Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager.
Location: Oslo, Norway

A global technology-led organisation in the energy sector is seeking an Engineering Manager to build and lead a key engineering department in Oslo. This is a senior role combining team leadership, architecture, and product collaboration, with significant influence over both technical direction and organisational growth.

The Opportunity

This role focuses on a suite of applications that transform complex operational and upstream data into actionable insight across areas such as planning, asset utilisation, operations, and logistics.

The business is investing in a permanent, locally-owned engineering capability, and this hire will play a central role in defining the technical vision, hiring strategy, and team culture from the ground up.

Responsibilities

* Lead, mentor, and scale a team of 20+ engineers
* Act as a technical authority, contributing to and reviewing architecture and system design decisions
* Drive engineering strategy and roadmap planning alongside product and business stakeholders
* Collaborate across the organisation and with end users to shape new features, POCs, and product direction
* Establish strong engineering practices, hiring standards, and team structures
* Build a culture of technical credibility, ownership, and continuous improvement

Requirements

* Background as a Senior or Staff-level Software Engineer, ideally within backend and distributed systems
* Experience managing teams of 10+ engineers, covering hiring, development, and performance
* Ability to operate as a software architect, guiding technical decisions and long-term strategy
* Familiarity with modern cloud-based stacks, ideally including:

* TypeScript / Node.js
* C# / .NET
* Kubernetes
* Kafka
* PostgreSQL
* Azure

* Experience working with mixed teams of permanent staff and consultants
* Comfortable adopting AI-assisted development practices
* Experience within energy, oil & gas, or similar technical domains is beneficial

Why Join

* Opportunity to build and lead a new engineering function with high autonomy
* Join a large, globally established organisation with strong technical ambitions
* Work on complex, data-intensive systems with real-world industry impact
* Environment that values strong engineering leadership and technical depth
* Clear scope for career progression within an international business

Working Model

* Oslo-based with an office-first culture (minimum three days onsite) and flexibility
* Limited travel (ad hoc, typically less than one week per year)
* English-speaking environment

For more information or to apply please send an up to date CV to Elizabeth Tyler at e.tyler@tenthrevolution.com