Director of AI - Agentic Systems

Director of AI

Climatize makes it incredibly simple to invest in renewable energy projects across the US while potentially earning up to 12.75% annually. Having successfully raised over $12,300,000 for 26 renewable energy projects since our launch in May 2023, we're expanding our engineering team and seeking a founding AI / ML Engineer to be the technical lead for a new product line.

Our mission is to generate $1 Billion per year of new investments in renewable energy by 2030 while the vision is to build a global network for climate finance.

Media features include among Fast Company's 2024 World Changing Ideas Company of the Year, The Wall Street Journal & Forbes.

This role includes both salary and stock options. Salary will be geographically adjusted.

Key Responsibilities :

Architect and lead development of a production-grade multi-agent system designed for renewable energy project development.

Implement agent workflows covering :

Legislative and interconnection research

Engineering design optimization using third-party APIs (e.g., Helioscope)

Automated permitting document retrieval and generation

Investment memo preparation with financial modeling and risk analysis

Build and maintain a supervisory agent layer for evaluation, error handling, and memory management across tasks.

Integrate the system with external tools (Helioscope, Paces, Energy Toolbase), vector databases, and structured document pipelines.

Lead orchestration of LLMs and APIs, including LangChain, RAG pipelines, and commercial models (OpenAI, Claude, Manus).

Own deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement cycles to ensure reliability, scalability, and compliance with performance and safety requirements.

What we’re looking for :

You'll need to be passionate about rolling your sleeves up & doing the work. Ideal candidates must have a strong bias toward action with the ability to problem-solve quickly and make decisions based on Climatize business and product goals.

Basic Qualifications :

7+ years professional experience in software engineering or applied ML, with 2+ years building production AI agents or multi-agent systems.

Demonstrated expertise in orchestrating LLMs with APIs, including LangChain and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).

Proven track record in designing and delivering autonomous AI system architectures with measurable reliability.

Strong backend engineering background (Python, Docker, cloud deployment).

Clear understanding of distinctions between tool-use, agentic reasoning, and autonomous execution.

Preferred : Experience with solar design tools (Helioscope, PVsyst, Aurora), geospatial / energy data workflows, or project finance.

Preferred Qualifications :

• 2 years of energy experience.

Experience integrating solar and energy system design tools (Helioscope, PVsyst, SAM, Energy Toolbase) into automated workflows.

Familiarity with permitting, interconnection, and compliance processes in distributed energy projects.

Background in renewable energy, infrastructure, or climate technology product development.

Proficiency with vector databases, RAG architectures, and hybrid retrieval systems.

Prior experience automating document workflows (OCR, templating, compliance reporting).

Track record working in early-stage startups or entrepreneurial environments with high technical autonomy.

Join our passionate team of engineers and contribute to the success and growth of our innovative software solutions. If you're a motivated individual with a track record of delivering high-quality products, we'd love to hear from you!

Interview Process

During the interview process, we’ll ask questions that help us understand your motives, dreams, and passions— and encourage you to do the same to us. If there isn’t enough time for us to get to know each other as people, we’ll schedule more time. Deciding to join a team this early can be a huge leap and one we want to mutually feel ecstatic about. Excited to hear about what drives and motivates you to tackle climate change.

Here’s the format we plan to follow :

Screening Call with Will (CEO & Co-Founder)

Technical Screening Call with Shaun (VP, Engineering)

Technical design challenge - 4 days

Culture fit meeting with Alba (COO & Co-Founder)

Culture fit meeting with Will (CEO & Co-Founder)

About Climatize

Working with us means joining a team where passion drives environmental stewardship, diversity is embraced, transparency and trust thrive, action is taken fearlessly, ownership is cherished, and big thinking meets purposeful action. Together, we create a better world.

Here's a little bit about our culture :

We’re Here to Win Championships

We’re Building a Movement

We Understand the Stakes

We Think Big & Dive Deep

We Achieve More with Less