Job title: Software Engineering Manager (DevX, AI & Release Engineering)

Location: London / Bristol (Hybrid)

Salary: £72,000 - £91,000

Team: Developer Experience & Release Engineering

Reporting To: Head of Platform

This role is based in the UK and 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.

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. Leveraging Data, AI, and real-time decision-making we turn energy complexity into growth opportunities for our partners.

By combining predictive algorithms with human-centred design, Kaluza makes clean energy dependable and affordable. 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?

As a Software Engineering Manager, your focus is on leading people and ensuring team delivery. You will oversee two specialised areas - Release Engineering and DevX AI - directing their efforts to eliminate engineering friction and pioneer AI-native workflows at scale.

• Lead and scale two high-performing teams of data-led and product-focused engineers, fostering an environment of technical excellence and psychological safety.
• Define the roadmap for Release Engineering, ensuring the team builds solutions that allow Kaluza’s broader engineering community to deploy high-quality code frequently and reliably.
• Strategise the evolution of our Internal AI Engineering Platform, guiding the team as they build infrastructure (such as MCP servers and agentic workflows) to redefine productivity.
• Drive cross-team collaboration within the Kaluza Technology community to ensure best practices are standardised and adopted across all software teams.

• Focus on team health and growth, managing performance, providing career mentorship, and ensuring the collective is aligned with Kaluza’s business goals.

  About You

Ideally you’ll have/be:

• A proven track record in Engineering Management, specifically leading teams focused on Platform, SRE, or Developer Productivity.
• A strategic thinker who prioritises team delivery and scalability over individual technical tasks.
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams through complex technical transitions (e.g., integrating AI into the SDLC).
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate the value of "internal-facing" engineering work to the wider business.

• Passionate about mentoring leaders and engineers to reach their full potential.

  What will set you apart:

• Experience managing managers or leading multiple distinct engineering pods.
• Prior success in driving Engineering Productivity metrics (DORA, SPACE) across a large organisation.

• A visionary outlook on how AI infrastructure will fundamentally change the software development lifecycle.

  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.

Our Perks

• 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 Policy - With no qualifying service periods, including 26 weeks full pay if you have a new addition to your family
• Personal Learning Budget - Upskill, learn and grow!
• Home Office Budget

• And more!

  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.

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