Co-founded by Marco Pierre White as a way for restaurants to optimise spare capacity and generate predictable revenue.
About EatClub
EatClub is a world first customer engagement platform that gives restaurants the control to manage demand for their tables and improve their profit margins through the use of dynamic pricing.
Founded by esteemed chef Marco Pierre White, EatClub was designed by restaurateurs to help restaurants fill their tables at off-peak times by offering diners last-minute deals via the app.
Their partner portfolio includes over 6000 restaurants and bars.
EatClub is operational in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and London.
What They Do
Eat out without forking out
Tap, pay and save with offers magically deducted from the total bill.
Explore hundreds of restaurants and bars to see what’s nearby.
Redeem an exclusive dine-in offer to activate the EatClub digital card.
Tap and pay with the EatClub digital card and get your offer magically deducted from the total bill, including booze 🙂
You can also enjoy takeaway by ordering in-app and picking up when ready.
Everyone loves a win-win. You save off the total bill and venues fill tables when they have space.
Early bird dining
Don’t mind rocking up early? Well venues love kickstarting a session with window seats full and getting the ambience started early. Win-win
Peak timeslots
There might be limited quantity available. However, If you’re fast enough you can snap up last minute cancellations or an empty table or two. Win-Win
Late dining
Love a late meal? Well there are plenty of venues with late closing kitchens looking to keep their venue fuller, for longer. Also a win-win
The Role
Director of Engineering
In the role of Director of Engineering, you will guide a department of managers and individual contributors, working in tandem with Design, Product, and Technology leaders to execute major initiatives. You will collaborate with the CPTO on high-level strategy and planning, while remaining available to support the team during critical issues. While this is not a coding role, you are responsible for reviewing design documentation to ensure technical solutions are both viable and aligned with business goals. You will prioritize the identification and resolution of bottlenecks to boost team productivity and mentor emerging leaders by balancing guidance with professional autonomy. Your decision-making will be driven by customer needs and commercial impact, championing solutions that are as practical as they are innovative. Additionally, you will be a key advocate for the company's technical brand, dedicated to attracting and hiring top-tier engineering talent.
Responsibilities:
On any given week, you will be:
Building a world-class engineering culture by coaching a group of talented engineers and emerging leaders
Partnering closely with Design, Product, and Tech leadership to define and execute their high-impact roadmap
Unblocking the team through technical ambiguity and steering their architecture toward commercial success
Leading the charge on AI adoption, ensuring agentic development is woven into the team's daily workflow
Acting as a key advocate for their technical brand to attract and hire top-tier engineering talent
Championing the customer and driving commercial impact at every stage of the technical decision-making process
Projects you'll be working on at EatClub... Sample initiatives you may lead:
Refining SDLC workflows, including sprint structures, ceremonies, and review processes
Evolving the engineering culture and operations to integrate modern AI capabilities
Managing cross-functional projects focused on organizational risk and compliance
Directing employee engagement through survey analysis and resulting strategic actions
About You
Qualifications:
You have...
At least 5 years of experience in engineering management
At least 1 year managing managers
A strong sense of ownership, especially leading teams through uncertainty
Strong commercial sense and a habit of keeping the customer in mind
A track record of recruiting A-players both as ICs and managers
It would be extra awesome if you also had...
Hands-on experience with agentic AI development
Familiarity with two-sided market products
Experience in writing products for the hospitality industry
You are...
You are leader of people and a builder of teams
You are curious about what makes engineering teams great. You know the literature, but you have original ideas
You are hungry. You want to grow and you are looking for a great place to support your growth
You are excited to lead people through the great changes AI brings to our industry
You are a business leader. You understand where your team fits in the big picture
You are courageous enough to talk truth to power. You handle wins and losses with calm and confidence
You don't need every question answered for you. You can navigate uncertainty well while supporting others
Maybe this role is not for you if....
You don't have a strong growth mindset and a genuine hunger to succeed
You prefer stability and clarity, clear playbooks, and unchanging priorities over a fast-moving environment
You expect detailed instructions on how to manage, lead, or prioritise your teams or your work
You think role and title set you apart, and hate your ideas challenged by people under you
