Software Engineering Manager

A very exciting energy research company are on the look out for a talented Software Engineer Manager to come lead tech teams.

Excellent benefits, pension, hybrid working 3 days week at their beautiful office in Oxford, bonus and lots more

Are you an experienced engineering manager who still remembers what it’s like to write production code? Do you know how to build a high-performing culture where engineers feel supported, challenged, and recognised?

Our core forecasting model sits at the absolute centre of our global energy capability. It translates complex system dynamics into scalable, robust software that helps governments, investors, and utilities make billion-dollar decisions on the path to net zero.

We are looking for a dedicated Modelling Software Engineering Manager to lead our Model Development team in Oxford. In this role, you will lead 3–4 squads (approx. 15–20 engineers) who build and operate these critical models and the underlying platform.

Please Note: This is a leadership and management role, not a hands-on technical lead role—but it requires genuine technical credibility. You must understand enough of the technology to have meaningful 1:1 development conversations and accurately spot when a technical problem is turning into a delivery bottleneck.

Key Responsibilities

People & Culture: Line-manage our most senior engineers, drive performance reviews, and own the line-management function across all squads—including training squad leads to be exceptional managers. Delivery Excellence: Own the sprint cadence, capacity planning, blocker removal, and process quality across 3–4 squads using modern Agile and Continuous Delivery practices. Continuous Improvement: Identify process friction and introduce modern tooling—including evaluating and applying AI tooling where it can measurably optimize requirements gathering or sprint analytics. Commercial Alignment: Partner closely with our Product team to translate engineering capacity into realistic commercial priorities. Talent & Growth: Identify training needs, close skills gaps, and own the end-to-end recruitment process to build a strong hiring pipeline.

What We Are Looking ForRequired Attributes:

Experience: 4–6+ years of engineering management experience with a proven track record of managing mixed technical teams. Technical Roots: A solid software engineering background. You have written production code in a professional context and can confidently hold your own in a technical discussion with Senior or Principal engineers. Agile Maturity: Hands-on experience implementing Agile/CD practices to actively raise a team's delivery maturity, rather than just working within an existing framework. People Leadership: A track record of driving genuine, ongoing performance conversations, development plans, and direct, empathetic feedback. Hiring: Experience running a recruitment pipeline end-to-end and evaluating technical talent in context.