Principal Software Engineer

Energy Exemplar Pty Ltd; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 2,500,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Exemplar is seeking a Software Engineer for our Pune, India team. Reporting to the Software Engineering Manager, you will deliver quality and performant software for our cloud-based platforms, including PLEXOS and Aurora, and design solutions by analyzing information needs and following the software development lifecycle.

You will collaborate with global teams to enable scalable energy decisions. The role requires 9+ years in product development, cloud experience, strong OOP with .NET/C#,

Qualifications

• Graduate with CS/Engineering or related discipline.
• Strong logical, analytics and problem-solving skills.
• Must work effectively across team boundaries.
• Attention to details.
• Experience with cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Deliver quality, performant software across use cases.
• Follow the software development lifecycle from analysis to deployment.
• Mentor junior engineers and collaborate across teams.

Job description

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, 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 Position Reporting to the Software Engineering Manager as a member of the Development team in India, the 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. Location: 4th Floor, WeWork Amanora Crest, Amanora Park Town, Magarpatta, Hadapsar, Pune, Maharashtra 411028 Work Type: Hybrid (3 days a week in office) We are looking for:

• 9+ years of experience in product development field
• 2+ years of recent experience in building products on cloud
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and designing for performance
• Strong knowledge in OOPS with .Net, C# or relevant technologies with SQL Server or any RDBMS
• For Fullstack roles, hands-on experience in development with either Angular, VueJS or React
• Experience with Microservices Architecture
• Hands-on experience in building products for Unix systems in addition to Windows
• Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and AWS/Azure cloud services
• Knowledge of asynchronous programming and WebAPI development is required
• Knowledge and awareness of cloud/ application security is a must (OWASP, PII, GDPR)
• Extensive experience in mentoring junior engineers to success
• 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

Candidate Requirements & Qualifications:

• Graduate/Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline
• Strong logical, analytics and problem-solving skills
• Must be able to work effectively across team boundaries
• Attention to details
• Ability to work independently

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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