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gridX

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2016

⚡ Energy

☁️ SaaS

🔌 API

💰 Series A on 2018-03

Energy • SaaS • API

gridX is a company focused on providing innovative solutions for energy management and distributed energy resources. Utilizing their XENON platform, they offer a range of services and products including home energy management, electric vehicle charging, and smart grid operations. gridX enables customers to optimize energy costs and usage through technologies such as grid-friendly control, energy optimization, and peak shaving. The company also provides APIs to build custom digital energy solutions and integrates a wide array of devices for smart energy management. With its emphasis on energy efficiency, sustainability, and smart technology, gridX is at the forefront of the new energy era.

📋 Description

• Join the EVCI development team, which builds state-of-the-art energy management solutions focused on optimizing energy consumption at charging stations across Europe. • The team is responsible for creating the EVCI product at gridX, working on two major components: on the gridBox, our local controller, we integrate rule-based approaches and advanced optimization techniques to provide smart charging solutions for operators of EV charging stations serving public parking, fast-charging, and logistics customers. • In addition, we own backend components that enable configuration, cloud EMS integrations, and interfaces for our admin dashboard. • As Engineering Manager / Team Lead – EV Charging Infrastructure, you will combine hands-on engineering with people leadership. • We envision a 70/30 split between individual contribution and leadership responsibilities, giving you the opportunity to stay close to the technology while helping your team grow.

🎯 Requirements

• Production-grade track record: Hands-on experience delivering robust software solutions into production and operating them successfully in real-world environments. • Domain curiosity: Previous experience in the energy sector is a plus but not required. What matters most is genuine curiosity for solving complex technical, physical, and data-driven challenges. • Leadership experience: 5+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 2 years in a team lead, technical lead, or comparable leadership role. • Coaching & empowering peers: A coaching-first mindset with a strong focus on advocacy, psychological safety, and enabling engineers to do their best work. • Software engineering background: 3+ years of production experience with Golang, or expert-level proficiency in a comparable systems language such as Rust or C++, combined with a willingness to work in a Go-based ecosystem. • Distributed systems & virtualization: Experience designing, deploying, and operating resilient distributed architectures, including containerization technologies such as Docker. • Observability: Familiarity with SQL and modern analytics frameworks is a strong plus. Experience with Grafana is an advantage. • Pragmatic scaling: A proven track record of scaling software systems in fast-evolving organizations. • Edge computing: Experience with (or strong interest in) IoT networks and edge computing environments.

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible & mobile working: Work remotely for up to 70 days per year from anywhere within the EU. • Vacation: Enjoy 30 vacation days plus 0.5 additional days off on both December 24 and December 31. • Health & sports: Receive a €30 monthly allowance for Urban Sports Club or EGYM Wellpass and benefit from company health management and mental health support offerings. • Personal development: Access cross-functional coaching, e-learning platforms, and an annual development budget of €1,500. • Employee discounts: Take advantage of exclusive offers through gridX Corporate Benefits. • JobRad: Stay active, commute sustainably, and save with our bike leasing program. • Company pension plan: Benefit from a fair monthly employer contribution to your pension plan. • Mobility support: Receive a €30 monthly subsidy for your public transportation ticket. • Modern workplace: Work from our offices in the hearts of Aachen or Munich with IT equipment of your choice. • Team events & culture: Experience the gridX culture through regular team events and receive an additional €100 budget per employee for department events. • Birthday donation: We will donate €20 to a charity of your choice on your birthday. • Sabbatical option: Take a break from your daily work routine to pursue personal projects, travel, or further education.