Founding Engineer

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Munich

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About the Role Join a small, ambitious team building the core software platform that controls and optimises industrial battery storage assets across Europe. As a Founding Engineer, you will have outsized ownership across the full stack - from real-time optimisation algorithms and backend services to operator-facing dashboards and cloud infrastructure. Your work will directly shape both the product and the trajectory of the company at a critical early stage. This is an on-site, full-time position based in Munich, Germany. Visa sponsorship is available. What You'll Do • Own and build the core product powering real-time optimisation and forecasting for industrial energy assets. • Develop backend services and mixed-integer optimisation algorithms to process high-frequency data in real time. • Design and scale distributed infrastructure to support thousands of battery systems in production. • Build intuitive frontend dashboards that allow battery operators to monitor, control, and analyse their assets. • Implement containerised, CI/CD-driven deployment pipelines and maintain production observability. • Collaborate directly with founders and customers to define product features and translate operational requirements into engineering solutions. • Iterate rapidly based on feedback from live deployments. What We're Looking For Required: • Experience with real-time data processing and optimisation or forecasting systems. • Proven ability to design and operate scalable distributed backend systems for large-scale deployments. • Solid Python backend development skills, including mixed-integer optimisation. • Frontend development proficiency with JavaScript/TypeScript and React (Next.js preferred); experience with Tailwind CSS. • Containerisation and modern deployment practices - Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD for production services. • Experience with observability and monitoring tooling (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry). • Database design and data modelling experience (e.g. PostgreSQL or MySQL). • Cloud infrastructure experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure. • Startup experience (company under 3 years old and fewer than 50 employees qualifies). • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or Electrical Engineering with a grade better than 2.0 (German grading scale). • Fluency in German - the majority of customers communicate in German. Nice to Have: • Background or hands-on experience in the energy industry (battery storage, renewables, grid management, or similar). • Demonstrated track record of deploying optimisations in live production systems. Compensation & Benefits • Salary: €70,000 – €100,000 per year, depending on experience. • Founding-stage equity and meaningful ownership in the company's success. • High-impact role with direct influence over product and company direction. • Visa sponsorship available for qualified candidates. Location This is a fully on-site role in Munich, Germany. You will be working day-to-day with a tight-knit founding team in the office. Find Jobs in Germany on Arbeitnow