Engineering Manager

About the Position

Engineering Manager

Location: Oslo, Norway

A global technology-led organisation in the energy sector is seeking an Engineering Manager to build and lead a key engineering department in Oslo. This is a senior role combining team leadership, architecture, and product collaboration, with significant influence over both technical direction and organisational growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and scale a team of 20+ engineers
• Act as a technical authority, contributing to and reviewing architecture and system design decisions
• Drive engineering strategy and roadmap planning alongside product and business stakeholders
• Collaborate across the organisation and with end users to shape new features, POCs, and product direction
• Establish strong engineering practices, hiring standards, and team structures
• Build a culture of technical credibility, ownership, and continuous improvement

Requirements

• Background as a Senior or Staff-level Software Engineer, ideally within backend and distributed systems
• Experience managing teams of 10+ engineers, covering hiring, development, and performance
• Ability to operate as a software architect, guiding technical decisions and long-term strategy
• Familiarity with modern cloud-based stacks, ideally including:
  • TypeScript / Node.js
  • C# / .NET
  • Kubernetes
  • Kafka
  • PostgreSQL
  • MS Azure
• Experience working with mixed teams of permanent staff and consultants
• Comfortable adopting AI-assisted development practices
• Experience within energy, oil & gas, or similar technical domains is beneficial

We Offer

• Opportunity to build and lead a new engineering function with high autonomy
• Join a large, globally established organisation with strong technical ambitions
• Work on complex, data-intensive systems with real-world industry impact
• Environment that values strong engineering leadership and technical depth
• Clear scope for career progression within an international business

Working Model

• Oslo-based with an office-first culture (minimum three days onsite) and flexibility
• Limited travel (ad hoc, typically less than one week per year)
• English-speaking environment

For more information or to apply, please send an up-to-date CV to Elizabeth Tyler at [email protected].