
IDnow · München
IDnow is a leader in digital identity and fraud prevention in Europe with a mission to transform trust into the most powerful asset in the digital world, empowe...
IDnow is a leader in digital identity and fraud prevention in Europe with a mission to transform trust into the most powerful
asset in the digital world, empowering enterprises with AI-driven, SaaS-based identity solutions that deliver scalable security,
adaptive compliance, and real-time fraud prevention. Through its broad portfolio of digital identity and fraud prevention
solutions, IDnow establishes, maintains and enriches trust throughout the customer journey, ensuring businesses can confidently
and securely operate while leveraging digital identity to drive growth, security and scalability.
The company has offices in Germany, United Kingdom, Romania and France, and is backed by renowned institutional investors,
including Corsair Capital and Seventure Partners. Its portfolio of international clients spans a wide range of end markets
including financial services, telecommunications, travel & mobility, gaming, and other industries.
This position is based in Munich, Germany.
As a Solution Engineer at IDnow, you sit at the intersection of sales and engineering. You are a trusted advisor, a platform
architect, and a business consultant, all in one.
You will work alongside our Sales team to qualify, shape, and win complex opportunities — leading the technical discovery,
designing solution architectures on our new product platform, and ensuring that every proposal is rooted in a deep understanding
of the customer's business pain, not just their technical requirements.
As IDnow transitions from product selling to solution selling, the Solution Engineer role is central to that shift. You will help
customers understand not just what IDnow does, but why it matters for their business outcomes — whether that's improving
verification conversion rates, reducing fraud losses, or enabling entirely new digital experiences like keyless vehicle access.
Discovery & Qualification
(MEDDPICC) to uncover pain, metrics, and decision dynamics
impact — before talking about the solution
Solution Design & Architecture
capabilities (ID document verification, digital identity, fraud signals, biometric authentication, e-signature) for each use
case.
and KPIs.
requirements, and propose scalable solutions.
Technical Validation
environments, and guide customers through technical validation.
Commercial & Stakeholder Engagement
IT Architects, Platform Engineers).
and credibility.
Enablement & Knowledge Sharing
integration guides, and qualification frameworks.
front of a CTO.
signals).
content/course consumption incl. certification.
outside of work.
possibilities.
IDnow applies the principles of non-discrimination and equality: We strive to establish, maintain, and promote an open and
inclusive recruitment process and working environment by respecting the principles of equal opportunities. Including but not
limited to: sex, race or ethnic origin, religion or convictions, gender identity, citizenship, marital status, disability, age, or
sexual orientation.
SHORT FACTS * Location: Munich, Germany * Employment Type: Full-Time, indefinite term * Salary Range: € 95.000 - 115.000 per year gross depending on the seniority level * Office First work setup * Language Requirement: C1 Level English YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES * Research and develop algorithms that optimize utilization in the Virtual Power Plant through smarter aggregation, disaggregation, and dispatch * Model, implement, and iterate on real-time dispatch optimization and control problems for Flexa's residential battery portfolio * Design and run experiments to evaluate dispatch policies and attribute outcomes against forecasts and market behaviour * Take models from research into reliable production: implement, deliver, and monitor well-engineered, data-driven solutions in our real-time systems on AWS * Opportunity to guide and develop more junior colleagues through design review, code review, and structured feedback * Be part of a cross-functional team of data scientists, software engineers, and other teams across Flexa's partner ecosystem YOUR PROFILE MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS * University degree in a data-driven or analytical field (Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Energy Engineering, or similar quantitative discipline) * 5+ years industry experience in applied data science * Mathematical optimization / OR experience. Hands-on with LP/MILP and MPC-style receding-horizon methods * Strong analytics and experimentation discipline — designing experiments and analysing results carefully, including counterfactual and regret reasoning * Energy domain background — markets, batteries, grid; understanding how the physical asset, the market, and the grid interact * Proficiency in Python and software engineering practices: testing, code quality, code review, CI/CD, monitoring, and modular code design * Proven track record of taking models from research into reliable production on AWS (or comparable cloud) * Excellent English communication and interpersonal skills * Cross-functional collaboration mindset across data scientists, software engineers, and partner-company stakeholders * Independent research experience, excellent analytical skills with strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced team environment are essential. SKILLS TO SET YOU APART * Direct experience optimizing battery dispatch, demand response, or aggregated DER portfolios * Hardware or embedded experience, and comfort with real-time / low-latency systems * General machine learning experience — supervised learning, model evaluation, and knowing when ML is (and isn't) the right tool alongside optimization * Control background — MPC, receding-horizon control, or state-space methods for time-coupled decision-making At Flexa, we are committed to diversity — of backgrounds and experiences. You don’t need 100% of the listed requirements to apply. BENEFITS * Virtual Share Options: We offer virtual share options to all our employees * Professional Development: Annual development budget of 3,000 € for coachings, trainings, books, etc * Health & Sport Subsidy: Company subsidised sports facilities membership or Public Transportation Subsidy: Monthly subsidy for your public transport ticket * Lunch/Dinner Allowance Vouchers: Allowance for meals on working days as digital meal vouchers * Work Equipment: MacBook, an ergonomic workplace setup, and company-funded access to leading AI development tools so you always have the best tools available * 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 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 company's 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. I'm 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 I'm dedicated to fostering a collaborative, innovative and goal driven work environment. If you're 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
SHORT FACTS * Location: Munich, Germany * Employment Type: Full-Time, indefinite term * Salary Range: € 95,000 – 115,000 per year gross, depending on seniority level * Office First work setup * Language Requirement: C1 Level English YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES * Research, develop, and productionise algorithms and models that optimise financial returns from trading the flexibility of Flexa’s residential battery portfolio * Drive the delivery of complex, trading strategy projects from research to production deployment and monitoring — anticipating dependencies and resolving them early * Contribute to the technical vision for how Flexa trades flexibility across energy markets and hardware assets, and help make it a reality * Identify new market opportunities and residential flexibility value to shape the data science roadmap and next-gen algorithms * Champion engineering rigor and ML best practices to foster an open, data-driven engineering culture. * Implement, deliver, and monitor well-engineered, data-driven solutions in our real-time production systems * Opportunity to guide and develop more junior colleagues through design review, code review, and structured feedback * Be part of a cross-functional team of data scientists, software engineers, and other teams across Flexa's partner ecosystem YOUR PROFILE Mandatory Requirements: * University degree in a data-driven or analytical field (Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, or a related quantitative discipline) * 5+ years applied data science, with significant time spent developing trading algorithms in the energy or financial sectors * Deep understanding of trading mechanics: price formation, market microstructure, risk, and the constraints that turn a backtest into a live strategy * Strong knowledge of probability and statistics, incl. time-series data processing, analysis, and forecasting, with a focus on streaming settings * Proficiency in Python and software engineering practices: testing, code quality, code review, CI/CD, monitoring, and modular code design * Excellent English communication and interpersonal skills * Cross-functional collaboration mindset across data scientists, software engineers, and partner-company stakeholders * Independent research experience, excellent analytical skills with strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced team environment are essential. SKILLS TO SET YOU APART * Direct experience with energy trading, especially for the flexibility of battery storage systems * Expertise in designing algorithmic trading strategies and modelling market impact within intraday continuous markets * Substantial background in forecasting intraday price movements, modelling order book dynamics, and market microstructure * Experience with both Machine Learning and mathematical optimization development * Experience designing or owning real-time or near-real-time analytics workflows * Proven track record of taking models from research into reliable production on AWS (or comparable cloud) At Flexa, we are committed to diversity — of backgrounds and experiences. You don’t need 100% of the listed requirements to apply. BENEFITS * Virtual Share Options: We offer virtual share options to all our employees * Professional Development: Annual development budget of 3,000 € for coachings, trainings, books, etc * Health & Sport Subsidy: Company subsidised sports facilities membership or Public Transportation Subsidy: Monthly subsidy for your public transport ticket * Lunch/Dinner Allowance Vouchers: Allowance for meals on working days as digital meal vouchers * Work Equipment: MacBook, an ergonomic workplace setup, and company-funded access to leading AI development tools so you always have the best tools available * 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 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 company's 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. I'm 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 I'm dedicated to fostering a collaborative, innovative and goal driven work environment. If you're 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
