Senior Software Engineer Team Lead

About the Company

Our client is not a traditional energy provider, but a global technology powerhouse with a clear mission: to make energy green and affordable for everyone worldwide. The core of their success is a proprietary, cloud-based operating platform that digitizes the entire energy market and serves as the operating system for the global energy transition.

In Germany, the company's current focus is heavily on intelligent heat infrastructure. They are not just installing hardware, but creating a smart, interconnected ecosystem, from installation and app control to load optimization in the power grid. This unit operates as an "agile speedboat" within a financially strong group.

• Starting Salary: Up to €110,000 fixed salary + attractive equity options
• Location: Berlin (Hybrid model with regular office presence)
• Team Size: Build and lead a team (currently 4, target: +3 new members)
• Work Style: Move fast and fix things. High ownership, no legacy burdens
• Languages: German & English (mandatory for stakeholder mix)

About the Role / Responsibilities

• Architectural Leadership: You will decide on the integration of local services with our global platform and hold technological sovereignty.
• Team Building: You will build your own team (Devs & Data), shape the engineering culture, and be responsible for sourcing and mentoring.
• Playing Captain: You will write code yourself (Python), conduct reviews, and set standards for clean code and scalability.
• Stakeholder Management: You will act as the translator between business analysts and on-site experts (e.g., heating installers) to simplify complex processes through software.
• Automation: You will eliminate manual workflows (Airtable/Excel) and replace them with sustainable microservices.

Your Profile

• Experience: Minimum 5 to 10 years in software engineering. You have seen systems scale and know how to build stable architectures.
• Python Expert: You have expert-level proficiency in Python (Django/Flask) and are comfortable with architectural patterns.
• Cloud-Native: Solid experience with AWS (Lambda, Serverless) is standard for you.
• Leadership: You have experience leading, coaching, and successfully guiding teams through growth phases.
• Communication: You are fluent in German and English and can explain technical concepts understandably to non-IT professionals.
• Mindset: You live ownership and are not a ticket-pusher, but an entrepreneur in engineering. If a process is stuck or technology is slowing down the business, you don't wait for permission. You develop the solution and make things happen.

Benefits

• Impact & Drive: You are not just building software, but the foundation for a CO2-free world. Here, you have the rare opportunity in an energy unicorn to take real responsibility for a product that will steer the energy transition in thousands of households tomorrow.
• Financial Package: Fixed salary up to €110,000 plus attractive equity options (company shares).
• Flexibility: Trust-based working hours (output over clock-watching) and a hybrid work model with regular exchange in the Berlin office.
• Growth: 30 days of vacation, training budget, modern hardware, and the option for sabbaticals.
• Culture: Flat hierarchies, team events, and an open, intercultural atmosphere.