<div class="show-more-less-html__markup show-more-less-html__markup--clamp-after-5 relative overflow-hidden"> <p><strong>How you can contribute to gridX</strong></p><p><br/></p><p><strong>Do stuff that matters </strong>- become part of gridX and help digitalize the energy industry with us, making renewable energy accessible and affordable everywhere.<strong> </strong></p><p>Join the EVCI engineering team, which builds state-of-the-art energy management solutions focused on optimizing energy consumption at charging stations throughout Europe.</p><p>The team is responsible for creating the EVCI product at gridX, which means working on two major components: On the gridBox, our local controller, we integrate rule-based approaches and advanced optimization techniques to offer smart charging solutions to operators of EV charging stations for our public parking, fast-charging, and logistics customers. Connected to this, we also own backend components that enable configuration, cloud EMS integrations, and interfaces for our admin dashboard.</p><p><strong>Your role split – Technology meets Leadership: In this position, you will combine deep technical hands-on engineering with team empowerment. We live a 70/30 split: </strong>You will spend 70% of your time as an individual contributor close to the technology (coding and architecture) and 30% of your time taking over leadership responsibilities to help your team grow. </p><p><strong>#Recharge your career and join Dominik, Philipp, Raffael, and the EVCI team.</strong></p><p><br/></p><p><strong>This is how you and your application stand out</strong></p><p><br/></p><p>We're looking for a <strong>Lead Engineer / Tech Lead </strong>who loves building great software and enjoys mentoring and enabling peers. You bring a strong engineering mindset, a pragmatic approach to collaboration, and the ambition to grow into a leadership role within a fast-evolving environment.</p><ul><li><strong>Software engineering background: </strong>3+ years of production experience with Golang, or expert-level proficiency in a comparable systems language such as Rust or C++, combined with a strong willingness to work in a Go-based ecosystem.</li><li><strong>Production-grade track record: </strong>5+ years of overall software engineering experience with a proven track record of delivering robust software solutions into production.</li><li><strong>Evolution into Leadership:</strong> First experience in mentoring, technical leading, or a strong desire to take the next career step by taking over people leadership responsibilities for a small team (approx. 30% of your time).</li><li><strong>Coaching &amp; empowering peers: </strong>A coaching-first mindset with a focus on advocacy, technical guidance, psychological safety, and enabling engineers to do their best work.</li><li><strong>Distributed systems &amp; virtualization:</strong> Experience designing, deploying, and operating resilient distributed architectures, including containerization technologies such as Docker.</li><li><strong>Domain curiosity: </strong>Previous experience in the energy sector is a plus, but not a requirement. What matters most is a genuine curiosity for solving complex technical, physical, and data-driven challenges.</li><li><strong>Observability:</strong> Familiarity with SQL and modern analytics frameworks is a strong plus. Experience with Grafana is an advantage.</li><li><strong>Edge computing:</strong> Experience with (or strong interest in) IoT networks and edge computing environments.</li></ul><p><br/></p><p><strong>Why gridX</strong></p><p><br/></p><ul><li><strong>Flexible &amp; mobile working: </strong>Work remotely for up to 70 days per year from anywhere within the EU &amp; in selected countries outside of the EU.</li><li><strong>Vacation: </strong>Enjoy 30 vacation days plus 0.5 additional days off on both December 24th and December 31st.</li><li><strong>Health &amp; sports:</strong>Receive a €30 monthly allowance for Urban Sports Club or EGYM Wellpass and benefit from company health management and mental health support offerings.</li><li><strong>Personal development: </strong>Access cross-functional coaching, e-learning platforms, and an annual development budget of €1,500.</li><li><strong>Employee discounts: </strong>Take advantage of exclusive offers through gridX Corporate Benefits.</li><li><strong>JobRad: </strong>Stay active, commute sustainably, and save with our bike leasing program.</li><li><strong>Company pension plan: </strong>Benefit from a fair monthly employer contribution to your pension plan.</li><li><strong>Mobility support: </strong>Receive a €30 monthly subsidy for your public transportation ticket.</li><li><strong>Modern workplace: </strong>Work from our offices in the hearts of Aachen or Munich with IT equipment of your choice.</li><li><strong>Team events &amp; culture: </strong>Experience the gridX culture through regular team events and receive an additional €100 budget per employee for department events.</li><li><strong>Birthday donation: </strong>We'll donate €20 to a charity of your choice on your birthday.</li><li><strong>Sabbatical option: </strong>Take a break from your daily work routine to pursue personal projects, travel, or further education.</li></ul><p><br/></p><p>*Please note that our benefits may differ for employees working 100% remotely.</p><p><br/></p><p><strong>About us</strong></p><p><br/></p><p>We believe in a future where the flexibility of distributed energy resources (DERs) is leveraged to make renewable power reliable and affordable for all!</p><p><br/></p><p>Spread across Munich and Aachen, our passionate and interdisciplinary team is advancing the digital transformation of the energy industry. Our leading white-label energy management platform, XENON, unlocks grid- and market-optimized control of DERs to lower costs, open up new revenue streams, enable regulatory compliance and maximize value for end users.</p><p><br/></p><p>Join us transforming Europe’s energy sector with our cutting-edge EMS platform!</p> </div>