Software Engineering Manager - Client Engineering

kaluza

West of England

Hybrid

GBP 74,000 - 102,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Pension Scheme

Discretionary Bonus Scheme

Private Medical Insurance + Virtual GP

Life Assurance

26 days holiday

Perks at Work discounts

5% Flex Fund

Job summary

Kaluza is seeking a Software Engineering Manager based in London, Bristol or Edinburgh, with hybrid work requiring 3+ days in the office. You will lead engineering teams, shape technical and product strategy, and partner with clients and product managers to deliver value across deployments.

The role focuses on coaching, performance management and removing blockers to keep delivery momentum; travel for commercial and deployment activities is possible.

Qualifications

Experience in engineering management or similar role leading cross-functional teams.
Proven ability to mentor engineers and grow talent.
Strong client relationships with transparent communication.
Good understanding of Agile and lean development.
Experience with event-driven systems such as Kafka.

Responsibilities

Manage engineering teams, up to 10 direct reports, and contribute to technical and product vision.
Drive the technical roadmap and ensure delivery of value to clients.
Coach and develop team members, monitor performance, and remove impediments.
Collaborate with clients, product managers, and client success teams to align on outcomes.
Work with peers to guide architectural discussions and strategy.
Foster operational excellence within the area and improve delivery processes.

Skills

Engineering Management

People Management

Cross-functional Teams

Agile Methodologies

Communication

Client-facing Experience

Kafka

Tools

Kafka

Job description

Job title: Software Engineering Manager

Location: London, Bristol or Ediburgh (Hybrid 3+ days per week)

Salary: £74,000 - £102,000

Team: Engineering

This role requires an existing right to work in the UK.

At this time, we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role. We are committed to building a diverse, global team and our sponsorship policy is evaluated on a role-by-role basis. We encourage you to keep an eye on our careers site to stay informed about future opportunities where we are able to offer visa sponsorship.

About Kaluza

Kaluza is the Energy Intelligence Platform, turning energy complexity into seamless coordination. We help energy companies overcome today's challenges while accelerating the shift to a clean, electrified future.

Our platform orchestrates millions of real-time decisions across homes, devices, markets and grids. By combining predictive algorithms with human-centred design, Kaluza makes clean energy dependable, affordable and adaptive to everyday life.

With teams across Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, and a joint venture with Mitsubishi Corporation in Japan, we power leading companies including OVO, AGL and ENGIE, as well as innovators like Volvo and Volkswagen.

What will I be doing?

You will be focused on a domain within our Client Engineering function, our area that works directly with clients to leverage the Kaluza platform to meet client needs in new regions.

You will manage 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 our clients, alongside product managers and client success teams, to ensure we are delivering real value within their wider programme.

You’ll work closely with engineers in your team and your peers to contribute to and drive the technical roadmap and strategy 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.

About You

Ideally you’ll

Have experience in an Engineering Management or related role working with high performing cross functional teams.

Be passionate about growing and mentoring engineers within your teams.

Develop and maintain strong, positive relationships with clients by actively listening to their needs, providing timely and transparent communication, and proactively addressing any concerns.

Have a fundamental understanding of the principles of Agile and lean development.

Have an excellent understanding of a broad set of modern technologies, especially including event based systems such as Kafka.

Have excellent communication skills and experience working with senior leaders across the business.

What will set you apart

The ideal candidate would ideally have a background in client-facing roles, including solutions engineering or consulting, with a proven ability to translate complex client needs into effective technical solutions.

Any experience in any of the following domains would be a benefit - but are not required:

Billing, Finance and Ledger tooling within enterprise applications;
Integration with Payments systems;
eCommerce and proposition management platforms;
Energy generation or supply, especially integration with DSOs.

Experience transforming software engineering teams and practices through the use of AI, ML and/or LLMs.

Other Requirements

Kaluza is a global business, as a result the person in this role will be required to travel as part of commercial and deployment activities. By way of a guide, it's possible that between 4 and 6 business trips a year will be required.

Where you’ll work

We offer flexible working, with an expectation of 3 days a week in the office. This gives us the best of both: real time together to collaborate and build relationships, with the flexibility to work in the way that suits you best the rest of the week.

Kaluza Values

Here at Kaluza we have five core values that guide us as a business:

Play to win, Solve the real problem, Build trust every day, Own the outcome, Go further together

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