Founding Product Engineer

CleraMunich, BavariaOn-siteFull-timePrincipal, 12–15+ yearsListed 1 hour ago

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About this role

About the Role

This is the first engineering hire at a Y Combinator-backed AI marketing startup, working directly alongside the two founders. You will own full product features from ambiguous problem all the way to live, customer-facing product, and your work will span product thinking, frontend, backend, LLM pipelines, data, and direct customer conversations. It is a true founding-scope role with immediate, meaningful impact.

What You'll Do

- Own product features end to end: figure out what to build, ship it, and keep iterating until it creates real customer value.
- Work closely with the founders and customers to turn conversations into concrete product improvements.
- Build and maintain production full-stack features across frontend, backend, and data layers.
- Design simple, intuitive UX for complex workflows.
- Develop and improve LLM pipelines and agentic workflows within the product.

What We're Looking For

- Approximately 2 to 4 years of relevant engineering experience, with a strong track record appropriate for a first engineering hire.
- Demonstrated early-stage startup or founding experience; big-company-only backgrounds are not a fit.
- Has shipped products from 0 to 1 before and can independently deliver production-quality code.
- Proficient with TypeScript and React; familiarity with Vite, Supabase, Vercel, or ClickHouse is a plus.
- Comfortable working with LLMs and agentic workflows, both in the product and in day-to-day development (e.g., coding agents, MCP, or similar AI-leveraged tools).
- Able to own full-stack product work from an ambiguous brief through to a live feature.
- Communicates clearly and confidently with customers in English.
- Experience in GEO, SEO, or marketing technology is a bonus.
- Based in Munich or able to relocate readily.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary of EUR 85,000 to EUR 120,000 annually, plus equity participation (VSOP). Visa sponsorship is available.

Location

On-site in Munich, Germany . Candidates willing to relocate are welcome to apply.