Principal Engineer

Were at a pivotal moment for both Tibber and the planet. When joining Tibber you wont just help scale a forward-thinking tech company youll contribute to a real shift in how people consume electricity. With millions of smart devices connected to the Tibber platform (like electric vehicles and smart thermostats) we have one of the most unique portfolios trading energy on the market.

Were looking for a Principal Engineer to join us in making the energy transition happen maybe thats you

Job Mission

As our Principal Engineer youll report to our VP of Engineering and join our engineering org of 80 people. You will serve as the technical authority driving the overarching architecture and engineering strategy across all of Tibber. You will bridge complex domain problems from distributed real-time IoT pipelines to energy market integration with resilient high-scale software systems. Your work directly enables millions of smart devices to balance power grids across Europe unlocking new horizons in sustainable energy consumption.

What youll do

• 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 working in close collaboration with senior staff and staff engineers to design and evolve these systems.
  

• You will set technical vision standards and best practices across domain teams partnering with senior staff and staff engineers to drive engineering excellence and operational resilience.
  

• You will partner closely with product leaders and executive stakeholders to align long-term technical roadmaps with business objectives.
  

• You will evaluate emerging technologies prototype novel concepts and guide strategic tech-stack decisions to keep Tibber ahead of market shifts.
  

• You will mentor and empower senior engineering talent elevating technical craft architecture design capabilities and problem-solving skills throughout the company.
  

• You will diagnose and solve systemic high-impact architectural bottlenecks ensuring seamless integration across energy trading IoT and user-facing platforms.
  

• You will champion platform reliability security and developer efficiency removing technical friction for autonomous engineering teams.

What were looking for

You are motivated by impact and know how to turn strategy into execution. Youre used to fast-paced environments and thrive when given clear goals and high accountability. We believe youll thrive here if you:

• Have demonstrable experience as a Principal Staff or Chief Engineer designing and operating mission-critical distributed systems at scale.
  

• Possess deep expertise in modern cloud architectures event-driven microservices high-throughput IoT streaming pipelines or energy tech infrastructures.
  

• Demonstrate strong technical leadership and communication skills with a track record of driving cross-functional alignment on high-stakes architecture decisions.
  

• Combine long-term strategic vision with a hands-on pragmatic approach willing to dive into code or debug complex incidents when required.
  

• 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

Tibber exists to drive energy independence - away from fossil dependency. Our tech helps hundreds of thousands of households shift their electricity consumption to more sustainable and affordable hours - from electric vehicles to smart thermostats all connected to the Tibber platform. We strengthen the resilience of the grid. Not in everyday life.

We win fail and grow together staying curious and pushing for better every day. AI is shaping how we work - and were on a journey to make it central to everything we do. The further we go the more our Tibberinos matter - and yes thats what we call ourselves!

Started by two founders in 2016. Now 300 Tibberinos across Stockholm Oslo Berlin Amsterdam and Førde. And were still just getting started.

Youre welcome at Tibber for who you are. We hire for what you can do and how you think - not your background or where youve been. Diverse teams build better products and we mean that.