Managing Director, Lead Product Engineer — EMS Platform

EMSventure

Managing Director and Lead Product Engineer for a new energy management platform. Focused on software development and strategic direction in Switzerland.

Posted 5/2/2026full-timeZürich • 🇨🇭 SwitzerlandSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudFirebaseIoTJavaScriptNode.jsReactTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You are the Managing Director of the joint venture and at the same time the Lead Product Engineer.
You actively contribute to the energy management software, own the architecture and core logic, and significantly shape product development.
At the same time, you represent the joint venture externally and ensure a clear technical and strategic direction.
Hands-on development of the software, including architecture, core features, and technical standards.
Develop and maintain the product and technology roadmap and prioritize product development based on customer value, scalability, and market requirements — in coordination with the shareholders.
Provide technical leadership and coordinate the development contributions of the participating companies.
Operational management of the joint venture and technical representation to customers and partners.
Support the sales partner (shareholder) with product demos and customer workshops.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Several years of hands-on experience in software development, ideally as a Lead Developer or Software Architect.
Solid full-stack software engineering skills (Node.js / TypeScript) and experience with modern frontend frameworks such as React, including state management.
Experience designing and operating modern IoT edge and cloud infrastructures (Google Firebase), messaging systems (MQTT), and time-series databases (InfluxDB).
Strong knowledge of energy management, building technology, electrical engineering, or related fields.
Experience developing complex systems, data platforms, and interfaces.
Entrepreneurial mindset, decisiveness, and a willingness to take responsibility.
Ability to both develop hands-on and lead a product strategically.
Ideally a large network in the energy and building technology sector.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Key role in a newly established joint venture with a strong foundation.
High degree of autonomy and real influence.
Combination of entrepreneurial responsibility and active development work.
Attractive, role-appropriate compensation (including possible equity participation depending on the salary model).

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Hard Skills & Tools

software developmentfull-stack engineeringNode.jsTypeScriptReactIoT edge infrastructurecloud infrastructureGoogle FirebaseMQTTInfluxDB

Soft Skills

technical leadershipentrepreneurial mindsetdecisivenessresponsibilityhands-on developmentstrategic directioncustomer value prioritizationcoordinationcommunicationworkshop facilitation