Product Engineering Lead Heartbeat Australia (m/f/d)
Core
Lead the localization and technical foundation of the Heartbeat AI energy management system for Australian households, integrating solar, batteries, heat pumps, and EV charging.
Role type
Senior IC engineering lead (product engineering)
Builds
A virtual power plant operating system for Australian homes
Domain
Renewable energy / Smart grid / IoT
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Distributed systems, Cloud infrastructure, API design, IoT systems, Data-intensive systems, AI-assisted development, Technical leadership, System architecture
Preferred skills
Energy industry knowledge, Australian electricity market expertise, Early-stage team building
Technologies
Google Cloud Platform, GKE, Cloud Run, Vercel, Terraform, TypeScript, NestJS, Next.js, Flutter, Eclipse Hono, MQTT, Mender, PostgreSQL, BigQuery, SQLMesh, Looker, Datadog, OpenTelemetry, Cursor, GitHub Actions, Linear, Notion
Responsibilities
Provide technical direction for Heartbeat in Australia, solve hardest technical problems, adapt energy management system for Australian tariffs, translate business requirements to technical solutions, bridge Australian and German engineering teams, shape team evolution and hiring, mentor engineers, implement AI-assisted agentic workflows
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
