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Clera

Founding Engineer

Munich
Salary
€70,000 - €100,000 annually
Level
Mid
Work type
On-site · Munich
Visa
Sponsors visas

Open. First seen 22 October 2026.

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About the role

About the Role

Join an early-stage energy software team building tools to optimize industrial battery storage. You will own key parts of the product, from real-time backend services and optimization algorithms to operator dashboards and scalable infrastructure.

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 assets.
  • Design and scale cloud infrastructure for distributed battery systems.
  • Deploy production optimizations and improve them using real-world feedback.
  • Work with cross-functional partners to define product features and requirements.

What We're Looking For

  • Up to five years of professional experience, with a degree completed in 2023 or later.
  • Full-stack experience with React and TypeScript, Python, and Tailwind CSS.
  • Experience working with energy systems, energy management controllers, or the broader energy industry.
  • Familiarity with mixed-integer optimization and a track record of deploying optimizations in production.
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure on AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Startup experience at a company with fewer than 50 employees and under three years old.
  • A bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, mathematics, or electrical engineering, with grades better than 2.0.
  • Fluent or near-fluent German proficiency.
  • A semester abroad at a highly regarded university in the US, UK, or Asia.
  • Participation in a selective extracurricular group during university is a plus.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: €70,000 to €100,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available. Equity details were not provided.

Location

On-site in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, five days per week.

What this role asks for

Standard for software engineering roles

Python

Common in software engineering postings at any company.

Compared with Clera's other open jobs.

The team: Engineering HIRES STEADILY

This role is one of 406 open in Engineering. 340 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in March: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.

WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS

LLM (170 of 406), Python (170 of 406), TypeScript (159 of 406), React (126 of 406), Machine Learning (98 of 406), PostgreSQL (74 of 406), JavaScript (69 of 406)

OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM

From the team and dates on Clera's own job board.

Other openings for this role

9 open postings for this role in Munich, first posted 29 September 2026. The company is likely hiring for more than one position. None has been taken down and posted again.

Salary context

22 other open postings titled Founding Engineer state a salary: median EUR 80,000 to EUR 140,000 a year.

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