment and visibility.

## Requirements
- 10+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 5 years in engineering management.
- Proven track record of leading, growing, and aligning inclusive teams, including remote and distributed engineers.
- Deep background in the performance, efficiency, and capacity planning of large-scale infrastructure platforms capable of handling millions of requests per second.
- Extensive hands-on experience with cloud technologies, preferably AWS, and core infrastructure components including compute, Linux, and storage.
- Experience with relevant programming languages such as Go, Ruby, or Java.
- Demonstrated ability to guide technical strategy, architecture, and roadmap planning for complex infrastructure systems in ambiguous, fast-changing environments.
- Excellent analytical and communication skills, with the ability to use data to drive decisions and influence cross-functional teams at all organizational levels.

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