Principal Engineer

Join Tibber, a leading sustainable energy company, as a Principal Engineer. In this role, you will drive the overarching architecture and engineering strategy, bridging complex domain problems with resilient, high-scale software systems. You will own the overall architecture and technical strategy for low-latency, highly resilient distributed systems, and partner closely with product leaders and executive stakeholders. You will also mentor and empower senior engineering talent, diagnose and solve systemic architectural bottlenecks, and champion platform reliability, security, and developer efficiency.

• As a Principal Engineer, you will serve as the technical authority driving the overarching architecture and engineering strategy across all of Tibber.
• You will own the overall architecture and technical strategy for low-latency, highly resilient distributed systems capable of coordinating millions of connected smart devices in real time.
• You will mentor and empower senior engineering talent, elevating technical craft, architecture design capabilities, and problem-solving skills throughout the company.
• You are motivated by impact and know how to turn strategy into execution
• You're used to fast-paced environments and thrive when given clear goals and high accountability
• Possess deep expertise in modern cloud architectures, event-driven microservices, high-throughput IoT streaming pipelines, or energy tech infrastructures
• Combine long-term strategic vision with a hands-on pragmatic approach, willing to dive into code or debug complex incidents when required
• Have demonstrable experience as a Principal, Staff, or Chief Engineer designing and operating mission-critical distributed systems at scale
• Demonstrate strong technical leadership and communication skills, with a track record of driving cross-functional alignment on high-stakes architecture decisions
• Are passionate about green technology, sustainable energy transition, and creating products that make a tangible environmental impact
• You will set the bar for how we build with AI agents, and shape how the rest of engineering adopts new AI-driven ways of working