Founding Engineer
CleraOn-site - Munich, Bavaria, GermanyPosted 2026-11-07
- This listing's locations
- On-site - Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- Employment
- Full-time
- Workplace
- On site
- Compensation
- EUR 70000–100000 per year
Department: Engineering
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About the Role
Join an early-stage energy software team building tools for industrial battery storage. You will own core product development across backend services, optimization, operator interfaces, and cloud infrastructure.
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 assets.
- Design and scale cloud infrastructure for distributed battery systems.
- Deploy production optimizations and improve them using real-world feedback.
- Work with cross-functional teammates to define product features and requirements.
What We're Looking For
- Up to five years of professional experience and a graduation date of 2023 or later.
- Full-stack experience with React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, and Python.
- Hands-on experience with energy systems and energy management controllers, plus demonstrated interest in the energy sector.
- Experience as a founding engineer or founding product engineer, ideally at an early-stage startup.
- Experience deploying optimization methods in production 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 and a semester abroad at a highly regarded university in the US, UK, or Asia.
- Participation in a selective extracurricular group during university is a plus.
Compensation & Benefits
Annual base salary: €70,000 to €100,000. Visa sponsorship is available.
Location
On-site in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, five days per week.