Principal Software Engineer – Cloud & AI Platform (Hybrid UK)

Kaluza; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaluza, the Energy Intelligence Platform, is hiring a Principal Software Engineer in a hybrid role across London, Bristol or Edinburgh. You will act as the technical authority for a global product area, driving architecture, ensuring scalable platform design, and guiding multiple teams while occasionally contributing to design or PoC work.

The role emphasizes hands-off leadership, with a focus on strategic technical decisions and collaboration with architecture leadership to advance our

Qualifications

• Architect modern distributed, cloud-based systems in an enterprise software environment.
• Shape and influence technical vision and roadmaps to align with business goals.
• Provide hands-on leadership and make appropriate technical choices.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the leading technical authority for a major global product area.
• Lead innovation on large-scale, complex solutions aligned to target architecture standards.
• Influence multiple teams and collaborate with architecture leadership.
• Occasionally contribute to code-level design or PoC when needed.

Skills

Architect distributed systems

Technical leadership

Mentoring engineers

Technical due diligence

Deliver results

Stakeholder communication

Independent working

Tools

AWS

API design

AI/ML solutions

Job description

Kaluza, the Energy Intelligence Platform, is hiring a Principal Software Engineer in a hybrid role across London, Bristol or Edinburgh. You will act as the technical authority for a global product area, driving architecture, ensuring scalable platform design, and guiding multiple teams while occasionally contributing to design or PoC work.

The role emphasizes hands-off leadership, with a focus on strategic technical decisions and collaboration with architecture leadership to advance our