We are looking for a Team Lead to lead the Costing Framework EU squad.
The Costing Framework powers Kraken’s billing system for metered energy consumption and plays a critical role in allowing us to deploy changes rapidly and deliver impact at scale.
As Team Lead you play a critical role in Kraken’s engineering organisation. You will work closely with the team's Product Manager and APAC squad lead to guide product development through informed prioritisation and product objectives.
You’re expected to balance: operational effectiveness, team support and wellbeing, strategic product alignment, technical leadership
This role is about building a high-functioning team, shipping and maintaining high-quality systems, and keeping Kraken’s culture strong as we scale.
🚀 What you’ll own
Represent the team upward and outward with confidence
Communicate proactively, clearly, and respectfully
Keep the team informed about priorities and changes
Advocate for your team while challenging constructively
Stay aware of team capacity, stress, and wellbeing
Run 1:1s and offer coaching and mentorship
Nurture a collaborative, motivated team culture
Make and carry out difficult decisions for the good of the team and Kraken
Align the team to product vision and long-term goals
Maintain technical quality and improve systems thinking
Guide team planning, delivery, and retros
Translate large goals into achievable milestones
Make resource and prioritisation trade-offs
Contribute to hiring and talent development
Distribute work fairly and rotate responsibilities
Create clarity in ambiguous or shifting contexts
Oversee or delegate rituals (planning, standups, reviews)
Connect team delivery to product-group and company-level goals
Partner closely with key stakeholders
Remove blockers — technical, process, or people-related
1. Leadership & Communication
2. Team Management & Support
3. Product & Delivery Oversight
4. Strategic Decision-Making
5. Operational Excellence
🧠 What you bring to the party
- Experience with line management of at least 3 people
- A strong software engineering background using Python and Django, minimum 5 years of experience
- Is comfortable working asynchronously
- Clear, regular communication
- Strategic thinking and the ability to translate that to action
- Advocacy for their team and its products
- A commitment to mentorship and support
- Strong organisational habits
What this role is not
Skills Required
- Line management experience of at least 3 people
- Strong software engineering background, minimum 5 years experience
- Comfortable working asynchronously
- Clear, regular communication
- Strategic thinking and ability to translate strategy into action
- Advocacy for team and its products
- Commitment to mentorship and team support
- Strong organisational habits
Kraken Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Kraken and has not been reviewed or approved by Kraken.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible working and policies such as flexible or unlimited leave alongside defined PTO and sick time are emphasized. This breadth allows time off to be tailored across regions.
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Healthcare Strength — Core coverage includes medical, dental, and vision in the US with company-paid life and AD&D, plus broad mental health and wellness supports. These provisions indicate robust health protection supplemented by wellbeing resources.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An equity option scheme and stock options make ownership accessible, with some roles also able to take a portion of pay in digital assets. This expands potential long-term value beyond base salary.
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What We Do
Kraken delivers transformational tech to utilities around the world to make the global transition to green energy quicker and more affordable. Part of the Octopus Energy Group.
