Delivery Engineering Lead

KODE Labs; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary based on experience

Discretionary Bonus Program

Dynamic team and challenging projects

Flexible Paid Time Off

Welcoming and friendly work环境

Regular social events and activities

Job summary

KODE Labs is seeking a Delivery Engineering Lead in Detroit, MI to become the technical backbone of our Delivery organization. You will support Engineering Team Leads, unblock blockers, review project plans, and ensure the right technical approach from the start.

This role builds structure, consistency, and confidence across the engineering team, turning hard problems into scalable solutions. This highly technical and operational role requires leadership, delivery focus, and cross-team

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in technical implementation, building systems engineering, smart buildings, integrations, software implementation, or technical delivery, with experience supporting or leading engineering teams.
• Strong technical understanding of building systems, integrations, networks, BMS/BAS environments, IoT systems, or technical deployment workflows.
• Strong operational instincts: you know how to spot risk, simplify execution, create structure, and prevent issues before they become project blockers.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical trade offs clearly to PMs, Engineering Team Leads, Delivery leadership, SMEs, and client-facing teams.
• Strong people leadership skills, with a track record of coaching team members, raising performance, and creating accountability.
• Strong documentation and process management skills, with the ability to own and maintain engineering documentation, standards, and playbooks.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the first point of engineering escalation — Support our Engineering Team Leads when they are blocked, unsure of the right technical path, or need help resolving complex engineering issues.
• Unblock engineering work quickly — Jump into technical blockers, diagnose the issue, determine the right path forward, and either solve the issue directly or route it to the right SME to minimize any project timeline slippage.
• Create a clear escalation process — Ensure engineering escalations are raised, documented, routed, and resolved in a consistent way.
• Build scalable engineering systems — Create processes that allow engineers and Engineering Team Leads to handle more work with less confusion and fewer mistakes.
• Improve documentation and playbooks — Maintain practical engineering documentation that helps the team execute consistently across project types, verticals, modules, and technical scenarios.
• Turn hard problems into repeatable solutions — When unusual or difficult issues arise, capture the lessons learned and convert them into standards, reusable approaches, or automation.
• Train and develop engineers — Build training programs, coaching moments, and recurring learning loops to improve the technical strength of the engineering organization.
• Own planning and resource readiness — Work with Engineering Team Leads to ensure project scopes are technically sound, required information has been collected, integration paths are understood, and major risks have been identified early.
• Promote accountability — Ensure engineering work is accurate, complete, and aligned with KODE standards before it reaches the client or Client Success team.
• Grow Engineering Team Leads — Manage and develop Engineering Team Leads so they become stronger technically, more consistent operationally, and more effective at managing their groups of engineers.
• Make engineering delivery faster — Identify manual, repetitive, or error-prone parts of engineering execution and create better workflows, templates, and tools to improve performance.
• Drive integration automation — Work on data ingestion automation and similar workflow improvements that allow KODE OS to connect to building infrastructure faster and more efficiently.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Technical delivery

Systems engineering

IoT

BMS/BAS

Tools

KODE OS

Job description

Detroit, United States | Posted on 05/18/2026

• Date Opened 05/18/2026


• Country United States

Job Description

About KODE

KODE Labs is building the operating system for the built world. We're transforming how buildings operate, making them more intelligent, efficient, and sustainable at scale. Since 2017, we've partnered with some of the world's largest real estate portfolios to deliver measurable energy savings and operational excellence. But we're just getting started.

The smart buildings industry needs bold thinking and better solutions. We're here to set the standard: moving fast, building fearlessly, and proving what's possible when technology meets infrastructure. At KODE, results speak louder than titles, and every person drives meaningful impact.

The Opportunity

KODE is growing quickly, and our ability to deliver projects fast, accurately, and with strong technical quality is critical to our next stage of growth.

We’re looking for a Delivery Engineering Lead to become the technical backbone of our Delivery organization. This person will support our cohort Engineering Team Leads, serve as the first point of escalation for engineering blockers, review project engineering plans before they become risks, and help ensure projects are delivered with the right technical approach from the beginning. This person will not simply be another engineer who gets pulled into hard problems. They will be responsible for creating more structure, consistency, and technical confidence across the engineering organization.

