Founding Engineer
CleraOn-site - Munich, Bavaria, GermanyPosted 2026-11-14
- 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. As a Founding Engineer, you will shape the product across backend services, operator interfaces, and cloud infrastructure, helping battery operators manage and optimize distributed energy assets.
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 their assets.
- 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
- Founding or founding product engineering experience at an early-stage startup.
- Up to five years of work experience, with graduation in 2023 or later.
- Full-stack familiarity with React and TypeScript, Python, and Tailwind CSS.
- Hands-on experience with energy systems, energy management controllers, and the energy industry.
- Experience deploying production optimizations 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.
- A semester abroad at a highly regarded university in the US, UK, or Asia, and participation in a selective student group.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary: €70,000 to €100,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.
Location
On-site in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, five days per week.