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Switchee Hiring for Engineering Manager (Embedded Software and Devices) Job at Remote Full Time

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The role
We are looking for a proven manager with a strong background in embedded software development to lead Switchee’s Devices team. You will be responsible for the development of Switchee’s industry-leading smart thermostats, providing technical leadership and managing our growing team of firmware and electronics engineers.
Switchee’s smart thermostats are a critical part of our product; they enable residents to save money and energy, let landlords proactively address issues such as mold and dampness, and collect the data that lets landlords make effective decisions about the energy-saving improvements that work. We are at the cutting edge of social housing adoption of green technologies, playing a critical role in getting the sector to net zero carbon emissions.

Your Responsibilities
  • Lead the development of Switchee’s smart thermostats (both firmware and electronics); helping to set Switchee’s Devices strategy and then owning execution to deliver on it
  • Coach, mentor and develop the high-performing engineers in your team; ensure that everyone gets regular feedback and makes progress toward personal and professional goals
  • Challenge engineers on system design, approach to problem-solving, or the balance of trade-offs. Perform code, design, and architecture reviews to help the team maintain quality and decrease technical debt. You are not afraid to dive into a very technical conversation.
  • Drive the evolution of our architecture, tools, and processes; research future options and technologies
  • Dive deep into product issues to ensure the quality, reliability, and security of Switchee devices in the field
  • Make the Devices team a great place to work
You will work closely with the Product team to define the roadmap, the Data team to ensure that we’re capturing the right sensor data to power future data science, and the Cloud team to enable in-field devices to be managed. You will also work closely with our QA team to ensure we hit the right quality levels, the manufacturing team to ensure that Switchee’s thermostats can be manufactured cheaply and reliably, and the Ops team to ensure that in-field issues are investigated and resolved. You will report to the Head of Product Engineering.
Switchee operates a small, close-knit team with a big job to do so you’ll be expected to roll up your sleeves and get stuck in!

Who You Are
You’ll be a great fit if you:
  • Have proven experience in embedded firmware development. While this role is not hands-on dev, you still consider yourself an engineer at heart.
  • Have successfully led a development team to ship high-quality products in a fast-paced environment. You have managed direct reports before and have experience coaching and developing others and leading a motivated team
  • Have the ability to take large, complex projects and break them down into manageable pieces, develop functional specifications, then deliver them in a successful and timely manner
  • Are someone who takes ownership and is comfortable with ambiguity. You provide clarity and make things happen

Bonus points for:
  • Degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, or a similar discipline
  • Background in firmware development in embedded C; ideally for ARM-based micro-controllers with ARM GCC toolchain; Python is also useful
  • Previous involvement in electronics design, test, and manufacture (inc DFM and production processes)
  • Experience with IoT devices and sensor data, AWS IoT frameworks for device management, and Secure By Design
  • Experience with wireless protocols (esp. GSM and ZWave) and wired protocols such as M-Bus, Modbus, OpenTherm
  • Knowledge of heating controls, heating control algorithms, and bus interfaces for boilers, heat pumps, and energy stores
  • You have managed engineering teams at startups before, particularly during periods of rapid growth and organizational change.
  • You have experience designing and rolling out engineering practices — e.g., code reviews, continuous integration, static analysis toolsets — where they didn’t exist before.
  • At home with git, Jira, Confluence
These are ideal but not required – we don’t expect any candidate to tick all these boxes and will happily consider applicants who we believe can successfully grow into the role.

Perks
  • Unlimited holiday policy + Bank Holidays so you can take as much as you want! No need to count those Winter break days anymore!
  • Everyone at Switchee enjoys flexible working hours and is the master of their routine.
  • We have a remote-first Hybrid Working Model, with offices in Somerset House (Embankment).
  • We will provide you with all the necessary equipment to work from home safely and enjoyably
  • We socialize together with regular outings in London, Quarterly Company Off-sites, and an annual “working remotely” trip where you have the option (but no obligation) to join us in working from a fun location.
  • We are hosting regular Virtual Socials and keep finding creative ways of staying connected
  • We provide an L&D budget and access to our Switchee Library, where you can request new books monthly.
  • We provide access to ThanksBen – a platform with plentiful discounts and free virtual well-being sessions.
  • We offer Spill, a Mental Health app at your fingertips, where you can get in touch with a therapist in record time.

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