QA Lead, Kaluza
$80-95k
+ Discretionary Bonus Scheme
1+ day a week in office
Intelligent software platform powering the future of energy
Posted today
Intelligent software platform powering the future of energy
201-500 employees
Posted today
$80-95k
+ Discretionary Bonus Scheme
1+ day a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To accelerate a sustainable, affordable, and resilient energy transition.
Role
Who you are
- A Quality partner for product delivery teams, able to advise on testing and Quality Assurance across the Software Delivery Lifecycle
- Focused on continuous improvement in delivery teams and across Kaluza
- Experience of creating and delivering test plans for complex software systems
- Experience managing resource, priorities, scope and risk to maximise testing impact
- Knowledge of testing practices across distributed engineering organisations
- Experience coaching engineers, product managers and engineering leads to empower delivery teams to own the quality of their products
- Comfortable communicating with internal and external stakeholders
- Strong knowledge of creating Test Automation Frameworks and leading teams of Automation Engineers
- Experience in writing and executing test cases/scripts for various software applications
- Experience working with cross-functional Agile teams and collaboratively adding value
Desirable
- A strong communicator, in spoken and written English
- Proficiency in French would be beneficial, but not mandatory
- Negotiating and influencing skills
- The ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders to achieve a common goal
- Background in test automation
What the job involves
- Team: Engineering
- Reporting To: Head of Quality
- Kaluza is currently in an exciting growth phase, undergoing the next stage of our technology journey as we support our expanding client base
- To facilitate this growth, we are seeking an experienced QA Lead to collaborate closely with product delivery teams, programme implementation teams and our clients
- The QA Lead will work with a group of delivery teams on their QA approaches to ensure that all products meet the highest standards of quality
- They will also work closely with other QA Leads and Quality Assurance professionals to promote and embed processes, best practices and standards across different domains
- The QA Lead role is key to delivering change for Kaluza clients and ensuring that the quality strategy and policies are followed for all deliveries
- As a technical focused member of the Kaluza Quality Team, the QA Lead will be proficient in all aspects of quality in an Agile environment, and in promoting a test-first mindset
Application process
- Closing date for applications: 31/7/2025
Salary benchmarks
Our take
The energy landscape is one of the most dynamic and fast-evolving sectors in the world. More and more energy retailers are looking to move further toward digitisation and reap the benefits of modern technology in an increasingly connected world. But many are struggling with the transition, held back by legacy operating systems which slow them down, drain resources, and hamper innovation.
This is where Kaluza comes in. An ecosystem of platforms whose services range from energy billing to smart electric vehicle charging, Its real-time cloud platforms transform supplier operations, reducing the cost to serve and boosting customer engagement. Essentially, its platform is aimed at helping businesses streamline their operations, saving them time, effort, and money which can be better invested elsewhere.
Kaluza is riding the momentum of a growing desire for sustainable business and services. Its program relating to electric car charging, for example, will be able to capitalise on huge new demand in that sector - over 100,000 electric cars are already on the roads in the UK, and Bloomberg New Energy Finance has predicted that electric cars will account for over 50% of new global car sales by 2040. As the globe moves further towards sustainable use of energy in the coming years, Kaluza could be very well positioned to capitalise.
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Insights
33% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Jun 2024
$100m
LATE VC
Total funding: $100m
Company benefits
- On top of a great pension scheme, you can spend an extra flex pot across a range of benefits that are most important to you - from charity donations, to tech loans, to taking it as cash - there's a wide range of options! There's also our annual discretionary bonus scheme
- Private Medical Insurance and Life Assurance
- 26 days holiday, including a day off for your birthday you can take at any point
- Flexible bank holidays, giving you an additional 8 days which you can choose to take whenever you like
- Progressive leave policies with no qualifying service periods, including 26 weeks full pay if you have a new addition to your family
- A dedicated personal learning budget
- Flexible working — we trust you to work in a way that suits your lifestyle
- And more..
Company values
- We're on a mission
- We build together
- We're inclusive
- We get it done
- We communicate with purpose
Company HQ
Kensington, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Melissa Gander
(CEO)Initially joined Kaluza as COO before becoming CEO in 2024. Previously worked at Ovo Energy in a number of roles, including Managing Director of Smart Metering and Group COO. Prior to that, they worked at INEXUS as a Process and Performance Analyst and a Customer Manager.
People progressing
Joined as Senior Technical Product Manager in 2017, promoted after 2 years, 3 months to Head of Product, promoted again in 2024 to their current position as Director of Product.
Joined Kaluza in 2020 as a Software Engineer, and in less than 2 years was promoted to Software Engineering Manager and again promoted in 2023 to Senior Software Engineer.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Kaluza
- We are developing an dedicated Early Talent programme with a focus on underrepresented groups, offering different training opportunities within the business
- Our applicant tracking system, Greenhouse, also anonymously tracks the diversity of each candidate pipeline, so we can proactively take action when a pipeline needs to be more diverse
- We invest in tools, like Textio, and focused diversity job boards to help us reduce bias in our job postings and recruitment activity
- Commitment in improving diversity across our Tech Teams and working with companies to improve the tech ecosystem as a whole, specifically have committed to 25% Women in Tech by 2025
- We've signed up to numerous charters, like the Tech Talent Charter, Race at Work Charter and Trans in the City, to show our continuing commitment to improving I&D within Kaluza and the wider community
- Within Kaluza we have belonging communities set up, to offer support and forums for everybody
- We run monthly Inclusive Hiring Skills & Bias training that are open to all Kaluza employees
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