Founding Engineer / Technical Director (AI & Energy Tech)

Location: Remote (UAE preferred)
Type: Full-time
Compensation: Salary + equity

An early-stage climate technology startup backed by global accelerator programs is building a platform designed to help data centers plan and manage their energy procurement.

As AI infrastructure grows, data centers face increasing challenges in forecasting energy demand, securing reliable power supply, and managing complex energy contracts. The company is developing a SaaS platform that helps data centers plan energy strategy, execute procurement, and monitor contract performance.

The founding team is now looking for a Technical Director / Founding Engineer to lead the technical development of the platform and help build the engineering team.

This role offers the opportunity to shape the product architecture, build the core system, and grow into a future CTO position.

The platform is being built around three core modules:

Planning Module

A forecasting system that helps data centers model their future energy demand and optimize energy procurement strategies.

Contracting Module

A workflow platform that enables organizations to issue RFPs, negotiate power purchase agreements (PPAs), and execute energy procurement contracts.

Monitoring Module

A system that tracks contract performance and evaluates energy procurement against organizational KPIs.

• Architect and build the core SaaS platform

• Develop forecasting and data-processing systems for energy demand modeling

• Implement AI-enabled tools using AWS technologies such as Bedrock and SageMaker

• Work closely with the founders and a power systems engineer to translate business logic into software architecture

• Lead and mentor a small team of engineers

• Recruit additional developers as the platform scales

• Prepare technical demonstrations for investors and customers

The role is expected to be hands-on, combining software development with technical leadership.

Technologies currently used include:

• AWS cloud infrastructure

• AWS Bedrock

• SageMaker

• Full-stack development frameworks

• Data modeling and forecasting systems

We are looking for someone who:

• Has strong full-stack software development experience

• Is comfortable building products in early-stage startup environments

• Has experience with AWS infrastructure

• Understands machine learning, forecasting models, or generative AI tools

• Has experience leading engineering teams

• Can translate business problems into technical solutions

Experience with the following areas is highly valuable:

• Energy markets or power systems

• Trading platforms

• Contracting or regulatory software

• Data center technologies

The successful candidate will take ownership of the technical roadmap and work closely with the founders to deliver the first version of the platform.

This role is expected to evolve into a Chief Technology Officer position as the company scales.

• Competitive startup salary

• Equity participation starting at ~2%

• Potential to increase equity up to 10% upon transition to CTO

• Standard 4-year vesting schedule

• Build a platform addressing the energy challenges of AI infrastructure

• Join an early-stage startup backed by major accelerator programs

• Lead the technical direction of the company from the ground up

• Opportunity to grow into a founding CTO role