Company
Engineering
FoundingProductEngineer
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“Founding Product Engineer. Skills: Product engineering, Backend development, Frontend development, Energy markets. Take ownership of product lifecycle. Translate product objectives into requirements”
What You'll Achieve.
Turn market data into solutions; Turn energy dynamics into solutions; Reduce customer energy costs
Industry & Context.
Solve complex problems
Work on-site in Munich, Occasional remote work flexibility
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Software engineering fundamentals, Experience building web applications, Product mindset, Deliver full product features independently
Nice to Have
Hands-on experience in time-series forecasting, Hands-on experience in linear optimisation, Interest in time-series forecasting, Interest in linear optimisation, FastAPI experience, Supabase experience, Early-stage startup experience, Generalist engineer background, Former CTO background, Demonstrated startup mindset, Demonstrated grit
What You'll Do.
Take ownership of product lifecycle
Translate product objectives into requirements
Design iterative solutions
Develop backend services
Build user interfaces
Train time-series forecasting models
Develop linear optimisation algorithms
Choose core tech stack
Shape core tech stack
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Close collaboration with customers; Close collaboration with founders
Full Job Description
ABOUT THE ROLE We're hiring a Founding Product Engineer to join the early team and help shape an enterprise-grade energy procurement platform. You'll take ownership of the full product lifecycle, working closely with customers and founders to turn market data and energy market dynamics into scalable, high-impact solutions. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Take ownership of the full product lifecycle from design to deployment - Translate product objectives into clear requirements in close collaboration with customers - Design simple, iterative solutions to complex procurement and energy problems - Develop performant backend services for a data-intensive application - Build intuitive, elegant user interfaces for a complex decision-support system - Train time-series forecasting models for power consumption and renewables production - Develop linear optimisation algorithms that reduce customer energy costs - Help choose and shape the core tech stack, including PostgreSQL, TypeScript, React, and Python WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - Strong software engineering fundamentals with experience building robust, maintainable, scalable web applications in a high-intensity or startup environment - A product mindset and the ability to deliver full product features independently with customers - Hands-on experience or strong interest in time-series forecasting and/or linear optimisation (preferred) - Comfortable working across backend and frontend domains; familiarity with PostgreSQL, TypeScript, React, and Python is a plus, and FastAPI or Supabase experience is welcome but not required - Early-stage startup experience preferred; generalist engineer or former CTO background is a plus, while corporate backgrounds are acceptable with demonstrated startup mindset and grit - Curiosity for energy markets and complex, data-intensive business applications - Willingness to work on-site in Munich the majority of the week (flexibility for occasional remote work) LOCATION Munich, Germany
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