Lead Software Engineer - Frontend

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 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 award-winning 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.

Our impact is global and is being recognized across the industry:

• Finalist for the 2024 Reuters Global Energy Transition Awards in the 'Technologies of Change' category 
• Finalist for the 2024 Go:Tech Awards in the 'Most Innovative Use of Technology’ category
• 2022 USEA/USAID Corporate Volunteer of the Year  
• 2022 Impact Award Winner for our impact on the energy industry and the current energy transition 

Energy Exemplar has grown significantly over the past few years, and we are continuing to do so at around 30% year on year. We don’t just celebrate the excellence of our products but champion the quality of our people. They own their outcomes and perform to their best – every day. That’s what makes us who we are and a great place to work. Our core values ‘Customer Success’, ‘One Global Team’, ‘Integrity and Ownership’ and ‘Innovation Excellence’ reflect the way we work and are always at the forefront of everything we do

About the Position

Reporting to the Software Engineering Manager and as a member of the Development team at IDC, the Lead Software Engineer is responsible for delivering quality and performant software and design to handle the vast array of use cases that our customers have today. This role is responsible for Developing Software Solutions by learning information needs, discussing with managers, studying systems flow, data usage, finding problem areas and coming up with solutions & following the software development lifecycle.

Primary Responsibilities

• Responsible for technical development of multiple projects & products
• Working on data structures & algorithms, time & space complexity
• Transforming Logic to Code • Designing and developing UI front end Technologies.
• Working with multiple projects and NPM packages
• Ensuring high code quality and higher code coverage through unit tests and e2e tests
• Handling large data operations ensuring optimal performance on web
• Writing secure and compliant code using best practices for ensuring security on browsers.
• DevOps transformation using Agile and SCRUM methodologies.
• Provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Take part in regular engineering discussions and provide valuable inputs around project architecture and new technologies.
• Work alongside other team members & Leaders to elevate technology and consistently apply best practices.

Candidate Requirements & Qualifications

• 8–10 years of experience in frontend development, with at least 2+ years in a technical leadership or lead engineer role
• Proven expertise in JavaScript, TypeScript and functional programming.
• Hands on experience in design and development on UI front end technologies.
• Hands on experience with E2E frameworks.
• Hands-on experiences with UNIT testing frameworks.
• Good exposure to responsive and scalable web application development using HTML 5, CSS3, JavaScript.
• Experience in modern frontend frameworks like Vue 3, React, Angular etc.
• Experience in working with UI design systems and UI component libraries.
• Deep understanding of web application security best practices.
• Strong logical, analytics and problem-solving skills
• Must be able to work effectively across team boundaries.
• Attention to details.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Education:

• Engineering graduate or higher.

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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