Principal Data Scientist (d/f/m)

Short Facts

• Location: Munich, Germany
• Employment Type: Full-Time, indefinite term
• Salary Range: € 100.000 - 155.000 per year gross depending on the seniority level
• Office-first work setup
• Language Requirement: C1 Level English

Your Responsibilities

• Lead the technical implementation of Flexa data science initiatives and projects from ideation and model development through deployment and maintenance, ensuring robust and high-quality solutions.
• Research, develop, and adapt algorithms that unlock the capacity in the distributed energy system through optimized aggregation and dispatch concepts, forecasting per household and aggregate and identifying opportunities to distribute intelligence.
• Mentor and guide Flexa data scientists, fostering an environment of continuous learning and improvement.
• Foster technical excellence, drive best practices contribute to our open, data-driven engineering culture.
• Strategic Product Development: Drive the advancement of our product development roadmap, ensuring scalable and efficient solutions that expand the reach of our platform.
• Work collaboratively within Flexa cross-functional teams and across partner companies, to ensure alignment with product and business goals.
• Keep Flexa at the forefront of scientific innovation within the energy sector.

Your Profile

• University degree (Master or PhD) in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics or related fields, with focus on data science, Machine Learning or optimization
• 7+ years of industry experience in applied data science or Machine Learning
• 4+ years of industry experience in a technical leadership role, overseeing data science initiatives
• Proficiency in software development and software practices, with strong expertise in Python
• Extensive hands-on experience in developing, deploying and monitoring Machine Learning models in production
• Experience in working in the cloud, ideally AWS, with an emphasis on data and Machine Learning tools, for example SageMaker, S3 and DynamoDB
• Demonstrated ability to tackle and resolve multiple complex data science challenges simultaneously, from conceptualization to delivery in production, within fast-paced environments
• Proven record of guiding data scientists to contribute to the organization's financial performance
• Excellent communication skills in English, and ability to handle multiple stakeholders in a cross-functional setting

Skills to Set You Apart

• Optimization expertise: experience with optimization problems and methodologies
• Industry knowledge: work experience in the energy industry, particularly in energy trading or similar fields
• Experience in time series data processing, analysis and forecasting, with focus on streaming settings
• Hands-on experience in big data technologies, such as Spark and Dask, container orchestration frameworks such as Kubernetes, and in handling Machine Learning models at scale

Your Compensation Package and 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
• Public Transportation Subsidy: Monthly subsidy to your public transport ticket
• Lunch/Dinner Allowance Vouchers: Allowance for meals on working days as digital meal vouchers
• Work Equipment: Mac Book or Windows Laptop, iPhone (also for private use) and ergonomic workplace
• Regular Team Events: Knowledge Sessions, Afterwork, Sports, Offsites, Halloween, Pride Month, etc.

Contact Information

If you have any questions, feel free to send us an email to talent@flexa.energy
We are looking forward to receiving your application!