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Our intelligent Platform enables energy utilities to unlock the full value of a radically changing energy system and propel us to a future where renewable energy is sustainable, affordable and accessible for all. \nFrom automating and simplifying core operations including billing to create a lower-cost, higher-engagement experience, to optimising energy usage across smart devices in the home, we turn tough challenges into win-win-win outcomes for customers, suppliers and the energy system. \nWe champion a flexible, hybrid work approach and we find that teams often benefit from coming together in the office at least 3 days a week to foster connection and accelerate progress. \nOutside of these collaborative opportunities, we aim to be as flexible as possible to balance work with life. As a company we come together annually for our conference and end of year celebrations! \nOur goal is to build a self-sufficient and empowered team here on the ground in Australia. We’re well on our way, but until we get there we still have some reliances on our UK team. Being comfortable working flexibly for a portion of your working week to cover time zones is required. \n\nWhere in the world of Kaluza will I be working?\nYou'll be joining the Kaluza Technology community - a large team of both data-led and product-focused Software and Production Engineers, pushing the boundaries of technology and working at an extraordinary scale. As a collective we strive for engineering greatness and ensure best practices across the community.\nYou'll be working on Kaluza's Energy Retail platform - a SaaS technology platform that aims to revolutionise the operating platforms for energy retailers globally. Built with scale and technical quality in mind, it is the foundation for decarbonisation efforts by Kaluza's customers.\nHere at Kaluza we are 100% committed to providing a reliable platform for our clients. As part of that commitment, our engineering ownership model is \"you build it, you own it.\" Our engineering teams have a high sense of ownership and support their critical services both in and out of normal working hours. After hours support is assigned according to a paid roster.\nWhat will I be doing?\nPeople Leadership & Team Development\nManage the professional development of engineers through active mentoring, training, and career coaching\nBuild, manage and lead multiple high-performing engineering teams in an agile environment\nShape team ceremonies, drive good agile practices, and evolve how teams collaborate and deliver\nAct as a natural mentor - sharing knowledge, offering guidance in code reviews and pairing sessions, and helping others grow\nTechnical Leadership & Architecture\nServe as a credible technical leader with hands-on involvement in architectural decision-making and trade-off analyses\nFacilitate technical design across the full development lifecycle: from architectural design and rapid prototyping through to deployment and operational monitoring\nChampion engineering best practices including test automation, continuous delivery, and modern agile practices - and drive adoption across teams\nCoach your team to build and maintain scalable, resilient, and observable systems in production environments\nMaintain and improve service reliability and performance, and participate in the on-call support rota to triage platform issues and respond to incidents\nStrategy & Platform Direction\nCreate and deliver against the technical strategy for your team in partnership with other engineering leaders\nWork within a team of senior leaders responsible for designing and evolving platform capabilities\nHighlight client-requested features and emerging trends to product and engineering teams to help shape the global platform\nClient & Stakeholder Engagement\nProvide solution expertise to guide development activities performed by our clients, third-party partners, and other Kaluza teams\nWork across the forward deployed engineering function to ensure Kaluza engineering teams have the necessary understanding of clients' technology ecosystems and integration architecture\nParticipate in the resolution of incidents, including providing guidance to the response team based on client-specific considerations\n\nAbout You \nIdeally you'll have/be:\nDemonstrated domain expertise in energy retail, whether specialised in a particular area or across the end-to-end customer lifecycle\nProven experience in software engineering leadership with a strong, hands-on technical foundation\nExperienced in building scalable, resilient, and observable production systems \nA track record of building, managing and leading multiple engineering teams in an agile environment\nExperienced across the full development lifecycle: technical discovery, architectural design, prototyping, delivery, and operational monitoring\nA strong collaborator who thrives in team environments and enjoys working closely with others to deliver impactful features\nAn advocate for test automation, continuous delivery, and modern agile practices - and keen to help others adopt them\nMotivated by owning products end-to-end - from shaping the early technical direction through to iterating based on real-world feedback\nWell-versed in modern engineering practices, continuous delivery principles, and optimising high-performance applications\nCurious and growth-oriented - always looking to deepen your expertise or explore new areas\nA bias to action and a 'can do' approach to problem solving in the face of uncertainty\nFamiliarity with supporting clients in high-level solution design decisions and throughout complex integrations and migrations\n\nKaluza Values\nHere at Kaluza we have five core values that guide us as a business: \nPlay to win, Solve the real problem, Build trust every day, Own the outcome, Go further together\n\nFrom us you’ll get\nCurrently, from day one, you will get:\nProgressive leave policies - including leave dedicated to the moments that matter to you the most\nAnnual discretionary bonus\nDedicated personal learning and home office budgets\nFlexible working - 3 days in our CBD Melbourne (WeWork) office \n26 days holiday\nNovated Leasing \nPurchase Leave \n\nWe want the best people\nWe’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. 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