Head of Engineering (Platform)

• Own the backend platform architecture, infrastructure, and foundational services
• Drive the evolution of our platform to support scale, performance, and reliability
• Build a real-time digital twin of renewable generation and customer demand
• Design and manage high-volume data pipelines for energy consumption and system telemetry
• Lead the development of integration layers and messaging interfaces with third-party services
• Establish engineering best practices for observability, CI/CD, testing, and scalability
• Partner closely with product and backend teams to support rapid development cycles

This role strengthens grid stability through building a decentralized energy platform, which is critical for scaling renewable energy and supporting energy-intensive industries like AI data centers.

• Proven track record as a senior software engineer or tech lead, ideally with platform/backend focus
• 5+ years experience in software engineering, with 2+ years in a leadership role
• Experience building and operating production-grade systems at scale
• Strong understanding of system design, distributed computing, and cloud infrastructure
• Clear and proactive communication, with the ability to align cross-functional teams
• Hands-on approach to solving problems and making strategic decisions

• Competitive salary and an equity sign-on bonus
• Biannual bonus scheme
• Fully expensed tech to match your needs
• Paid annual leave
• Breakfast and dinner allowance for office based employees

Fuse Energy is a forward-thinking renewable energy startup on a mission to deliver a terawatt of renewable energy fast by building a radically better energy system through solar, wind, hydrogen projects, real-time power trading, and distributed energy installations.