Job Description
⚡About Amber
Amber is an entirely new way to buy and sell power, designed for a world powered by renewable energy. We give customers direct access to the real-time
wholesale electricity price as it varies every 5 mins and the technology to shift more of their energy usage to the times when cheaper renewables are available in the grid.
It’s a cheaper way to buy power, a smarter way to sell power, and the fastest way for Australia to reach 100% renewable energy.
We are a clear category leader in Australia for home battery automation and are growing rapidly
(over 50k customers) . We have also
recently expanded into licensing our core technology
to utilities overseas, including a
partnership with E.ON Next in the UK .
Amber is backed by top Australian and international investors
including Square Peg, Main Sequence, Breakthrough Victoria, Commonwealth Bank, NRMA, Gentrack, ETF Partners (UK/Europe based), and E.ON Next.
We are
scaling rapidly
and
you’d be joining a 175-person team
committed to
building a diverse, inclusive, and purpose-driven culture
as we transform a major industry.
Our products are reshaping home energy: Amber for Batteries
cuts bills by exporting stored energy at wholesale prices of up to $19/kWh, and
Amber for EVs
enables the cheapest, cleanest charging.
In 2025 , we will push this even further with our new
vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology .
About the role
At Amber you’ll be able to apply your people and systems thinking skills to help enable the uptake of renewable energy. Our technology optimises thousands of batteries and other devices in customer households, enabling them to shift their electricity consumption to times of high renewable penetration (and cheap prices), and then export power back to the grid at critical times - letting people outbid coal and gas generators and earn potentially $100 in an afternoon.
The Amber Electric product team develops and supports:
Home automation integrations (batteries, hot water systems and pool pumps, with EVs coming soon) that control electricity usage in response to pricing and renewable availability
Mobile & Web apps for customers to monitor and manage their energy usage
A pricing and billing engine for real time energy pricing
The marketing site and associated tools to drive customer growth
We have a fantastic engineering team at Amber full of generous, kind, intelligent, and motivated people and your job will be to coach, grow, and support them.
You will be a frequent contributor to:
product, design and technical strategy
discussions around the product roadmap at a team and cross team level
continuous improvement of our delivery system across the product group
hiring, on-boarding, and ongoing learning processes
performance management and review processes
team and culture building activities
We’re committed to
maintaining and growing a diverse and inclusive workplace
and expect any candidate to be aligned with that purpose and capable of supporting it.
Responsibilities
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 (i.e., onboarding, perf review structures, etc.)
Requirements
At least
two years of engineering management experience with a delivery focus , OR four years at a delivery / teams lead level , with a strong interest in people / delivery
Strong verbal and written communications skills
built on a foundation of empathy for your fellow humans
Enough technical grounding
to participate in problem solving and design discussions at all levels of the organisation
Nice to haves
Leadership experience
in similar scale/trajectory businesses - Series B/C VC funded start-ups
Relevant domain experience
from the energy or IoT sectors (or both)
Experience working
close to the customer on product delivery teams
Benefits
We’re committed
to building an 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 175 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
$200,000 - $235,000 a year
Salary range
is between
$200,000 and $235,000
base per annum and is quoted excluding superannuation. All full time roles at Amber include employee stock options over and above the base salary and superannuation.
This is a full-time role
to be based ideally from Melbourne , but we are also open to considering the right candidate anywhere within Australia .
We are also open to you working 4 days a week , if that's what you are looking for. We do have an office in the Melbourne CBD , where we work flexibly between the office and home . For those based in Sydney, catch up in a co-working space every now and then, and rest of the locations in Australia work from home . We expect to remain Melbourne based but maintain flexibility between the office and WFH.
If this role sparks something in you, we’d genuinely love to hear from you.
Research shows that women and people from underrepresented groups often rule themselves out unless they tick every single box - so consider this your nudge. Even if you don’t meet every requirement listed above, please still apply.
We welcome diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences - that’s what makes great teams. We’re committed to an inclusive workplace and never discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.
Our hiring process will generally be as follows:
Screening interview with the hiring manager
Skills/culture interview with the hiring manager and the Staff Engineer on the team
Take home case study
Follow up skills based interview reflecting on the case study with the hiring manager and Director of Engineering / one of the Engineering Managers
We promise to be respectful of your time as an applicant while trying to be as thorough as possible in finding the right fit for our team.
Applications will be accepted only from candidates already based in Australia, preferably Melbourne with full working rights!
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted promptly. All other applicants will also be notified of the outcome as soon as possible.
No recruitment agencies please. We've got this! Thank you.
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