Principal Frontend Engineer
Cognite
Software Engineering
Oslo, Norway
Posted on Nov 14, 2025
About Cognite
Embark on a transformative journey with Cognite, a global SaaS forerunner in leveraging AI and data to unravel complex business challenges through our cutting-edge offerings including Cognite Atlas AI, an industrial agent workbench, and the Cognite Data Fusion (CDF) platform. We were awarded the 2022 Technology Innovation Leader for Global Digital Industrial Platforms & Cognite was recognized as 2024 Microsoft Energy and Resources Partner of the Year. In the realm of industrial digital transformation, we stand at the forefront, reshaping the future of Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Pharma and other Manufacturing and Energy sectors. Join us in this venture where AI and data meet ingenuity, and together, we forge the path to a smarter, more connected industrial future.
Learn more about Cognite here
Our values
Impact: Cogniters strive to make an impact in all that they do. We are result-oriented, always asking ourselves.
Ownership: Cogniters embrace a culture of ownership. We go beyond our comfort zones to contribute to the greater good, fostering inclusivity and sharing responsibilities for challenges and success.
Relentless: Cogniters are relentless in their pursuit of innovation. We are determined and deliverable (never ruthless or reckless), facing challenges head-on and viewing setbacks as opportunities for growth.
As a Frontend Engineer at Cognite, you will own the development of our user-facing applications. You will be responsible for building engaging, secure, and scalable interfaces, working closely with product, design, and backend teams to craft a seamless and user-friendly experience on our platform.
What you'll do
- Architect and develop the critical user interfaces for data management and governance, building the foundational user experience that makes our customers' data AI-ready
- Drive the frontend architecture to scale with immense data complexity, making critical trade-offs between performance, reusability, and user experience
- Establish and uphold the standards for high-quality and secure frontend code through exemplary code reviews, advanced testing strategies, and robust CI/CD practices
- Shape the product's direction by collaborating with product, design, and backend engineering, and by partnering with AI/ML teams to ensure our data governance UI is a critical enabler for the entire AI platform
- Continuously monitor and enhance the performance, reliability, and accessibility of our frontend applications, establishing best practices for observability and user-centric metrics
- Proactively identify and champion initiatives to reduce technical debt, streamline frontend architecture, and modernize the technology stack to increase developer velocity
- Ensure our frontend architecture, component libraries, and best practices are clearly documented, creating genuinely helpful resources that accelerate and align engineering efforts
What we’re looking for
- Proven track record of architecting, building, and evolving large-scale frontend systems for highly complex domains, with demonstrable impact across multiple product teams
- Deep expertise in the modern frontend ecosystem, including TypeScript, with experience setting standards and driving adoption of best practices
- Extensive, hands-on architectural experience with modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue), understanding their internal workings and the trade-offs necessary for building scalable, high-performance applications
- Strong understanding of the entire application lifecycle in a cloud-native environment (Azure, AWS, GCP), including CI/CD, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and designing for observability and scalability
- Exceptional ability to navigate ambiguity, identify and prioritize high-impact technical initiatives, and influence the roadmap for multiple teams to achieve strategic goals
- You set the standard for code quality and maintainability, driving improvements through architectural patterns, mentorship, and strategic code contributions that serve as an exemplar for the entire engineering organization
A snapshot of our many perks and benefits as a Cogniter
* Join an organization of 60 different nationalities 🌐 with Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) in focus 🤝
* A highly modern and fun working environment with sublime culture across the organization, follow us on Instagram @cognitedata 📷 to know more
* Flat structure with direct access to decision-makers
* Opportunity to work with and learn from some of the best people on some of the most ambitious projects found anywhere, across industries, with cutting edge technology
* Join our HUB 🗣️ to be part of the conversation directly with Cogniters and our partners.
* Get access to private health services with Cognite Care.
* Hungry? We’ve got your back. A subsidized lunch at the canteen is delivered by the chefs at Fornebuporten (Aker Tech House)
* Our own Cognite exclusive coffee bar ☕ with the friendliest baristas is here to brew coffee for coffee lovers, tea for tea lovers, smoothie for smoothie lovers, and the baristas creative concoctions when the mood strikes.
* We take your mental- and physical health seriously by having a broad health offering and a free membership to our fully-staffed gym on-site.
* A pet lover? Get the chance to meet Spot at the Robot Garden!
Why choose Cognite? 🏆 🚀
Join us in making a real and lasting impact in one of the most exciting and fastest-growing new software companies in the world. We have repeatedly demonstrated that digital transformation, when anchored on strong DataOps, drives business value and sustainabilityfor clients and allows front-line workers, as well as domain experts, to make better decisions every single day. We were recognized as one of CNBC's top global enterprise technology startups powering digital transformation! And just recently, Frost & Sullivan named Cognite a Technology Innovation Leader! 🥇 Most recently Cognite Data Fusion® Achieved Industry First DNV Compliance for Digital Twins 🥇
Apply today!
If you're excited about the opportunity to work at Cognite and make a difference in the tech industry, we encourage you to apply today! We welcome candidates of all backgrounds and identities to join our team. Please do not hesitate to contact our Talent Acquisition team with any questions -
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