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title: 'Senior Software Engineer - Digitisation at Neara'
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# Senior Software Engineer - Digitisation at Neara

- **Company:** Neara
- **Location:** Sydney, Australia
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-10-21
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-23
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/neara/357478aa-cfae-42c0-b2b9-b90dd9be1e38

## Job description

Imagine having the power to stress-test an entire power grid against a hurricane or thunderstorm before the clouds even gather. That is the reality we are creating at Neara.

We use advanced machine learning to create engineering-grade, physics enabled digital twins of electricity grids across four continents, this helps asset owners understand their biggest challenges and bring the most viable solutions to life across millions of kilometres of infrastructure.

By simulating extreme weather and structural stress at a network-wide scale, we empower the world’s largest utilities to pinpoint risks, optimise investments and build a more resilient global energy future.

Our team is a collection of brilliant minds who are fanatical about making a tangible difference in the real world, utilising AI and machine learning to accelerate everything from data classification to complex scenario analysis. We have built a special culture where innovation thrives because everyone owns the mission and we need smart, creative people to help us scale this impact to every corner of the globe.

## ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Senior Software Engineer in our Digitisation group, your goal is to make building digital twins self-service.

Our digital twins are built from LiDAR, imagery and other data sources using a mix of machine learning and algorithms, and then refined by our global delivery teams. You’ll build the platform that sits between those algorithms and the people who deliver with them. When you succeed, a user can:

- Run the build without help: Take the process from start to finish. When a step fails, they can see what went wrong and unblock it without a developer.
- Fix what the algorithms got wrong: A clean run doesn’t guarantee a correct model. Users can find where the output is off, fix it quickly and confirm it’s right before they finish. Several people can work on the same model at once without conflict.
- Know where they stand: Users see machine time, human correction time, processing errors and output quality at every stage. They get an early forecast of final throughput and quality, early enough to act on it.

Our stack spans a Dart-based client application, high-performance C++/Rust computation and simulation engines, and a Java backend for large-scale data services and APIs. Whether your own background is front end, backend, or systems, what matters is that you can earn credibility with engineers working in unfamiliar territory and know which technical trade-offs are worth your attention.

## WHAT YOU WILL OWN

- The interface between the algorithms and the people who use them - Model quality, before the model reaches any downstream use case. Surfacing problems clearly enough that non-developers can act on them, and feeding human corrections back into our ML systems as training and evaluation data
- The frameworks that let this scale - Breaking work into standard, repeatable units that are measured the same way across projects and regions, so they can be forecast
- Tooling performance - Our delivery teams work in this platform all day. Load times and interaction latency decide how much work gets done and how good it is.
- Rollout, not just the build - Your users are internal teams spread across global regions, and rollout isn’t done until people are using what you’ve built.

## WHAT YOU’LL BRING

- A strong track record designing and shipping complex, production-grade systems
- Care for the end-user experience, especially for expert users who spend all day in your tools
- Product sense: you get to know your users, gather good requirements and stay focused on outcomes
- Depth of experience & interest in modern programming languages such as Java, C++, Dart, TypeScript, WebGL, and Python
- The ability to get up to speed quickly in unfamiliar technical areas and deliver ambitious work in steps
- A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Nice to haves

- Human-in-the-loop systems: review and QA workflows, task routing and assignment, or consensus and adjudication at scale
- Owning a DSL, expression language or low-code surface that other teams build on
- Supporting distributed operational teams across time zones
- Building dense, stateful tools for expert users (e.g. CAD, GIS, IDEs or serious data visualisation)
- Exposure to geospatial systems, LiDAR, utilities, energy or physics-based platforms

Interested in the machine learning side of Digitisation? See our[Machine Learning Engineer role](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/neara/1ea30af7-974f-49cf-8742-edcfc4230c52).

## WHAT WE OFFER

- Competitive salary and meaningful ESOP
- Fully flexible working arrangements with a well-stocked office in Redfern
- Regular office events
- The real benefit: working on a complex, innovative and industry-leading product that makes a real difference in the world around us.

To apply, please use the online application link below. Neara values diversity, belonging and equal employment opportunities. We encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

Please note that you will require current and unrestricted working rights to be considered for the role. Unfortunately, we are not in a position to offer visa sponsorship at this time.

No agencies or third-party service providers, please.

## #LI-AP1

## About Neara

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Neara builds the first physics-enabled digital twin platform that models critical infrastructure networks (power grids, utilities) to simulate real-world conditions, optimize resilience, and accelerate the energy transition.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series D, raised ~AUD 90M in February 2026)
- **Headquarters**: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- **Founded**: 2016
- **Founders**: Jack Curtis (Co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer) and others (exact list not fully public; co-founder team includes engineering and domain experts)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Software Development for Energy & Infrastructure (power transmission, distribution, renewables, grid resilience)
- **Target customers**: B2B – utilities (electric, gas, water), network operators, renewable energy developers, and infrastructure owners. Works with ~90% of Australian network utilities and international partners like Southern California Edison, CenterPoint Energy, ESB Networks, Scottish Power.
- **Mission statement**: Provide utilities and infrastructure owners with a physics-accurate digital twin that moves them from seeing “what is” to understanding “what if,” enabling safer, more resilient systems and better-informed investment decisions.

