About Energy Exemplar
In an era where the world is rapidly advancing towards a cleaner future through decarbonization, stakeholders from across the entire energy value chain are having to navigate the complexities of the energy ecosystem. We seek to enable our customers to do so with confidence.
Our mission: Empowering Transformative Energy Decisions.
Founded in 1999 in Adelaide, Australia, Energy Exemplar’s PLEXOS® modeling and simulation software is trusted by innovative organizations across the globe. On one unified platform, stakeholders from across the entire energy value chain are revolutionizing the energy ecosystem and seamlessly planning for the future of energy with unprecedented clarity, speed, and innovation.
About the Position
Energy Exemplar is the global leader in Energy Simulation Software, empowering the world’s most critical energy decisions with precision and foresight. Our mission is to enable our customers to make the most informed choices at the most impactful times - now with the transformative power of AI.
We are seeking a visionary Chief AI Architect to lead the execution of our AI strategy across the product organization. This role is central to driving the integration of advanced AI, including Generative AI, into our core platforms—enhancing decision-making, optimizing user workflows, and delivering intelligent, scalable product experiences.
As a technical leader, you will architect and oversee AI solutions that span machine learning, natural language processing, and large-scale cloud infrastructure. You will collaborate deeply with product, engineering, data science, and research teams to prototype, pilot, and productionize AI-powered capabilities that transform how users interact with our software.
Your impact will extend beyond implementation—defining the roadmap for AI innovation, ensuring architectural integrity, and embedding AI into the DNA of product development. If you are passionate about delivering enterprise-ready AI, shaping product strategy, and leading with technical excellence, we invite you to shape the future of the energy sector with us.
Cloud Architecture and Development
- Ensure quality of Architecture and design of systems
- Champion the integration of GenAI capabilities into existing and new products
- Partner with cross-functional teams including Product, Data Science, Customer Support, and Sales to define and deliver impactful GenAI features.
- Implement product features in existing and new services that make up the PLEXOS Cloud Platform
- Work collaboratively with development teams to translate existing solutions to a cloud platform
- Translate high level abstract business requirements into Cloud specific software design
- Follow best engineering practices to ensure scalable, reliable and performant software solutions and ensure compliance to software quality standards
Customer Support
- Work collaboratively with the Customer Support team to successfully process Tier 4 support cases
- Work collaboratively with the Global Product Development Team to ensure customers are supported in current cloud platforms and future releases
- Our Architecture team is multi-national, and the ideal candidate will work across most time zones
Candidate Requirements & Qualifications
- Minimum 8+ years of recent experience in building cloud products
- Experience leading GenAI or AI/ML-powered product initiatives
- Familiarity with prompt engineering, LLM tuning, or working with foundation models
- Practical exposure to Big Data, Machine Learning, or GenAI technologies such as OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, LangChain, or similar tools
- Data Engineering expertise with strong experience working with Python
- Knowledge with cloud-based data technologies such as Azure Data Lake, Azure Data Factory, and Azure Data Bricks is optionally desirable.
- Strong knowledge in Microsoft and .NET technology stack
- C#, Asp Net Core, Entity Framework Core, Unit Testing, Logging/App insights
- Strong knowledge with Database technologies (i.e. SQL Server, Duck DB, Parquet)
- Strong experience in architecting and building distributed systems
- Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and designing for performance
- Experience with Microservices Architecture
- Hands on experience with Azure or AWS
- Outstanding problem-solving abilities
- Ability to achieve stretch goals in a highly innovative and fast paced environment
- Proven ability to influence others and strong analytical thinking skills
- Hands on experience of deploying products for both Linux and Windows
- Excellent communication skills
- BE/BTech in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field