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# Founding Engineer

- **Company:** Clera
- **Location:** München, Germany
- **Salary:** €70,000.0 - €100,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Python (Programming Language), Next.js, TypeScript, Data Processing, Tailwind, ReactJS, Backend, Optimization Algorithms, Front End Software Development
- **Published:** May 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://de.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=851b9f0805044e01

## About the Role

Do you have experience in TypeScript?, Do you have a Master's degree?, Required (dealbreakers):

 * Frontend development skills with JavaScript/TypeScript and React (Next.js preferred).
 * Proven full-stack engineering experience building production applications.

Also required:

 * Experience with Tailwind CSS.
 * CS, Mathematics, or Electrical Engineering degree (Bachelor's or Master's) with a grade better than 2.0.
 * Startup experience (company younger than 3 years and fewer than 50 employees).
 * Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
 * Solid backend development in Python, including mixed-integer optimization.
 * Fluent German - essential, as the majority of customers operate in German.

Nice to have:

 * Prior experience in the energy industry.
 * Experience deploying optimizations in production systems.

## Description

Join an early-stage B2B SaaS company in the energy tech space as a Founding Engineer. You'll own the core product that drives real-time optimization and forecasting for commercial and industrial battery storage assets - helping operators turn battery systems into revenue-generating assets. This is a high-impact, hands-on role at the heart of the product and company trajectory., * Own and build the core product powering real-time optimization and forecasting for energy assets.

 * Develop backend services and optimization algorithms to process data in real time.
 * Create frontend dashboards enabling battery operators to monitor and control assets.
 * Design and scale cloud infrastructure to support thousands of battery systems.
 * Collaborate cross-functionally to define product features and requirements.
 * Deploy production-ready optimizations and iterate based on real-world feedback.


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