Senior Software Engineering Manager

GE Vernova; Oslo; On-site; NOK 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Global career development opportunities

Job summary

A global energy company is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a distributed team responsible for the GridOS Data Fabric platform. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software engineering leadership and managing teams across different time zones. Key responsibilities include overseeing the storage subsystem lifecycle, ensuring high-quality software development, and collaborating with stakeholders for a globally impactful energy transition. A passion for energy management and knowledge in real-time analytics is desired.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering leadership experience.
• Experience managing geographically distributed teams.
• Hands-on experience with modern programming languages.

Responsibilities

• Lead a globally distributed engineering team.
• Own the lifecycle of Timebase and Anybase capabilities.
• Drive architecture and performance decisions.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Distributed Systems

Time-Series Technologies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Python

Kafka

Job description

Job Description Summary

The GridOS Data Fabric Engineering Manager will lead a globally distributed engineering team responsible for the design, development, and operation of the storage subsystem within the GridOS platform. Timebase is the core temporal data and computation layer that powers real-time, near-real-time, and historical analytics for grid operations, planning, markets, and simulations. Anybase is the Operational Data Store. You will manage engineers located across multiple regions and time zones, building a high‑performing, inclusive team culture that enables effective collaboration at scale. You will be accountable for delivering scalable, reliable, and secure time‑series and event processing capabilities that enable utilities, system operators, and energy market participants to orchestrate an increasingly distributed and decarbonized grid.

Key Responsibilities

1. Leadership & People Management in a Global Context

• Lead, mentor, and grow a geographically distributed team of software engineers (and potentially data/DevOps engineers) working across multiple time zones.
• Establish clear, asynchronous ways of working (documentation, decision logs, recorded demos) to ensure alignment despite limited overlapping hours.
• Create an inclusive and collaborative team culture that values diverse perspectives, cultural sensitivity, and psychological safety.
• Set clear expectations, provide regular performance feedback, and drive career development tailored to regional contexts and opportunities.
• Collaborate with regional leaders and HR partners to recruit, onboard, and retain talent across multiple geographies.

2. Technical Ownership – GridOS Data Fabric (Storage) Platform

• Own the end‑to‑end lifecycle of Timebase and Anybase capabilities within GridOS, including:
  • Time‑series data storage and retrieval
  • Real‑time streaming and event processing
  • Time alignment and synchronization across diverse data sources
  • Integrations with simulation, forecasting, optimization, and market modules
• Partner with architects to evolve the Timebase and Anybase technical roadmap and reference architecture, ensuring it meets global scalability, reliability, and compliance needs.
• Drive decisions on architecture, performance, resilience, observability, and cost optimization for a cloud‑native platform used by customers worldwide.
• Ensure Timebase components adhere to GE Vernova’s security, data protection, and compliance standards, including regional regulatory requirements where applicable.

3. Delivery & Execution Across Time Zones

• Plan and prioritize the Timebase and Anybase engineering roadmap with product management, balancing global customer needs and regional market requirements.
• Structure work so that teams in different time zones can progress autonomously, using strong documentation, well‑defined interfaces, and clear handoffs.
• Oversee software development, code review, testing (including automated and performance testing), and documentation to maintain high quality.
• Champion DevOps best practices (CI/CD, infrastructure as code, robust monitoring, and alerting) to enable effective “follow‑the‑sun” support and operations.
• Ensure Timebase and Anybase services meet defined SLAs/SLOs for availability, latency, throughput, and data integrity across regions.

4. Stakeholder & Customer Engagement

• Collaborate with product managers, solution architects, and other platform teams spread across regions to align on priorities and dependencies.
• Support global customer engagements, proof‑of‑concepts, and escalations by providing deep technical guidance on Timebase and Anybase capabilities and roadmap.
• Communicate progress, risks, and trade‑offs clearly to stakeholders in different time zones using structured, asynchronous communication (written updates, dashboards, etc.).
• Coordinate with customer support and operations teams to ensure seamless incident response, post‑incident analysis, and continuous improvement.

5. Process, Quality & Continuous Improvement

• Define and refine global engineering processes that support distributed work: sprint rituals, backlog management, design reviews, and architectural decision records.
• Promote high levels of test automation, observability, and proactive performance monitoring across all regions.
• Lead blameless post‑incident reviews and drive corrective and preventive actions that improve reliability and responsiveness.
• Ensure alignment with GE Vernova engineering standards, cybersecurity practices, and regulatory requirements relevant to critical infrastructure and grid software.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or related technical field (or equivalent experience).
• Professional software engineering experience in an engineering leadership or people management role.
• Proven experience leading teams distributed across multiple locations and time zones, with demonstrated ability to maintain alignment, quality, and delivery velocity.
• Strong background in designing and operating large‑scale distributed systems or data platforms, including:
  • Time‑series or event‑driven data storage technologies
  • Real‑time data streaming frameworks (e.g., Kafka, Pulsar, Kinesis)
  • High‑availability, mission‑critical services in production environments
• Hands‑on experience with at least one modern programming language (e.g., Java, Go, C#, Python) and public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Strong grasp of software engineering best practices: system design, clean code, testing strategies, CI/CD pipelines, observability, and incident management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to drive clarity and decision‑making in an asynchronous, global environment.

Desired Characteristics

• Experience in the energy, power systems, grid operations, or industrial IoT sectors.
• Familiarity with:
  • GridOS or similar grid orchestration / energy management platforms
  • Time synchronization concepts (NTP, PTP) and temporal modeling
  • Real‑time analytics, digital twins, or large‑scale simulations
• Demonstrated success building and scaling inclusive, high‑performing teams across cultures and regions.
• Comfortable working with stakeholders across product, architecture, security, and operations in a matrixed global organization.
• Strong architectural thinking and the ability to balance long‑term platform strategy with near‑term delivery needs.
• Passion for enabling the energy transition and building software that supports grid reliability, resilience, and decarbonization.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to lead a core, globally distributed platform team at the heart of GridOS and GE Vernova’s digital strategy.
• The chance to work on complex, high‑impact problems that shape the future of the electric grid and global energy transition.
• A diverse, mission‑driven environment with colleagues across regions and disciplines.
• Competitive compensation, benefits, and global career development opportunities.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No