Senior Data Scientist (d/f/m)

Short Facts:
Location: Munich, Germany

• Employment Type: Full-Time, indefinite term
• Salary Range: € 88.000 - 115.000 per year gross depending on the seniority level
• Office First work setup
• Language Requirement: C1 Level English

Your Responsibilities:
• Be part of a cross-functional team of data scientists and software engineers.

• Research, develop and productionalize ML models for distributed energy system including clustering and forecasting.

• Implement, deliver and monitor well-engineered data driven solutions in our real-time production system.

• Contribute to define our data science roadmap, and help shape our next generation algorithms.

• Promote technical excellence, advocate for ML and coding best practices, contribute to our open, data-driven engineering culture, and mentor junior data scientists.

• Design, implement, deploy, and operate robust machine learning solutions in production.

Your Profile:
Mandatory Requirements

• University degree in a data-driven or analytical field (such as Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, or related disciplines), with a strong focus on Machine Learning.

• 5+ years industry experience in Machine Learning time series, or in data science applied to the energy sector or complex distributed systems.

• Proficiency in software development and software practices (e.g. testing, code quality, monitoring), with strong expertise in Python.

• Proven experience in delivering and monitoring machine learning artifacts in production

• Experience working in AWS

• Proven record of mentoring junior data scientists, leading them to contribute to the organization’s financial performance

• Excellent English communication and interpersonal skills

• You enjoy solving problems and sparring ideas in a cross-functional team with our data scientists, software engineers, product managers and business developers

Skills to Set You Apart

• Specifically, experience working with large amounts of time-series data.

• Work experience in energy / trading or similar fields

• Experience in Linear and Stochastic Optimization

Benefits:
• Virtual Share Options: We offer virtual share options to all our employees

• Professional Development: Annual development budget of 3,000 € for coachings, trainings, books, etc

• Health & Sport Subsidy: Company subsidised sports facilities membership orPublic Transportation Subsidy: Monthly subsidy for your public transport ticket

• Lunch/Dinner Allowance Vouchers: Allowance for meals on working days as digital meal vouchers

• Work Equipment: MacBook, an ergonomic workplace setup, and company-funded access to leading AI development tools so you always have the best tools available

• Regular Team Events: Knowledge Sessions, Afterwork, Sports, Offsites, Halloween, Pride Month, etc.

A Short Note from Your Future Lead:
Sébastien Schikora - Chief Technology Officer

Hi there!I'm Sebastien Schikora, serving as the CTO at Flexa since the beginning. My diverse career journey has provided me with a range of experiences with a deep dive in the energy industry and the functioning of the grid specifically. In the last years, I was:• CTO at KONUX from September 2018 to April 2022, where I played a pivotal role in shaping the company's tech landscape and products.
• Sr. Manager at Tesla from November 2015 to July 2018, leading the development of energy storage systems and mobile apps.
• Vice President of Product Development at Networked Energy Services (NES) Corporation from October 2014 to November 2015, launching a new company and product line in the grid digitalization space.
• At Echelon Corporation,  I held various roles over six years, including Director of Product Management and Development in the Grid Modernization Division.
• Before my endeavors in the Energy Industry I was working for Hewlett Packard in the Enterprise Software group for a little over 10 years.

I'm all about pushing the boundaries of technology and driving progress in our industry. I spent the majority of my career in the Silicon Valley in California and apply a lot of the methods and drive to my workplace here in Munich. Our team is the basis of our success, and I'm dedicated to fostering a collaborative, innovative and goal driven work environment.If you're ready to be a part of our international crew and share our vision for groundbreaking tech solutions, I encourage you to explore opportunities within our organization.Thanks for considering joining us, and I look forward to the possibility of working together to achieve remarkable things.Best regards,Sebastien Schikora

Your Contact in our People Team:
If you have any questions, feel free to send me an email to [email protected] or [email protected] are looking forward to receiving your application!