Founding Product Engineer
$85,000–$140,000 year
On-siteMunich, Bavaria, Germany
Job Summary
Own the full product lifecycle from design through deployment for an enterprise-grade AI platform optimizing industrial energy procurement. Translate customer objectives into requirements and build performant backend services alongside intuitive frontend UIs for complex decision-support workflows. Train time-series forecasting models for power consumption and develop linear optimization algorithms to reduce customer energy costs. Help choose and evolve the core tech stack including PostgreSQL, TypeScript, React, and Python. This high-ownership role involves working directly with founders and customers to shape product direction from the ground up in Munich, Germany.
Required Qualifications
- 2+ years of software engineering experience delivering scalable web applications, ideally in an early-stage startup environment
- Proven ability to deliver full product features independently in close collaboration with customers
- Strong fundamentals for building robust, maintainable, and scalable full-stack web applications
- Experience building backend services for data-intensive applications
- Experience building frontend UIs for complex, data-rich decision-support systems
- A genuine product mindset — you think about outcomes, not just output
- Comfort with ambiguity and a high-ownership, fast-paced startup culture
- Visa sponsorship is not available — candidates must have an existing right to work in Germany
Desired Qualifications
- Hands-on experience with time-series forecasting and/or linear optimization
- Familiarity with PostgreSQL, TypeScript, React, Python, FastAPI, or Supabase
- Background as a startup CTO, founding engineer, or technical co-founder
- Interest in or knowledge of energy markets, industrial operations, or sustainability tech
- Experience at companies in the industrial technology, energy management, or AI/data space
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