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Staff Data Scientist dfm

  • Flexa




Short Facts
Short Facts
  • Location: Munich Germany
  • Employment Type: FullTime indefinite term
  • Salary Range: 110.000 135.000 per year gross depending on the seniority level
  • Officefirst 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 highquality 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 crossfunctional 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
  • 5 years of industry experience in applied data science or Machine Learning
  • 3 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 handson 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 fastpaced environments
  • Proven record of guiding data scientists to contribute to the organizations financial performance
  • Excellent communication skills in English and ability to handle multiple stakeholders in a crossfunctional 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
  • Handson experience in big data technologies such as Spark and Dask container orchestration frameworks such as Kubernetes and in handling Machine Learning models at scale
At Flexa we are committed to diversity of backgrounds and experiences. You dont need 100 of the preferred qualifications to add incredible value to our team. If youre passionate about what you could accomplish here wed love to hear from you.

Your Compensation Package and Benefits
Your Compensation Package and Benefits
  • Virtual Share Options: We offer virtual share options to all our employees
  • Professional Development: Annual development budget of 3000 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.
A Short Note from Your Future Lead
Hi there!

Im 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 companys 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.
Im 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 Im dedicated to fostering a collaborative innovative and goal driven work environment.

If youre 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
Contact Information
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We are looking forward to receiving your application!


About us

Flexa a Joint Venture between Enpal and Entrix is chartered with delivering a Virtual Power Plant(VPP) delivering exceptional energy cost savings while supporting the transition to a 100 renewable electricity future.

The combination of delivering complete residential energy systems at great cost with savvy market participation in several revenue streams sets us up to deliver real world customer savings while improving customer satisfaction enjoying the advantages of a fully electrified and energy producing home.

Through a deep integration into the installed hardware and a direct connection to the customer interfaces Flexas solution controls the energy assets (such as EV heat pump home storage and others) of the entire Enpal energy community with an exceptional level of accuracy speed transparency and thus customer satisfaction. With intelligent realtime dispatching algorithms Flexa maximizes Enpal customers usable flexibility and its returns on energy markets including costs such as grid fees asset degradation.


Required Experience:

Staff IC


Key Skills
Laboratory Experience,Bioinformatics,Biochemistry,Utility Locating,Assays,Research Experience,Next Generation Sequencing,Sensors,Signal Processing,Matlab,Research & Development,Molecular Biology
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
Yearly Salary Salary: 110 - 135

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