This is the right role for someone who is highly technical, deeply operational, and energized by solving hard problems while also turning those learnings into scalable systems for the whole team.

What You'll Do

Engineering Escalation & Technical Support

Serve as the first point of engineering escalation — Support our Engineering Team Leads when they are blocked, unsure of the right technical path, or need help resolving complex engineering issues.

Unblock engineering work quickly — Jump into technical blockers, diagnose the issue, determine the right path forward, and either solve the issue directly or route it to the right SME to minimize any project timeline slippage

Create a clear escalation process — Ensure engineering escalations are raised, documented, routed, and resolved in a consistent way.

Build scalable engineering systems — Create processes that allow engineers and Engineering Team Leads to handle more work with less confusion and fewer mistakes.

Improve documentation and playbooks — Maintain practical engineering documentation that helps the team execute consistently across project types, verticals, modules, and technical scenarios.

Turn hard problems into repeatable solutions — When unusual or difficult issues arise, capture the lessons learned and convert them into standards, reusable approaches, or automation.

Engineering Team Leadership

Train and develop engineers — Build training programs, coaching moments, and recurring learning loops to improve the technical strength of the engineering organization.

Own planning and resource readiness — Work with Engineering Team Leads to ensure project scopes are technically sound, required information has been collected, integration paths are understood, and major risks have been identified early.

Promote accountability — Ensure engineering work is accurate, complete, and aligned with KODE standards before it reaches the client or Client Success team.

Grow Engineering Team Leads — Manage and develop Engineering Team Leads so they become stronger technically, more consistent operationally, and more effective at managing their groups of engineers.

Engineering Innovation

Make engineering delivery faster — Identify manual, repetitive, or error-prone parts of engineering execution and create better workflows, templates, and tools to improve performance.

Drive integration automation — Work on data ingestion automation and similar workflow improvements that allow KODE OS to connect to building infrastructure faster and more efficiently.

Requirements

What We're Looking For

Required

7+ years of experience in technical implementation, building systems engineering, smart buildings, integrations, software implementation, or technical delivery, with experience supporting or leading engineering teams.

Strong technical understanding of building systems, integrations, networks, BMS/BAS environments, IoT systems, or technical deployment workflows.

Strong operational instincts: you know how to spot risk, simplify execution, create structure, and prevent issues before they become project blockers.

Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical trade offs clearly to PMs, Engineering Team Leads, Delivery leadership, SMEs, and client-facing teams.

Strong people leadership skills, with a track record of coaching team members, raising performance, and creating accountability.

Strong documentation and process management skills, with the ability to own and maintain engineering documentation, standards, and playbooks.

Preferred

Experience building lightweight automation, internal tools, dashboards, scripts, or workflows that improve technical team productivity.

Experience supporting enterprise clients, complex technical deployments, or multi-stakeholder implementation projects.

Experience with KODE OS or similar configurable technical platforms.

A doer-leader mindset: someone who can manage the team, build the system, and jump into projects when needed.

Why Join KODE

Massive Impact: Your work directly informs the efficiency and sustainability efforts of some of the world's largest real estate portfolios, delivering tangible value that matters .

Real Ownership: You'll own the full lifecycle of energy data deployment, influencing data standards, product roadmaps, and client strategy.

Velocity & Support: We move fast and hold high standards, believing in continuous improvement and providing the resources needed to succeed.

Growth Trajectory: As the energy module scales rapidly, so will this role. You'll be a foundational member of the growing Mission Control team.

Merit-Driven Culture: Your results speak louder than your resume. Good ideas win, regardless of where they come from.

• Competitive salary based on experience
  


• Discretionary Bonus Program
  


• Dynamic team and challenging projects
  


• Flexible Paid Time Off
  


• Welcoming and friendly work environment
  


• Regular social events and activities
  

Our Commitment

We're building a diverse team from different backgrounds, industries, and perspectives. We believe the best ideas come from varied experiences, and we're committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work.