Granular is a fast-growing climate tech startup developing a platform to help the electricity system transition towards 24/7 clean energy. You can find out more about the 24/7 energy space in this article.

Our SaaS platform provides portfolio management solutions to electricity companies and suppliers, to help them solve the issue of hourly matching between green generation and consumption, at scale.

We are active across Europe and the US and have partnered with Europe’s leading power exchange and grid operators, among others. Following a recent oversubscribed funding round, we are extremely well funded with a long runway.

We are dedicated to fostering diversity and nurturing talent. If you don't possess all the skills listed below but believe you have the qualities we're seeking, we encourage you to reach out. We value diverse perspectives and are committed to building an inclusive team.

Key responsibilities:

Develop, test and release new functionality that powers the Granular Energy Platform. At its heart, this is a sophisticated optimisation problem matching green energy consumption and production coupled with financial risk management and mitigation.
Help define & shape new product features by working with product and across the organisation
Contribute and help to improve the ways of working and team culture

Our current tech stack

Backend: Python exposing REST APIs, Polars
Database: Postgres
Infrastructure: Kubernetes on Azure, message queues, blob storage, managed by Terraform

Preferred Experience

Whilst years of experience isn't a great measure, it's likely you will have 3-6 years of professional experience
Strong knowledge of a high-level language such as Python, Java or C#. Knowledge of Python is not essential - we seek talented developers with a range of skills along with a willingness and desire to work in Python as a primary language
Confident and safe use of AI to aid development velocity
Experience in energy, commodity trading or financial markets, with knowledge of ETRM/CTRMs and front-to-back systems is a strong plus
Be passionate about team best practices, culture, welfare, and productivity
Be comfortable moving fast whilst maintaining quality, well-tested software
Fluent English speaker
Great interpersonal, communication and organisational skills
Experience in startup and/or remote environments is a strong plus
Experience with a relational database such as postgres is a strong plus, with time-series experience even stronger
Experience with pandas, polars or other data manipulation libraries a plus
Analytical mindset / mathematical background is a plus

What we offer

Transparent salaries based on seniority/location, see below
Remote first: WFH, in our London office, or your local co-working space. We offer a home office set-up stipend and co-working space allowance or WFH compensation.
Three all-hands gatherings each year: most recently in Brussels, Paris, Rotterdam
Minimum 30 days holiday (plus public holidays) and a paid volunteering day
Physical & mental health: we offer gym subsidies and access to therapy via Spill
Equity: earn equity in a fast-growing company (BSPCE/EMI)
Make your mark on an early-stage climate product in a high-impact space

Process

Initial 30-minute screening call
Short preparation for tech interview in your choice of programming language
90-minute interview technical interview with engineers
Final interview with Director of Engineering and CPO

Location

Granular is a remote-first organisation and this role is 100% remote. We are open to applicants based in mainland UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, and Germany with a reasonable travel time to our all hands locations. We bring the team together on a regular basis for in-person in London/Paris/Amsterdam/etc. and these locations allow us to travel by train and avoid planes!

Compensation

France €52K – €71K • Offers Equity
Netherlands €62K – €85K • Offers Equity
Belgium €55K – €74K (including 13th month) • Offers Equity
UK mainland £75K – £102K • Offers Equity
Germany €64K – €86K • Offers Equity

Granular Energy is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce, and we look for candidates who have a high level of demonstrated comfort with cultural competency

People of colour, people with disabilities, veterans, women, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people are encouraged to apply

All applicants will be considered without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, sex, marital or parental status, disability, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis prohibited by law

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