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Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors

Energy and climate advisory for buildings

Data & AI Engineer

AI Application Engineering +1Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Approximately 3+ years of combined experience in applied AI, data engineering, software engineering, or a related field.
  • Hands-on experience building applications using large language models or generative AI APIs.
  • Practical understanding of retrieval-augmented generation, embeddings, vector search, structured outputs, tool or function calling, and AI agents.
  • Strong proficiency in Python and SQL.
  • Experience with Databricks and the Microsoft Azure ecosystem.
  • Experience building production data pipelines, integrations, APIs, and analytical models.
  • Ability to work independently, navigate ambiguity, and make pragmatic technical decisions.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills.
  • Ability to write and communicate clearly in English.
  • Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop applications, agents, and automated workflows powered by large language models.
  • Build solutions using retrieval-augmented generation, search, embeddings, structured outputs, tool calling, and agentic workflows.
  • Develop reusable APIs, services, and integrations connecting AI systems to company data and knowledge.
  • Prototype quickly with users and help move successful solutions into production.
  • Design, build, and maintain data pipelines, integrations, data models, and data lake architecture using Azure and Databricks.
  • Integrate structured and unstructured data from APIs, business systems, databases, and documents.
  • Improve data and modeling workflows, focusing on performance and scalability.
  • Establish appropriate data quality, lineage, metadata, access controls, and governance.
  • Implement testing, monitoring, and evaluation for AI systems, including quality, reliability, latency, and cost.
  • Use Git, continuous integration and continuous delivery, and modern software development practices.
  • Incorporate security, privacy, responsible AI, and human oversight into solution design.
  • Help establish practical standards for AI and data architecture, development, documentation, and quality.
  • Partner with consultants and subject-matter experts to translate business needs into practical technical solutions.
  • Help users understand what AI can and cannot reliably do.
  • Support discovery, prototyping, and testing for internal and client-facing use cases.
  • Explain technical trade-offs clearly to technical and non-technical colleagues.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with Azure AI services, including Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Foundry.
  • Experience with Databricks data and AI capabilities, such as Unity Catalog, MLflow, and Vector Search.
  • Experience with agent frameworks or software development kits, such as Microsoft Agent Framework or OpenAI Agents SDK.
  • Experience with AI evaluation, tracing, and regression testing.
  • Experience with statistical modeling, forecasting, optimization, or applied machine learning.
  • Experience with Docker, infrastructure as code, and continuous integration and continuous delivery.
  • Ability to write and communicate clearly in French.
  • Bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience in energy, climate, utilities, buildings, or transportation domains.
  • Experience in consulting or professional services.
  • Familiarity with React and TypeScript.
  • Experience with knowledge management, enterprise search, or knowledge graphs.

About the Company

Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors

Energy and climate advisory for buildings

Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors provides research, analysis, and strategic counsel to help clients meet clean energy and climate goals, focusing on demand-side solutions for buildings, industry, renewables, and clean mobility. Their work uses data-driven analytics and practical experience to deliver actionable recommendations and clear communications for clients and stakeholders, supported by a full range of services. The firm differentiates itself through a deep pool of expertise (over 300 years combined) and a proven track record with utilities, governments, solution providers, and large consumers, along with an implementation-focused approach. Its goal is to help clients build a sustainable energy future.

Company size
11-50
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Montreal, Canada
Founded
2011

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