Founding Engineer

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.