Australia
11 Jul 2026
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Lead AI Engineer

Powerline

Lead AI Engineer

Powerline, a VC-backed climate tech company, seeks a Lead AI Engineer to design and build agentic AI systems for autonomous energy asset operations. The role involves developing production-grade AI combining LLMs, time-series data, and optimization engines, requiring strong Python skills and experience with agentic frameworks.

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Salary

Not specified

Work Location

Australia, AU

Work Model

On-site

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Lead

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)
PythonLLMsAgentic AIRAGLangChainPydantic AIAPIsTime-series dataOptimization enginesAgent orchestration frameworksEvaluation frameworksMemory frameworksMulti-step decision systemsStateful agentsObservability
Soft Skills
CommunicationCollaborationOwnership mindsetProblem-solving

Preferred Qualifications

Technical (Nice-to-have)
Real-time data pipelinesStreaming data pipelinesElectricity marketsTradingEnergy systemsTime-series modelingForecastingOptimization systems

Key Responsibilities

  • Architect and build agentic AI systems that plan, reason, and act across workflows
  • Design tool-using agents that integrate with Powerline systems
  • Develop multi-step decision systems
  • Build stateful and long-running agents
  • Define and implement evaluation frameworks
  • Improve reliability, observability, and safety of LLM-based systems in production
  • Collaborate with energy market specialists to translate real-world workflows into agent behavior and logic
  • Help lead technical direction for agent architecture and system design
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