TECH CO-FOUNDER / EARLY EMPLOYEE AT E-MOBILITY STARTUP

TECH CO-FOUNDER /EARLY EMPLOYEE AT E-MOBILITY STARTUP

DATA SCIENTIST AND/OR BACKEND DEVELOPER*

ABOUT RIDERGY
At RiDERgy we play a crucial role to move the world towards a circular economy. We contribute to a faster energy and sustainable mobility transition by creating synergies. We do this by tapping into the massive opportunity of charging and discharging the vehicle batteries for optimal synergies with the electricity grid’s needs following renewable energy production fluctuations. RiDERgy develops software powered by the best in class machine learning algorithm to predict mobility and energy system patterns and steer millions of vehicles plugged in time in an optimal way. This more cost-effective solution will enable a faster adoption of electric mobility. Our aim is to serve any type of vehicle from commercial trucks to passenger vehicles globally.
We start by offering lower charging costs to commercial vehicles at company sites. These drive much and see high electricity costs as a major pain point. We steer their charging at times when electricity prices are low and generate revenue by offering flexibility services to the electricity grid. We do this by developing an algorithm and software solution that interconnects with partners such as charging point operators or vehicle OEMs and electricity retailers. We share the costs savings with our fleet operating customers.
Our HQ is in Berlin and we start offering our services in Germany, but we have global ambitions and think globally from Day 1.
Website: https://ridergy.com/

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
As part of the early team, you are part of the board and partake in strategic decision making. You are here for a multi-year journey to transform both the mobility and energy sectors.
We are looking for a full-time data scientist and backend developer who can help us to develop the best algorithm and bring the algorithm to a webserver environment and enable a real-time interaction with the system. Ideally you can do both. If you can do either it is still interesting to apply.
In the beginning, the solution consists of an API for a charging station or a vehicle backend depending on the electric fleet use case. It will send start and stop requests based on a charging schedule that is computed by our algorithm that optimizes for the lowest electricity costs taking the mobility duty cycle, charging infrastructure, vehicles charging parameters, EPEX, grid services and possibly local PV system data. As every fleet managing company has different vehicles or charging stations have different backends new APIs will be coded for new customers.
In the medium and long term, we will not only interconnect to private charging stations but also public ones. We will coordinate the creation of a front-end app for users to insert their routes. We will suggest routes for the lowest electricity costs. Once vehicles allow to discharge the batteries, we will be able to trade electricity based on the forecasted mobility duty cycle, EPEX, grid and solar pv systems data.
This position will evolve in a team leadership role. You will hire and lead a team. The algorithm needs to be improved with the service. The optimal IT architecture according to the market restrictions and growth in different geographies and segments will have to be chosen. There will be customers, partners and investors meetings.

EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND VALUES
Ability to accomplish and experience for the attributes below is required.
• Tech visionary.
• Development of a real-time infrastructure in which the optimization algorithms can operate.
• Creation of interfaces with partners such as charging station operators, fleet operators, electric vehicles, etc.
• Backend development.
• Solid IT background and experience in the creation of web services.
• Product architecture.
• Database management.
• Data science & machine learning.
• Optimization algorithms coding.
• Good knowledge of Python.
• Ability to conceptualize and solve complex real-world problems.
• Leadership, ability to interact with people coming from different backgrounds, different cultures, different roles.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills level in English is a requirement, other European languages are an asset.
• Charging infrastructure, mobility or electricity background is a big plus.
Code of conduct / Values:
• Enthusiastic.
• Empathetic and team player.
• Curiosity.
• Passionate about energy and mobility sustainability.
• Driven, Result oriented, proactive and persistent.
• Transparent & trustworthy.
OFFER
• You are a key part of a young and developing team in one of the fastest growing markets.
• You significantly help to move the world to a better place.
• You shape a company early on.
• Based in Berlin but in the beginning it can be elsewhere.
• This is a full-time position. Work hours are flexible but strong commitment is required.
• Commencement: asap.
• Shares to be negotiated.
• Salary will be paid as soon as we get funding (via grants or other means, expected in max. 4 months after you join).

HOW TO APPLY
Submit your CV, letter of motivation and any further document strengthening your application to
Claudio Geyken, Founder and CEO of RiDERgy
[email protected]
+49 15223398309