SHORT FACTS • Location: Munich, Germany • Employment Type: Full-Time, indefinite term • Salary Range: € 95,000 – 115,000 per year gross, depending on seniority level • Office First work setup • Language Requirement: C1 Level English Your Role We are looking for a Quantitative Developer to tackle the software, data, and integration challenges across our Virtual Power Plant (VPP) ecosystem. You will drive and own the roadmap for developing algorithmic execution strategies in the German intraday power market. As our VPP infrastructure matures, you will steadily increase your focus on research on execution-price improvement and market-impact modelling. Your software-engineering work will centre on architecture design, testing, and project coordination. YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES * Contribute to the technical vision for how Flexa trades flexibility across energy markets and hardware assets, and help make it a reality * Identify new market opportunities and residential flexibility value to shape the data science roadmap and next-gen algorithms * Champion engineering rigor and best practices to foster an open, data-driven engineering culture. * Implement, deliver, and monitor well-engineered, data-driven solutions in our real-time production systems * Be part of a cross-functional team of data scientists, software engineers, and other teams across Flexa's partner ecosystem * Research, develop, and productionise algorithms and models that optimise financial returns from trading the flexibility of Flexa’s residential battery portfolio * Drive the delivery of complex, trading strategy projects from research to production deployment and monitoring — anticipating dependencies and resolving them early * Opportunity to guide and develop more junior colleagues through design review, code review, and structured feedback YOUR PROFILE MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS * University degree in a data-driven or analytical field (Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, or a related quantitative discipline) * 5+ years applied data science and/or quant experience, with significant time spent developing trading algorithms in the energy or financial sectors * Proficiency in Python and software engineering practices: testing, code quality, code review, CI/CD, monitoring, and modular code design * Cross-functional collaboration mindset across data scientists, software engineers, and partner-company stakeholders * Deep understanding of trading mechanics: price formation, market microstructure, risk, and the constraints that turn a backtest into a live strategy * Strong knowledge of probability and statistics, incl. time-series data processing, analysis, and forecasting, with a focus on streaming settings * Excellent English communication and interpersonal skills * Independent research experience, excellent analytical skills with strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced team environment are essential. SKILLS TO SET YOU APART * Experience designing or owning real-time or near-real-time analytics workflows * Direct experience with energy trading, especially for the flexibility of battery storage systems * Expertise in designing algorithmic trading strategies and modelling market impact within intraday continuous markets * Substantial background in forecasting intraday price movements, modelling order book dynamics, and market microstructure * Experience with both Machine Learning and mathematical optimization development * Proven track record of taking models from research into reliable production on AWS (or comparable cloud) At Flexa, we are committed to diversity — of backgrounds and experiences. You don’t need 100% of the listed requirements to apply. BENEFITS * Virtual Share Options: we offer virtual share options to all our employees * Professional Development: annual development budget of €3,000 for coachings, trainings, books, and similar * Health & Sport Subsidy: company-subsidised sports facilities membership, or Public Transportation Subsidy * Lunch/Dinner Allowance Vouchers: allowance for meals on working days as digital meal vouchers * Work Equipment: MacBook or Windows laptop, iPhone (also for private use), and an ergonomic workplace setup with company-funded access to leading AI developer tools * Regular Team Events: knowledge sessions, afterwork, sports, offsites, Halloween, Pride Month, and more A SHORT NOTE FROM YOUR FUTURE LEAD Sébastien Schikora — Chief Technology Officer Sébastien Schikora has been Chief Technology Officer at Flexa since the beginning. He was previously CTO at KONUX (2018–2022), Senior Manager at Tesla in energy storage systems (2015–2018), VP Product Development at Networked Energy Services (NES), and held Director of Product Management and other roles at Echelon Corporation for six years. Earlier in his career he worked on enterprise software at Hewlett Packard. LinkedIn profile