Founding Engineer

About the Role

Join an early-stage energy software team building tools for industrial battery storage. As a Founding Engineer, you will shape the product across backend services, operator interfaces, and cloud infrastructure, helping battery operators manage and optimize distributed energy assets.

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 their assets.

• Design and scale cloud infrastructure for distributed battery systems.

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

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

What We're Looking For

• Founding or founding product engineering experience at an early-stage startup.

• Up to five years of work experience, with graduation in 2023 or later.

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

• Hands-on experience with energy systems, energy management controllers, and the energy industry.

• Experience deploying production optimizations and a solid understanding of mixed-integer optimization.

• Cloud infrastructure experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure.

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

• Fluent or near-fluent German.

• A semester abroad at a highly regarded university in the US, UK, or Asia, and participation in a selective student group.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: €70,000 to €100,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.

Location

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