Clera

Founding Engineer

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

Open. First seen 30 October 2026.

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About the role

About the Role

Join an early-stage energy software team building tools for industrial battery storage. You will own core product development across backend services, operator dashboards, and scalable infrastructure, helping improve how distributed energy assets are operated.

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

What We're Looking For

  • Up to five years of professional experience, with graduation in 2023 or later.
  • Full-stack familiarity with React and TypeScript, Python, and Tailwind CSS.
  • Hands-on experience with energy systems and energy management system controllers.
  • Experience in the energy industry and at an early-stage startup.
  • Experience deploying optimization solutions in production and a solid understanding of mixed-integer optimization.
  • Cloud infrastructure experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • A bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, mathematics, or electrical engineering, with a grade better than 2.0.
  • Fluent or near-fluent German proficiency.
  • A semester abroad at a leading university in the US, UK, or Asia.

Compensation & Benefits

Annual base salary: €70,000 to €100,000. Visa sponsorship is available.

Location

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

What this role asks for

Particular to this role

Azure · CSS · GCP · Tailwind

Rare in Clera's other 205 open postings.

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 201 open in Engineering. 135 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 (94 of 201), TypeScript (88 of 201), Python (81 of 201), React (74 of 201), Machine Learning (41 of 201), PostgreSQL (40 of 201), Supabase (36 of 201)

OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM

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

Posting history

Reposted once since 29 September 2026: a posting for this role in Munich was taken down and the role was posted again.

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