Founding Product Engineer
clera · Munich
Open. First seen 20 September 2026.
Description
About the Role
A role on the founding team helping shape an enterprise‑grade energy procurement platform. You will own the full product lifecycle from idea to deployment and work closely with customers and founders to turn market data into scalable solutions.
What You'll Do
Take ownership of end to end product development from design to deployment Translate product objectives into clear technical requirements in collaboration with customers Design simple, iterative solutions for complex procurement and energy problems Develop performant backend services for a data intensive application Build intuitive user interfaces for a complex decision support system Train time series forecasting models for power consumption and renewables production Develop linear optimisation algorithms to reduce customer energy costs Help select and shape the core tech stack including PostgreSQL, TypeScript, React and Python What We're Looking For Strong software engineering fundamentals with experience delivering robust, scalable web applications in a startup environment Product mindset with the ability to deliver full product features independently with customers Hands on or strong interest in time series forecasting and or linear optimisation Comfort across backend and frontend domains; familiarity with PostgreSQL, TypeScript, React and Python is a plus Experience building frontend UI for complex decision support systems and backend services for data intensive applications Early stage startup experience preferred; broad technical leadership experience is a plus Curiosity about energy markets and data driven business applications Willingness to work on site in Munich for the majority of the week with some remote flexibility Compensation & Benefits Salary : 85,000 EUR to 140,000 EUR annually Visa sponsorship : not available Note: equity or other benefits are not disclosed in the available information. Location Primary location: Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Hybrid work arrangement; requires on site presence in Munich for the majority of the week.
ABOUT THE ROLE
A role on the founding team helping shape an enterprise‑grade energy procurement platform. You will own the full product lifecycle from idea to deployment and work closely with customers and founders to turn market data into scalable solutions.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Take ownership of end to end product development from design to deployment
- Translate product objectives into clear technical requirements in collaboration with customers
- Design simple, iterative solutions for complex procurement and energy problems
- Develop performant backend services for a data intensive application
- Build intuitive user interfaces for a complex decision support system
- Train time series forecasting models for power consumption and renewables production
- Develop linear optimisation algorithms to reduce customer energy costs
- Help select and shape the core tech stack including PostgreSQL, TypeScript, React and Python WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- Strong software engineering fundamentals with experience delivering robust, scalable web applications in a startup environment
- Product mindset with the ability to deliver full product features independently with customers
- Hands on or strong interest in time series forecasting and or linear optimisation
- Comfort across backend and frontend domains; familiarity with PostgreSQL, TypeScript, React and Python is a plus
- Experience building frontend UI for complex decision support systems and backend services for data intensive applications
- Early stage startup experience preferred; broad technical leadership experience is a plus
- Curiosity about energy markets and data driven business applications
- Willingness to work on site in Munich for the majority of the week with some remote flexibility COMPENSATION & BENEFITS Salary: 85,000 EUR to 140,000 EUR annually Visa sponsorship: not available Note: equity or other benefits are not disclosed in the available information. LOCATION Primary location: Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Hybrid work arrangement; requires on site presence in Munich for the majority of the week.
Posting history
Reposted 3 times since 9 September 2026: a posting for this role in Munich was taken down and the role was posted again.
- 20 September 2026 – open (this posting)
- 19 September 2026 – open
- 13 September 2026 – closed 19 September 2026
- 12 September 2026 – closed 18 September 2026
- 11 September 2026 – closed 14 September 2026
- 9 September 2026 – closed 12 September 2026
Salary context
8 other open postings titled Founding Product Engineer state a salary: median USD 165,000 to USD 195,000 a year.
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