Founding Engineer

Department: Engineering

Location: Munich

Employment Type: FullTime

About the Role

Join an early-stage energy software team building tools to optimize industrial battery storage. You will own key parts of the product, from real-time backend services and optimization algorithms to operator dashboards and scalable infrastructure.

What You'll Do

• Build backend services and optimization algorithms for real-time energy asset processing.

• Develop dashboards that help battery operators monitor and control assets.

• Design and scale cloud infrastructure for distributed battery systems.

• Deploy production optimizations and improve them using real-world feedback.

• Work with cross-functional partners to define product features and requirements.

What We're Looking For

• Up to five years of professional experience, with a degree completed in 2023 or later.

• Full-stack experience with React and TypeScript, Python, and Tailwind CSS.

• Experience working with energy systems, energy management controllers, or the broader energy industry.

• Familiarity with mixed-integer optimization and a track record of deploying optimizations in production.

• Experience with cloud infrastructure on AWS, GCP, or Azure.

• Startup experience at a company with fewer than 50 employees and under three years old.

• A bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, mathematics, or electrical engineering, with grades better than 2.0.

• Fluent or near-fluent German proficiency.

• A semester abroad at a highly regarded university in the US, UK, or Asia.

• Participation in a selective extracurricular group during university is a plus.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: €70,000 to €100,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available. Equity details were not provided.

Location

On-site in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, five days per week.