Founding Engineer

About the Role

Join an early-stage industrial energy software team building software to optimize and control battery storage systems. In this hands-on founding role, you will shape the product and build the systems that help operators manage energy assets in real time.

What You'll Do

• Build backend services and optimization algorithms for real-time energy asset operations and forecasting.
• Create dashboards that let battery operators monitor and control their systems.
• Design and operate scalable infrastructure for deployments across thousands of battery systems.
• Work with cross-functional teammates to define product requirements and deliver production-ready features.
• Deploy optimizations and improve them based on feedback from real-world use.

What We're Looking For

• Up to five years of work experience, with a degree completed in 2023 or later.
• A bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, mathematics, or electrical engineering, with a grade better than 2.0.
• Full-stack experience building production applications with React, TypeScript, and Python, plus experience with Tailwind CSS.
• Experience with energy systems, energy management controllers, and preferably real-time data processing, forecasting, or optimization deployed in production.
• Experience in a fast-paced startup, as well as cloud infrastructure such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Fluent or near-fluent German and a semester abroad at a leading university in the US, UK, or Asia.
• Experience in a selective extracurricular group during university studies is valued.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary range: €70,000 to €100,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.

Location

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