Head of Software Engineering

Company Overview

Bluecurrent is a leading provider of innovative smart metering services and solutions in New Zealand and Australia. As a B2B company, we partner with leading energy retailers and distributors in New Zealand and Australia.

Head of Software Engineering

Want to lead a high‑performing team to deliver high‑quality software solutions that create a meaningful impact aligned with Bluecurrent’s strategic objectives? Join the dynamic digital team as the Head of Software Engineering and shape software delivery, drive best practices, lead innovation and collaborate across departments to turn business goals into reality.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the software engineering related disciplines.
• Accountability for the delivery of high‑quality software solutions and improvement of related processes including planning, coding, testing, and deployment.
• Collaborate with other departments to align software development with business goals.
• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) : Ensure the reliability, availability, and performance of software systems. Implement and manage observability, incident management, and continuous improvement processes.
• DevOps : Oversee the integration of development and operations to streamline the software delivery process. Implement CI / CD pipelines, automate deployment processes, and ensure infrastructure as code practices.
• Data Engineering : Lead the data engineering team to design, build, and maintain data solutions. Ensure data quality, governance, and accessibility across the organization.
• Resource Management : Lead the team and manage team resources to meet committed company business objectives and the product roadmap. This includes budgeting, forecasting, and allocation of resources to ensure optimal productivity and alignment with strategic goals.
• Product Development : Manage the effective delivery and maintenance of software products and services, ensuring they meet market needs and business objectives. Drive best practices from a commercial SaaS platform lens including optimisation of cost to serve.
• Technical innovation : Continuous desire to test and trail new methods and technologies to drive quality, efficiency and effectiveness.

What we are looking for

You will bring extensive experience in software engineering, software development methodologies and best practise with proven experience of leading high‑performing teams. You will have excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across departments and drive alignment between software development and business objectives. Importantly you will bring you a strong sense of values, personal drive and a great sense of humour. You will prioritise creating an innovative environment where the team is empowered to achieve success.

Additional Experience

Ready to help shape the future of Software Engineering at Bluecurrent?

Apply today!

About Us

Bluecurrent is jointly owned by Vector and QIC. We are a highly successful smart metering and data services company that operates in New Zealand and Australia. With 18 years’ experience behind us we are a new company, with strong foundations and ambitious goals.

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