About us:

Founded in 1990, LS Power is a premier development, investment, and operating company focused on the North American power and energy infrastructure sector, with leading platforms across generation, transmission and energy expansion solutions. Since inception, LS Power has developed or acquired 50,000 MW of power generation, including utility-scale solar, wind, hydro, battery energy storage, and natural gas-fired facilities. Through its transmission business, LS Power Grid, the company built and operates 780+ miles of high-voltage transmission and 7 transmission utilities and has another 375+ miles currently in construction or development. LS Power actively invests in and scales businesses that are meeting the growing needs of the energy expansion, including electric vehicle charging, demand response, microgrids, renewable fuels and waste-to-energy platforms. Over the years, LS Power has raised more than $76 billion in debt and equity capital to support North American infrastructure.

Our Purpose, Mission, & Values:

Our Purpose is to solve complex energy problems that improve the world

Our Mission is to make lives better by developing a cleaner and more reliable energy ecosystem

Our Values are the willingness to participate in and help strengthen our culture of integrity, Innovation, Teamwork, and Taking Ownership

Our People create value and are our Most Valuable asset.  We take our values of Integrity, Innovation, Teamwork and Taking Ownership seriously and ask candidates to think about how they can help us further enhance our culture with their specific skillsets, capabilities and experiences.

Benefits

We provide our team the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and continue in their career growth. We are committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits that include 100% employer paid premium healthcare, paid parental leave and more.

Compensation

The salary for this role is $90,000-$130,000. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in New York.  This salary range may also be modified in the future.

About the Role:

As LS Power expands its use of AI and automation across business units, we are seeking an AI & Automation Developer to serve as an embedded technical resource within a designated business unit. In this role, you will work directly with business leadership and subject matter experts to identify opportunities, build solutions, and deploy tools that improve efficiency and decision-making.

This is a highly hands‑on role for a pragmatic builder who can translate business processes into technical solutions, select appropriate tools or models, and develop production‑ready applications in an enterprise environment. You will operate with a high degree of ownership, functioning as a dedicated technical resource within the business unit, while collaborating with LS Power’s broader technology and development community.

What you will do:

Build & Deploy Automation

• Design, develop, and maintain automation workflows and AI‑enabled tools to improve efficiency and reduce manual processes.
• Leverage large language model (LLM) APIs (e.g., OpenAI, Claude) and agentic frameworks to build task‑specific applications.
• Integrate solutions with existing enterprise systems, data sources, and SaaS platforms.

Partner with the Business

• Translate business needs into technical requirements and scalable solutions.
• Collaborate directly with operators, analysts, and leadership to identify high‑impact automation opportunities.
• Provide training and documentation to ensure adoption and long‑term maintainability of solutions.

Collaborate Across LS Power

• Coordinate with central IT on security reviews, enterprise architecture, and governance standards.
• Partner with developers across business units to share best practices, reuse components, and align on development standards.
• Contribute to the evolution of LS Power’s AI governance framework and technical ecosystem.

We want you on our team because you…

• Bring hands‑on experience building and deploying automation or software solutions in an enterprise environment.
• Are proficient in Python and/or JavaScript and comfortable working across the full development lifecycle.
• Have experience working with LLM APIs, prompt engineering, and building production‑ready integrations.
• Can independently scope, build, and deploy solutions with minimal oversight.
• Communicate effectively with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Have experience working with modern development tools, including AI‑assisted coding platforms.

Ideally, you have…

• 2+ years of professional experience in software development, automation, or related technical roles.
• Experience working with cloud-native data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric).
• Familiarity with unstructured data pipelines, OCR, or intelligent document processing.
• Experience with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) or agent-based workflows.
• Exposure to secure software development practices and SDLC considerations.
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and enterprise security frameworks.
• Familiarity with workflow automation platforms (e.g., Power Automate).
• Prior exposure to the energy industry, power markets, or asset management environments.