Senior Machine Learning Data Scientist (d/f/m)

Short Facts

• Location: Munich, Germany
• Employment Type: Full-Time or Part-Time, indefinite term
• Salary Range: € 88.000 - 115.000 per year gross depending on the seniority level
• Office Work set up
• Language Requirement: C1 Level English

Your Responsibilities

• Research, develop and productize ML models for energy trading and for price forecasting.
• Implement, deliver and monitor well-engineered data science 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.
• Build, iterate, deploy and maintain code from inception to completion.

Your Profile

• University degree in Computer Science or Statistics, with main focus on Machine Learning.
• 5+ years industry experience in Machine Learning time series forecasting, or in data science applied to the energy or financial sectors.
• 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 battery engineers, software engineers, product managers and business developers

• Industry experience in Deep Learning
• Experience in Linear and Stochastic Optimization
• Work experience in energy trading or similar fields

Your Benefits

• Competitive Compensation Package: Including salary, benefits and options
• 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 and ergonomic workplace
• 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 Sébastien Schikora, and I’ve been driving tech innovation as CTO at Entrix since June 2022 and Flexa since February 2024. My career has been a mix of exciting challenges and opportunities, with a strong focus on transforming the energy industry and reshaping how electricity grids work and the best is yet to come.
Here’s a quick snapshot of my journey so far:

• CTO at KONUX (2018–2022): Shaped the company’s tech vision, built world-class products, and scaled technology to solve big problems.

• Senior Manager at Tesla (2015–2018): Led the charge in developing cutting-edge energy storage systems and seamless mobile experiences.

• VP of Product Development at NES Corporation (2014–2015): Helped launch a new company and product line, disrupting grid digitalization.

• Echelon Corporation: Spent six years driving innovation in grid modernization and smart metering, from product management to development leadership.

• Hewlett Packard: Before diving into energy, I spent over a decade refining enterprise software solutions.

Having spent most of my career in Silicon Valley, I bring a mindset that’s all about pushing boundaries, moving fast, and creating meaningful impact. Now based in Munich, I a