Founding Engineer
- Salary
- €90,000 - €150,000 annually
- Level
- Mid
- Work type
- On-site · Munich
- Visa
- Not offered
Open. First seen 1 October 2026.
About the role
About the Role
This is a founding engineering position at an early-stage enterprise AI company building agents that automate complex system integrations, data migrations, and ERP implementations. You will join a small team where your decisions directly shape the architecture and set the standard for every engineer who follows. The work is critical: the software runs on production financial systems where reliability is non-negotiable.
What You'll Do
- Design and build the agent core, including planning, execution, and self-healing loops that turn natural-language integration descriptions into production-grade data movement.
- Own systems end to end across connectors, the transformation engine, execution runtime, the web app, the SDK, and the MCP server.
- Identify and tackle the highest-leverage engineering problem each week without waiting for a spec or a ticket queue.
- Work directly with customers when their requests touch your systems, translating real-world needs into technical solutions.
- Establish engineering patterns and quality standards that will guide the next wave of hires.
What We're Looking For
- At least 2 years of software engineering experience building and shipping production systems.
- Strong proficiency in TypeScript with demonstrated end-to-end application development.
- Proficiency in at least one additional language such as Python, Go, or C.
- Experience designing and implementing critical infrastructure with sound judgment on reliability and scalability.
- Hands-on experience with enterprise systems such as ERPs, CRMs, or data warehouse platforms (e.g. SAP, NetSuite, Salesforce, Snowflake, or similar).
- Experience working directly with customers on technical implementations or support.
- A track record at a startup or high-growth environment where ownership and speed matter.
- Experience building or contributing to open source projects.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including comfort engaging with customers.
- Bonus: experience with data migration, ETL, distributed systems, data pipelines, or LLM and agent tooling.
- Bonus: strong CS fundamentals from a competitive academic or self-taught background.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary range: 90,000 to 150,000 EUR annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Location
On-site in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, five days per week. Candidates must be based in Munich or willing to relocate.
What this role asks for
Standard for software engineering roles
Python
Common in software engineering postings at any company.
Read against Clera's other open postings on this site.
Other openings for this role
7 open postings for this role in Munich, first posted 29 September 2026. The company is likely hiring for more than one position. None has been taken down and posted again.
- 14 October 2026 – open
- 14 October 2026 – open
- 8 October 2026 – open
- 7 October 2026 – open
- 6 October 2026 – open
- 1 October 2026 – open (this posting)
- 29 September 2026 – open
Salary context
20 other open postings titled Founding Engineer state a salary: median EUR 75,000 to EUR 125,000 a year.
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