Staff Engineer - Virtual Assembly Line (m/f/d)

Location: Berlin <h2>1KOMMA5°</h2> <p>At <strong>1KOMMA5°</strong>, we pursue a clear vision: <strong>Living on wind and sunlight forever for free</strong>. To make this a reality, we are building the energy system of the future with Heartbeat AI. Want to be part of it?</p> <p>We bring together regional craftsmanship and scalable software: We don't think of solar, batteries, heat pumps, and e-mobility as isolated components, but control them as an intelligent, integrated overall system in our virtual power plant. Directly connected to the electricity market – in real time, fully automated. This way, energy is used when it is available from renewables and particularly cost-effective. By 2030, our goal is to transition 1.5 million households to renewable energies. Over 3,000 people are working towards this every day, at more than 80 locations worldwide, from Finland to Australia.</p> <p><strong>Want to take responsibility and build solutions that truly matter? Apply now and help us shape the energy world of tomorrow.</strong></p> <p>Learn about our Product &#x26; Tech team!</p> <h2>Deine Position</h2> <p>You'll help shape the Virtual Assembly Line (VAL) team, which builds and scales our growth and operations systems: MarTech, CRM, Payment, Fulfillment and Installation, so we can scale globally with maximum efficiency and quality.</p> <ul> <li>Own technical direction across VAL's growth and operations engineering domain, keeping architecture aligned with product direction, and hold the team accountable for consistent execution of those decisions</li> <li>Set the technical bar for the teams, stepping into the hardest problems yourself rather than just directing others</li> <li>Translate business and product requirements into technical solutions that scale as we digitize the installation branches further</li> <li>Architect our systems and APIs so AI agents operate as first-class users with machine-readable contracts</li> <li>Drive VAL's shift to agentic engineering, reshaping how the team works so agents execute safely while humans stay accountable</li> <li>Mentor and challenge engineers within VAL to accelerate their growth</li> <li>Build a high-performing engineering culture within the VAL team</li> <li>Embed security and reliability as direct customer value</li> </ul> <h2>Technologies you will work with include:</h2> <ul> <li>AI-assisted development with Cursor / Claude and agentic coding workflows</li> <li>Languages: TypeScript (React, Nest.js, Next.js, VueJS), Ruby on Rails, Flutter</li> <li>Cloud &#x26; Infra: Google Cloud Platform, GKE (Kubernetes), Cloud Run, Terraform/IaC, Vercel, Datadog</li> <li>Data &#x26; BI: PostgreSQL, BigQuery, SQLMesh, Looker</li> <li>Linear, Notion, Figma, Miro</li> </ul> <h2>Dein Profil</h2> <ul> <li>Extensive hands-on experience in software development with multiple general-purpose programming languages for a minimum of 5 years</li> <li>A proven track record of architecting scalable and secure systems, demonstrating a strong commitment to quality</li> <li>Extensive experience designing and implementing APIs that enable seamless integration between systems, as well as for non-human/automated consumers like AI agents</li> <li>An agile and result-oriented mindset, with a strong emphasis on collaboration and teamwork</li> <li>Experience communicating with stakeholders in business terms and understanding the technical implications of their requirements</li> <li>Experience driving technical alignment within a team in fast-paced environments, including making and following through on critical technical decisions</li> <li>Track record of leading a team through a major workflow or tooling shift, with the judgment to know where automation (including AI agents) can run safely and where human sign-off stays mandatory</li> <li>Proven ability to own features end-to-end, from rough problem statement to shipped, maintained product, working closely with product managers and business stakeholders across the company</li> <li>Strong verbal and written communication skills in English, with proficiency in German considered a plus</li> </ul> <h2>Benefits</h2> <ul> <li>You are part of an international, dynamic, and highly motivated team of people who have proven to make things happen</li> <li>With your work, you accelerate the "energy transition" and hence have a direct impact on our climate</li> <li>Work with and learn from other super-smart colleagues</li> <li>You will enjoy direct contact with core decision-makers</li> <li>You will enjoy the best chances of entering full-time in one of Europe’s most thriving scaleups</li> <li>You work remotely (Germany-wide), with offices in Hamburg, Berlin or Munich</li> <li>Create a healthy balance alongside your work and enjoy all the benefits of the EGYM Wellpass</li> <li>Benefits and discounts are yours with Futurebens</li> <li>Whether city bike or e-bike - be flexible with our job bike leasing and do something good for the environment at the same time</li> <li>Individualised opportunities for professional development</li> <li>Reporting directly to the CTO</li> </ul> <p>Find <a href="[Link Protected] in Germany</a> on Arbeitnow</a> GDPR Compliance: Sourced via verified public channels under Legitimate Interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). 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