Principal Engineer (IoT)

Location: Hybrid in Berlin, Germany, or Stockholm, Sweden

Company

hirify.global develops technology that helps households optimize electricity consumption through connected devices, energy trading, and sustainable energy solutions.

What you will do

• Own the overall architecture and technical strategy for low-latency, resilient distributed systems coordinating millions of connected smart devices in real time.
• Set technical standards and best practices across engineering domains while partnering with senior and staff engineers.
• Align long-term technical roadmaps with product leaders and executive stakeholders.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, prototype new concepts, and guide strategic technology-stack decisions.
• Diagnose architectural bottlenecks across energy trading, IoT, and user-facing platforms while improving reliability, security, and developer efficiency.
• Mentor senior engineering talent and define how engineering teams adopt AI agents and AI-driven ways of working.

Requirements

• Experience as a Principal, Staff, or Chief Engineer designing and operating mission-critical distributed systems at scale.
• Deep expertise in modern cloud architectures, event-driven microservices, high-throughput IoT streaming pipelines, or energy technology infrastructure.
• Strong technical leadership and communication skills, including cross-functional alignment on high-stakes architecture decisions.
• Ability to combine long-term technical vision with a hands-on approach, including coding and debugging complex incidents.
• Interest in green technology, sustainable energy transition, and environmentally impactful products.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in an engineering organization of approximately 80 people within a company of more than 300 employees.
• Contribute to products that connect electric vehicles, smart thermostats, and other devices to support grid resilience.
• Collaborate across offices in Stockholm, Oslo, Berlin, Amsterdam, and Førde.
• Work in a culture focused on curiosity, shared learning, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Join an inclusive workplace that values capability and perspective over background.