Software Engineering Manager – Optimisation Team

Amber Electric

Engineering Manager at Amber leading a team in optimizing renewable energy solutions. Drive product strategy and team growth in a fast-paced technology startup environment.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeMelbourne • 🇦🇺 AustraliaJuniorMid-Level💰 A$205,000 - A$245,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build a balanced and high performing team, through recruiting from a wide range of backgrounds, experience levels, etc
Grow the individual capabilities of team members through continuous professional development, training, and performance reviews
Cultivate a highly collaborative environment and foster psychological safety
Contribute to technical and product strategy, especially where they touch on the capabilities (or gaps) of your team
Contribute to scalable and repeatable team processes and documentation (ie onboarding, performance review structures, etc.)

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least two years of engineering management experience (or equivalent experience leading and growing a team)
A track record of leading Machine Learning engineers to be happy and successful, helping them do great work and grow their careers
Strong communication skills, written and verbal, grounded in genuine empathy for the people around you
A service-oriented mindset as this is an enablement team, so some of your success is measured by how well you help the overall product group succeed
A strong technical background enabling you to participate in problem solving and design discussion at all levels of the organisation
Ideally, you'll also have hands-on experience as a Machine Learning Engineer in one or more of:
Optimisation models or mathematical programming
Time series forecasting
Building automated, data-driven decision systems
Designing and executing end-to-end R&D pipelines
Scaling cloud-based systems

Benefits

Comp & perks

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace and a great culture of people who love coming to work to build a better world.
You’d be a part of a rapidly growing team of over 200 with expertise across energy, technology, marketing, and operations.
Be part of a growing technology start-up that will shape the future of household and grid energy use.
Enjoy a lively, collaborative workspace at our buzzing Melbourne CBD headquarters in the heart of the city
Flexible working hours with provision for regular work from home arrangements.
Equitable gender-neutral parental leave policies.
An external Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) for mental health support.
Competitive salary and share options in Amber.
Annual Learning & Development budget to support your personal growth.
Additional PTO between Xmas & New Year

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Hard Skills & Tools

engineering managementMachine Learningoptimisation modelsmathematical programmingtime series forecastingautomated decision systemsR&D pipelinescloud-based systems

Soft Skills

communication skillsempathyservice-oriented mindsetcollaborationteam buildingperformance reviewsprofessional development