Manager, Software Engineering

About Energy Exemplar

In an era where the world is rapidly advancing towards a cleaner future through decarbonization, Energy Exemplar’s mission lies in ‘Empowering Transformative Energy Decisions’. Founded in 1999 in Adelaide, Australia, our award-winning software portfolio encompassing the modeling and simulation platform PLEXOS®, Aurora, and Adapt2, is trusted by innovative organizations across the globe. Through our technology and people, we strive to enable stakeholders from across the entire energy value chain to revolutionize the energy ecosystem and to collaboratively plan and execute for a sustainable energy future with unprecedented clarity, speed, and innovation. 

Our impact is global and is being recognized across the industry. Some of our recent accolades include:

• SaaS Company of the Year (2025) – Global Business Tech Awards.
• Environmental Impact Award (2025) – E+E Leaders Awards.
• IPPAI (Independent Power Producers Association of India) Power Awards (2025) - Winners
• Finalist: Platts Global Energy Awards (2024) – Grid Edge category
• Finalist: Reuters Global Energy Transition Awards (2024) – Technologies of Change
• Top 50 Marketing Team (2024) – Voted by the public at the ICON Awards.

How We Work

Energy Exemplar is growing fast around 30% year on year and, that growth is driven by how we work. We trust our team to deliver great results from wherever they work best, whether that’s at home, in the office, or on the move.

We’re a global team that values ownership, integrity, and innovation. You’ll be supported to balance work and life in a way that works for you, and empowered to take initiative, solve problems, and make an impact, regardless of your background, location, or role.

Our four core values, Customer Success, One Global Team, Integrity & Ownership, and Innovation Excellence aren’t just words. They show up in how we collaborate, how we solve, and how we grow together.

About the Role

Energy Exemplar is the market leader in Energy Simulation Software. We exist so that our customers can make the most informed decisions at the most impactful times and want you to be part of that success. We are calling leaders who love building products, innovating, prototyping, and providing exceptional user experience. As a leader driving this area, you will focus on the challenges of writing software and design to handle the vast array of use cases that our customers have today. You will be able to deep-dive into the details on business, operations, and engineering. A leader who is technical, detail-oriented and who can build and grow the organization, you’ll play a part in changing the world for the better.

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Key Accountabilities and Duties

• Own planning to delivery of quality product with a regular and swift cadence
• Lead a team of enthusiastic developers
• Control regression and issues through progressive measures
• Collaborate with global team regularly
• Can get their hands dirty to debug or build features as required
• Drive interaction with cross-functional groups including product manager, customer support and sales to develop new functionality and support existing customers
• Plan, implement, and release product based on the Agile scrum development process
• Responsible for technical development management of multiple projects & products
• Building highly scalable cloud based SAAS application using Open Stack
• Extending life of matured products with optimized sustenance engineering practices
• Mentoring, coaching & building product team focused on outcomes
• Influencing the product teams for extreme ownership of the deliverables
• DevOps transformation using Agile and SCRUM methodologies

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• Data Structures and Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts

• Over 10 years of hands-on experience in product development

• Extensive experience with .NET, C#, Java, or related technologies along with SQL Server or any other RDBMS

• Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, GCP, or Private Cloud

• Skilled in building microservices and scalable applications (both horizontal and vertical scaling)

• Sound knowledge of web security principles, including OWASP, PII, and GDPR compliance

• 3+ years of experience in people management, including:

  • Setting KRAs and KPIs

  • Conducting performance reviews and appraisals

  • Resource planning and allocation

  • Leading 1 on 1 discussions

• Ability to work effectively across team boundaries and collaborate with multiple internal teams

• Strong organizational skills with keen attention to detail and multitasking ability

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Working knowledge of SCRUM methodology is desirable

• Awareness of big data and machine learning technologies

• Engineering graduate or higher qualifications in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) or Information Technology (IT)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Management Training and Experience is highly recommended

Education/ Licensing/Certification:

• Master’s degree in engineering, preferably Electrical/Electronics/Computer from an accredited institution.

Above all, to be successful in this role the successful candidate will have:

• Outstanding attention to detail – Must have excellent attention to detail when analysing data and preparing / issuing reports for customers
• An analytical mind – Must have the ability to effectively analyse data and identify patterns / trends across situations that are not obviously related, and to identify key or underlying issues in complex situations
• A strategic mind – Must have the ability to think strategically, conceptually, imaginatively, systematically, and opportunistically
• Initiative – Must be proactive and have the ability to initiative actions based on own interpretation or understanding of varying situations
• Patience - Governments and energy organizations can move very slow, very fast and everything in between. You will have to accommodate varying levels of commitment and timing and not push a situation that requires patience
• Emotional Intelligence - You need to feel the customers situation, problems, sense of urgency, energy
• Resilience and Tenacity – Successful candidates will be willing to work under pressure in a dynamic environment
• Curiosity - We are looking for someone who is a lifelong learner. We want someone who is naturally curious and passionate about learning
• Excellent Communication - Spoken and written communications skills are tremendously important in this role. You will need to be an excellent communicator to be successful in this role
• Flexibility - Comfort with change and working in a sometimes-uncertain environment will be key

Key Stakeholder Relationships

This role works collaboratively with all Energy Exemplar staff, particularly:

• India Development Centre colleagues
• Global Product Delivery Team
• Global Product Development Team
• Global Support Team

Energy Exemplar is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team members. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, identities, and abilities. Please let us know if you require accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process—we're here to support you in showcasing your full potential.

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