## Products & Services
- **Neara Platform (Physics-Enabled Digital Twin)**: SaaS platform that creates a geometrically precise, behaviourally accurate 3D model of entire infrastructure networks (poles, lines, vegetation, terrain). It runs network-wide simulations for severe weather, wildfire, flooding, load growth, and asset failure. Modules include:
  - **Resiliency & Reliability**: Assess and harden networks against storms, heat, and fire.
  - **Wildfire Mitigation**: Identify high-risk assets and prioritise intervention.
  - **Vegetation Management**: Automate clearance compliance.
  - **Design & Construction**: Simulate new feeder builds, pole replacements, and reconfigurations.
  - **Risk & Value Optimization**: Quantify investment trade-offs and regulator-ready reports.
  - **Renewable Energy & Decarbonization**: Analyse capacity for new generation connections and grid interconnection.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company).
- **Key Metrics**:
  - **Total Funding**: ~AUD 180M (~USD 150.8M) as of Feb 2026, including Series D led by TCV.
  - **Annual Revenue**: ~USD 5.2M (estimated from LinkedIn; likely conservative given headcount and funding stage).
  - **Global Reach**: Modeled over 15 million assets covering more than 3 million km across four continents.
  - **Customers**: Partnerships with global utilities including Southern California Edison, CenterPoint Energy, ESB Networks, Scottish Power, Essential Energy, Ausgrid, Powercor, SA Power Networks.
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: TCV (lead, Series D), Partners Group, EQT, Square Peg Capital, Skip Capital, Prosus Ventures, OIF Ventures.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount grew 73.4% YoY (176 employees from 85).
  - Active job postings: 44 (up 83.3% YoY).
  - Series D raised AUD 90M in Feb 2026 to accelerate AI/ML talent and global expansion.
  - Claims customers bring new infrastructure online 85% faster and achieve 8-9 figure cost savings.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Physics-first approach**: Unlike typical AI/ML pattern-matching, Neara’s digital twin is built on real-world physics (structural, thermal, loading, clearance) – grounding every simulation in engineering reality.
- **Single unified model**: One platform replaces fragmented point solutions (vegetation, inspection, storm, load) – all workflows feed from the same geometrically and behaviourally accurate twin.
- **Deep domain expertise**: Years working with large utilities; understands regulatory, safety, and operational constraints.
- **High switching costs**: Once a utility builds its entire operations on Neara’s model, replacing it is extremely difficult.
- **Global references**: Partnerships with marquee utilities in the US, Europe, and Australia provide credibility.

## Strategic Focus
- **Talent pipeline**: Accelerating hiring of ML and AI engineers to further develop the physics-enabled technology.
- **International expansion**: Growing commercial teams in the US, UK, Europe (Lithuania), India, and Philippines.
- **Addressing infrastructure crisis**: Focusing on data centre load growth, renewable interconnection, and grid hardening under climate stress.
- **Product depth**: Adding more solutions on the same platform (e.g., wildfire, flood, capacity, design).

## Why Work Here
- **High-stakes impact**: Work directly affects how utilities keep the lights on, prevent wildfires, and prepare for storms – real-world consequences for every line of code.
- **Engineering culture**: Deep spatial ML, computational geometry, and physics simulation – not another CRUD app. “We don’t do hypothetical,” says the careers page.
- **Global team**: 176 people across 10+ countries (Australia, US, UK, Lithuania, India, Philippines, etc.). Hybrid/remote-friendly roles observed in open postings.
- **Growth trajectory**: 73% headcount growth in the last year, 44 open roles – opportunity to shape the company as it scales.
- **Values**: “Mission-critical impact,” “engineering-grade reality,” and “high stakes, high support.” They invest in people with talent communities and a structured hiring process.
- **Notable perks**: Not explicitly listed, but emphasis on autonomy, solving ambiguous problems, and collaborative deep-dive interviews. Roles include Senior ML Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineer, Customer Success, Product Manager.

## Sources
1. [neara.com – Homepage](https://neara.com/)
2. [neara.com – Careers](https://neara.com/company/careers/)
3. [linkedin.com – Neara Company Page](https://au.linkedin.com/company/neara)
4. [neara.com – Press Release: $90M Series D](https://neara.com/resources/press/neara-raises-90-million-to-solve-the-global-infrastructure-crisis-with-ai/)
5. [neara.com – Talent Community](https://neara.com/company/talent-community/)

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