At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and mentor a dynamic team of software engineers in climate-tech projects.
- Company: Join Blunomy, a passionate team driving the energy transition.
- Benefits: Attractive salary, hybrid work, bonuses, and wellness programs.
- Other info: Be part of a global team focused on sustainability and innovation.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the decarbonisation journey while growing your career.
- Qualifications: 7+ years in software engineering with leadership experience required.
The predicted salary is between 123750 - 151250 $ per year.
Blunomy are looking for an experienced and passionate Engineering Manager to lead, mentor, and empower a high-performing team of software and platform engineers. We are a team of full stack Python and GCP developers. Data and software solutions in the energy-and-climate-space are growing at an incredible rate. Blunomy is growing the team to support the energy industry through its digitisation, decentralisation, and decarbonisation transition – and to enable better operability and planning in Australia and around the world. You will be instrumental in fostering a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement, directly contributing to the delivery of robust, scalable software and platform solutions that drive our impact in the climate-tech space.
Your Impact Areas
- Lead your team to deliver solutions that directly impact our mission and contribute to cutting‑edge projects.
- Your leadership will enable our engineers to build and maintain the core systems that drive value, including:
- Vision Planner: model and predict the evolution of the load on the electrical network using machine learning, data analytics, and software development to forecast long‑term energy consumption, daily energy profiles, and Distributed Energy Resources (Electric Vehicles, Battery, Solar PV).
- Vision Connect: dynamically model the energy network bringing together power flow modelling and machine learning to determine the DER hosting capacity of the local area.
- Bushfire risk modelling: model and compute the network related bushfire risk based on fault ignition likelihood.
Your Task
- Lead, mentor, and manage a team of very smart software and platform engineers, fostering a high‑performance and collaborative environment.
- Be responsible for team performance, productivity, and professional development, ensuring engineers have clear goals and growth paths, and facilitating regular performance reviews.
- Collaborate closely with Product Management on planning, execution, and delivery timelines for new features and platform enhancements.
- Facilitate team processes, identify and remove technical and process blockers to ensure smooth project delivery and maintain team velocity.
- Drive the adoption of best practices in software development, coding standards, code reviews, testing, and documentation.
- Champion developer experience and efficiency, working with platform engineers to improve CI/CD pipelines, automation, and internal tooling.
- Contribute to technical strategy and architectural discussions, ensuring solutions are scalable, reliable, secure, and align with the overall technology vision set by the CTO.
- Ensure effective communication within the team and with external stakeholders.
- Be actively involved in recruiting, interviewing, and retaining top engineering talent.
- Hands on coding across modelling, platform and/or front‑end.
Why work for Blunomy?
- You will be joining a passionate group of professionals, aligned in our mission to move towards a decarbonised, circular, and inclusive economy.
- Attractive salary packages.
- Ability to participate in the company bonus scheme.
- Hybrid working environment, based in either Melbourne or Sydney.
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities.
- Weekly team lunch/breakfast.
- Access to our health and wellbeing platform, Moka Care.
About You
- A genuine passion for the energy transition and climate change, with a strong interest in technology's role in driving sustainability.
- An undergraduate degree or a postgraduate in a relevant discipline such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, Mathematics, or related fields.
- 7+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 2-3 years in a leadership or management role.
- Proven track record of successfully delivering complex software projects.
- Experience collaborating effectively with Product Management and other cross‑functional teams.
- Experience in hiring, mentoring, and developing engineering talent.
Technical Skills:
- Strong understanding of software engineering principles, architectural patterns, and system design.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., GCP, AWS) and modern CI/CD practices.
- Experience with relevant programming languages and technologies (e.g., Python).
Functional Skills:
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Strong problem‑solving and decision‑making abilities.
- Ability to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
- A collaborative mindset, capable of fostering a positive and inclusive team culture.
- Fluency in the English language is mandatory.
Eligibility to Apply:
- Candidates must be either an Australian citizen/permanent resident or have ongoing working rights in Australia.
- Fluency in English (mandatory).
How to apply:
Please click through the Apply link to submit your application on our internal Application Tracking System, including a cover letter highlighting your values alignment to Blunomy and in particular, working within the energy transition space.
Engineering Manager employer: Blunomy
Blunomy is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment where passionate professionals collaborate to drive meaningful change in the climate-tech sector. With attractive salary packages, hybrid working options in Melbourne or Sydney, and a strong focus on employee growth through ongoing learning opportunities, Blunomy empowers its team to make a real impact while fostering a culture of innovation and inclusivity.
