Software Engineering Manager (Flex) in Bristol

Location: London / Bristol - Hybrid

Salary: £80,000 - £102,000

Team: Flex

Reporting to: Head of Engineering - Flex

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. 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.

What will I be doing?

• You’ll lead a team of engineers and analysts, supporting their growth, managing performance, and creating an inclusive, high‑performing environment.
• Working closely with Product Managers, you’ll help shape the technical direction and ensure your team delivers reliable, scalable, and well‑observed systems.
• While you won’t be coding day to day, you’ll use your technical experience to guide architecture and support the team through complex challenges.
• You’ll also play a key role in improving how the team works, removing blockers and driving continuous improvement, while helping deliver products that connect renewable energy with smart devices, enabling offerings like Vehicle‑to‑Grid and Charge Anytime.
• Alongside this, you’ll contribute to the wider engineering community, promoting strong practices and helping raise the bar across teams.

About You

• Experience leading high‑performing, cross‑functional teams of software engineers and data scientists, or a strong desire to step into your first engineering management role.
• A genuine interest in people management, with a passion for coaching and developing others.
• The ability to support individual growth while delivering against team and business goals.
• Clear and confident communication skills, with experience working with a range of stakeholders in a fast‑paced environment.
• A solid technical foundation, including an understanding of automated testing, continuous delivery, and agile ways of working in cloud‑based environments (AWS or GCP).
• A thoughtful and resilient approach to learning new domains and technologies, with the ability to connect technical work to meaningful business outcomes.

What Will Set You Apart

• Experience within the energy sector or with high‑scale IoT/Flexibility platforms.
• Experience overseeing teams working with Golang, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Kafka, or Flutter.

Why might this role not suit you?

We are going through a period of significant evolution which is exciting and with it brings lots of opportunity and challenging work, which is not for everyone. To be successful in this role, you will be excellent at operating in ambiguous, changing environments, balancing multiple priorities simultaneously and get enjoyment from making the complex, simple.

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.

From us you’ll get:

• 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 policies with no qualifying service periods, including 26 weeks full pay if you have a new addition to your family
• Dedicated personal learning and home office budgets
• Flexible working – we trust you to work in a way that suits your lifestyle

Even better? You’ll have access to these benefits from day 1 when you join.

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 at Kaluza on our careers page and LinkedIn.