Engineering Manager – Renewable Energy Software

Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Acireale (Italy), BaxEnergy is a high-tech global company offering software and solutions for renewable energy. It provides end-to-end digital solutions for asset performance management, grid control, and cybersecurity, supporting energy companies and industrial operators worldwide. Through innovation, BaxEnergy enables decarbonization and advances the global transition toward a smarter, more sustainable energy future.

🚀 We’re Hiring: Engineering Manager

📍 Acireale or Rome, Italy

📍Full remote (only freelance consultancy agreements)

Employee Salary Range (Gross Annual Salary, RAL): € 35,000.00 - 50,000.00

Contractor Compensation Range (Annualized): € 55,000.00 - 75,000.00

What You'll Do

As an Engineering Manager, you will:

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers through coaching, feedback, and career development.

• Own delivery planning, team capacity, execution, and engineering outcomes.

• Partner closely with Product Management to define priorities, scope, and realistic delivery commitments.

• Support technical and architectural decisions, ensuring solutions are scalable, maintainable, secure, and reliable.

• Drive engineering excellence through best practices, code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, and continuous improvement.

• Identify and manage technical debt, delivery risks, and cross-team dependencies.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software products.

• Recruit, onboard, and develop engineering talent while fostering an inclusive, collaborative culture.

Why Join BaxEnergy?

• Make a tangible impact in the renewable energy industry.

• Lead talented engineers building innovative software solutions.

• Work on challenging technical problems with modern technologies.

• Collaborative, international, and supportive work environment.

• Opportunities for professional growth and leadership development.

• Competitive salary and benefits package.

We consider both permanent employment and freelance consultancy agreements, depending on the candidate’s profile and project needs. The contract type and compensation package will be commensurate with the candidate’s actual experience, seniority, and skills.

The selection process is based exclusively on skills, experience, and professional potential. We ensure equal opportunities and do not discriminate on the basis of gender, age, origin, orientation, disability, beliefs, or any other personal characteristic. We promote an inclusive, respectful work environment focused on valuing people.

• Smart and gets things done

• Proven experience leading engineering teams in complex software projects

• Strong technical background with experience in software development

• Great with modern engineering practices and agile methodologies

• Experience working in diverse, globally distributed, remote teams

• 4-hour overlap with the CET time zone (westbound preferred)

• Eligible to obtain a visa and can travel to Italy within three months of hiring