Software Engineering Manager

Job title: Software Engineering Manager

Location: Edinburgh, Bristol, London (Including Hybrid)

Salary: £80,000 - £108,000

Reporting to: Head of Engineering

Kaluza reimagines energy to bring net-zero within everyone’s reach. The Kaluza Platform enables energy utilities to unlock the full value of a radically changing energy system and propel us to a future where renewable energy is sustainable, affordable and accessible for all. 

From automating and simplifying core operations including billing to create a lower-cost, higher-engagement experience, to optimising energy usage across smart devices in the home, we turn tough challenges into win-win-win outcomes for customers, suppliers and the energy system.

We champion a flexible, hybrid work approach and we find that teams often benefit from coming together in the office at least once a week to foster connection and accelerate progress.

 Outside of these collaborative opportunities, we aim to be as flexible as possible to balance work with life. As a company we come together annually for our conference and end of year celebrations!

Where in the world of Kaluza will I be working? 

You'll be joining the Kaluza Technology community. We’re a large team of both data-led and product focused Software and Production Engineers, pushing the boundaries of technology and working at an extraordinary scale. As a collective we strive for engineering greatness and by ensuring best practices across the board of the community..

You’ll be working on the Kaluza’s Energy Retail platform. This is a SaaS technology platform that aims to revolutionise the operating platforms for energy retailers globally. This platform has been built with scale and technical quality in mind and is the foundation for decarbonisation efforts by Kaluza’s customers. 

What will I be doing?

• You will look after up to 2 teams of engineers, up to 10 direct reports. Engineering Managers contribute to both the technical and product vision of their teams, making sure that their products are successful.
• You’ll nurture the engineering talent in your teams, encouraging personal development, managing performance and ensuring everyone is aligned with product delivery objectives.
• You’re unlikely to be particularly hands-on with the code, but will have enough technical experience to be able to contribute to and guide technical discussions, bringing the big picture context.
• You’ll work closely with the product managers of your teams to provide guidance to your teams to ensure the products they’re building are appropriately observable, reliable and scalable.
• You’ll work closely with engineers in your team and staff engineers to contribute to and drive the technical roadmap for your area.
  You’ll be a champion of operational excellence in your area and help your team be the best they can be. 
• You’ll find the right channels to remove impediments and unblock your team to help them meet their product delivery objectives.
• You’ll work with your colleagues as part of the engineering leadership team to continuously improve our company.

Is this the job for me?

You’re the right person for us if you…

• Have experience in an Engineering Management or related role working with high performing cross functional teams.
• Are passionate about nurturing engineering talent, encouraging personal development, and also ensuring everyone is aligned with product delivery objectives
• Use your influence and stakeholder management skills to have wide-reaching impact
• Have a passion for technical excellence, you’ll find a strong culture of automated testing, frequent deployments to production, and have good experience in using agile practices.
• Are comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where fast iteration and experimentation are the norm.
• Are a patient and tenacious problem solver who is willing to roll up their sleeves to learn and understand a domain or technology despite limited knowledge or experience in it.
• You have a bias to action and a ‘Can do’ approach to problem solving in the face of uncertainty
• Are passionate about decarbonisation and are highly driven to achieve your professional & personal goals.
• Knowledge of cloud native development especially AWS related technologies including building technology at scale

From us you’ll get

• Pension Scheme
• Discretionary Bonus Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance + Virtual GP
• Life Assurance
• Access to Furthr - a Climate Action app
• Free Mortgage Advice and Eye Tests
• Perks at Work - access to thousands of retail discounts
• 5% Flex Fund to spend on the benefits you want most
• 26 days holiday
• Flexible bank holidays, giving you an additional 8 days which you can choose to take whenever you like
• Progressive leave policies with no qualifying service periods, including 26 weeks full pay if you have a new addition to your family 
• Dedicated personal learning and home office budgets
• Flexible working — we trust you to work in a way that suits your lifestyle
• And more…

Even better? You’ll have access to these benefits from day 1 when you join.

We want the best people

We’re keen to meet people from all walks of life — our view is that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We want to build teams which represent a variety of experiences, perspectives and skills, and we recognise talent on the basis of merit and potential.

We understand some people may not apply for jobs unless they tick every box. But if you're excited about joining us and think you have some of what we're looking for, even if you're not 100% sure, we'd still love to hear from you.

Find out more about working in Kaluza on our careers page and LinkedIn.