Founding Engineer
clera · Munich · onsite
About the RoleAs a Founding Engineer at an early-stage energy storage software startup, you will build across the full stack of a product for optimizing and forecasting industrial battery systems. You will help shape the product and its technical foundations as the team grows.
What You'll Do- Build backend services and optimization algorithms for real-time energy asset processing.
- Develop dashboards that let battery operators monitor and control their systems.
- 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- No more than five years of work experience, with graduation in 2023 or later.
- Full-stack familiarity with React and TypeScript on the frontend and Python on the backend, plus experience with Tailwind CSS.
- Experience with a startup of fewer than 50 employees that was founded less than three years ago.
- Energy industry experience and a track record of deploying optimizations in production.
- A solid understanding of mixed-integer optimization and 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 and a semester abroad at a leading university in the US, UK, or Asia.
Compensation & BenefitsSalary range: €70,000 to €100,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.
LocationOn-site in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, five days per week.