Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Qcells North America is looking for a Software Engineering Manager to join their Grid & Energy Services division. This role combines hands-on software engineering with leadership responsibilities, overseeing a team of engineers while contributing to the development of AI-powered energy management systems.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a team of 3–5 software engineers, providing mentorship, performance feedback, and career development while supporting high-impact delivery across product teams
- Contribute as a hands-on engineer (~50% of the time), writing production code, participating in code reviews, and owning key technical deliverables
- Own system design and architecture for your teams’ domains, creating clear, precise, and testable technical specifications
- Establish and uphold engineering standards across code quality, testing, documentation, and security—particularly for systems interacting with physical infrastructure
- Guide engineers in effectively leveraging AI-assisted development tools, ensuring high-quality output and maintaining full ownership of delivered systems
- Partner closely with product managers and subject matter experts to translate complex domain requirements into scalable, maintainable technical solutions
- Conduct regular 1:1s and performance reviews, fostering a strong engineering culture focused on accountability, growth, and continuous improvement
- Collaborate with peer engineering leaders to align on technical strategy, manage cross-team dependencies, and drive execution across the broader organization
Skills
- 10+ years of software engineering experience with demonstrated growth in technical leadership, system design, and architecture ownership
- Proven experience leading engineering teams, including hiring, mentoring, performance management, and career development of direct reports
- Strong software architecture and design experience with the ability to decompose complex distributed systems into scalable and maintainable services
- Hands-on proficiency in Python and TypeScript, including experience writing and reviewing production-grade software
- Experience building and operating cloud-native systems on Microsoft Azure, including Kubernetes, containerized services, and CI/CD pipelines
- Experience leveraging AI-assisted software development tools and the ability to critically evaluate and guide AI-generated outputs
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent professional experience
- Ability to travel up to 10%
- Experience building or operating software platforms in energy, utilities, or data center infrastructure environments
- Hands-on experience with Azure AI Foundry or similar platforms for developing and deploying AI-powered applications
- Experience designing or operating systems with governance controls or human-in-the-loop workflows, especially in safety-critical contexts
- Proven ability to lead multiple small, concurrent teams rather than a single large team
- Familiarity with OT/IT integration, edge computing, and industrial protocols such as Modbus, BACnet, or OPC-UA
Company Overview
Qcells is a renowned complete energy solutions provider in solar cell and module, energy storage, downstream project business and energy retail. It was founded in undefined, and is headquartered in Irvine, California, US, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is http://www.qcells.com/us.