Principal Engineer - Platform Enablement Squad
Centrica Energy
Posted
May 11, 2026
Location
UK
Type
Full-time
Mission
What you will drive
- Define and evolve the Field Platform architecture to ensure scalability, resilience, and interoperability.
- Drive consolidation and simplification of the platform estate, reducing duplication and technical debt.
- Shape cross-domain technical design decisions and deliver new digital capabilities in partnership with product and business leaders.
- Establish engineering excellence across teams, championing CI/CD, observability, testing, and secure-by-design principles.
Impact
The difference you'll make
This role enables thousands of field colleagues to work efficiently, safely, and effectively, directly supporting Centrica's mission to create a greener, fairer energy system that doesn't rely on fossil fuels.
Profile
What makes you a great fit
- Deep technical expertise in platform engineering, architecture, and modern software development practices.
- Experience with AI-enabled solutions, including prompt-driven workflows, retrieval-augmented systems, and AI agents.
- Understanding of field workforce operations and experience working in product-led organizations.
- Strong leadership skills to influence across teams without direct line management.
Benefits
What's in it for you
We offer a total rewards package designed to support you and your family financially, physically, and emotionally. Visit our careers site for more details.
About
Inside Centrica Energy
Centrica Energy is a family of brands revolutionising how we power the planet, with a mission to create an energy system that doesn't rely on fossil fuels and to ignite positive change in communities.