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City of Edinburgh, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom
Hybrid
Wood Mackenzie is the global leader in analytics, insights and proprietary data across the entire energy and natural resources landscape.
For over 50 years our work has guided the decisions of the world’s most influential energy producers, utilities companies, financial institutions and governments.
Now, with the world’s energy system more complex and interconnected than ever before, sector-specific views are no longer enough. That’s why we’ve redefined what’s possible with Intelligence Connected.
By fusing our unparalleled proprietary data with the sharpest analytical minds, all supercharged by Synoptic AI, we deliver a clear, interconnected view of the entire value chain. Our trusted team of 2,700 experts across 30 countries breaks siloes and connects industries, markets and regions across the globe.
This empowers our customers to identify risk sooner, spot opportunities faster and recalibrate strategy with confidence – whether planning days, weeks, months or decades ahead.
Wood Mackenzie
Intelligence Connected
Wood Mackenzie Values
We are seeking an experienced Principal Engineer to lead the architecture, design, and development of scalable, cloud-native enterprise applications and platforms. This role requires deep technical expertise, strong architectural leadership, and hands-on engineering capabilities across modern technologies including AWS, Kubernetes, microservices, API gateways, observability platforms, CI/CD and AI-enabled solutions.
The Principal Engineer will work closely with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to define technical strategy, drive engineering excellence, and ensure delivery of secure, high-performing, and resilient systems. The ideal candidate should possess strong problem-solving abilities, expertise in distributed systems, and extensive experience in Agile/Scrum environments.
Design and build scalable, secure, and reliable enterprise applications.
Define technical architecture, engineering standards, and best practices.
Develop cloud-native and microservices-based solutions using AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, and API technologies.
Hands-on development experience in any one or more of the following: Java, JavaScript or Node.js
Work on debugging, performance tuning, and solving complex technical problems.
Build and manage CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation.
Implement monitoring and observability solutions using tools like Grafana, Prometheus, CloudWatch, and OpenTelemetry.
Work with databases, event-driven systems (Kafka), and infrastructure automation tools like Terraform.
Mentor engineering teams and collaborate in Agile/Scrum environments.
Contribute to modernization initiatives including serverless, service mesh, and AI-enabled solutions.
12+ years of software engineering and architecture experience.
Strong experience with AWS cloud platform.
Strong understanding of distributed systems and scalable architecture.
Experience with: Kubernetes & Docker, Microservices architecture, API Gateway technologies, CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Octopus Deploy), Monitoring & observability tools, Terraform / infrastructure automation, Kafka or event streaming platforms
Good problem-solving and technical leadership skills.
Experience with AI/LLM integrations is a plus.
Equal Opportunities
We are an equal opportunities employer. This means we are committed to recruiting the best people regardless of their race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. You can find out more about your rights under the law at www.eeoc.gov