Software Engineering Manager - Virtual Power Plant

About the role

Lead Enpal's Virtual Power Plant engineering team, which connects home batteries and solar systems to the energy market. You'll work with a small, highly technical team (five backend engineers and one product manager) in a data-intensive, backend-focused domain.

What you'll do

• Build technology that enables households to participate in renewable energy trading.
• Lead, mentor, and grow the VPP engineering team.
• Guide the design of reliable, intelligent, real-time decision systems.
• Shape a platform built on cloud-native microservices, event-driven architecture, and IoT integrations.
• Collaborate with product, operations, analysts, and IoT specialists.
• Foster a supportive and open team culture.

What you'll need

• Experience leading engineering teams, ideally in backend-heavy or real-time systems.
• Strong backend engineering skills in distributed systems, event-driven design, and cloud-native architectures.
• Interest or experience in IoT and device communication.
• Ability to set technical direction while staying close enough to support engineers.
• Motivation to work on renewable energy and emerging markets such as flexibility trading.
• A collaborative and empathetic leadership style.

What they offer

• Hybrid work model with flexibility to work from home or office.
• Berlin HQ in Friedrichshain with ping-pong, yoga, rooftop terrace, and fully stocked fridges.
• Onboarding session with founder Mario.
• Monthly All-Hands and Lunch & Learn sessions.
• Strong team spirit, ownership, and team events.
• Feedback-driven culture focused on collective growth.