Founding Engineer

About the Role This is a founding engineering role at an early-stage enterprise AI startup based in Munich, Germany. The company builds AI-powered automation solutions that learn from real human workflows and take over repetitive, screen-based tasks — freeing teams across industries like professional services, insurance, financial services, and customer support to focus on higher-value work. You'll join on-site as a core member of a very small, high-intensity founding team, with significant ownership and direct impact on product and technical direction. This role is ideal for a builder who thrives in ambiguity, moves fast, and wants to shape a product from the ground up. Visa sponsorship is available. What You'll Do Build and ship product features and core technical infrastructure for enterprise customers Design and implement data pipelines to convert and aggregate large volumes of video (1,000+ hours) and other unstructured data into a data lake Integrate LLM and VLM pipelines into production product workflows Develop full-stack components using Python and FastAPI Collaborate directly with enterprise customers (including PE portfolio company teams) to map processes and identify automation opportunities Enable scalable integrations to support land-and-expand customer growth strategies What We're Looking For Must-haves (dealbreakers): 3+ years of full-stack engineering experience building and shipping production systems Hands-on experience building production-ready RESTful APIs using FastAPI in scalable systems Proven experience integrating, fine-tuning, and deploying LLMs or VLMs in production pipelines Required: Strong proficiency in Python for production systems Experience designing and implementing data pipelines for large volumes of unstructured video data , including video processing and analytics workflows Early-stage startup experience with direct involvement in product and technical decisions Experience working directly with enterprise customers to map and automate business processes Hands-on experience with infrastructure, cloud platforms, and deployment Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable collaborating across small, cross-functional teams Ability to operate as a founder-level contributor with high ownership — including shaping product direction Nice to have: Experience building scalable integrations and APIs for land-and-expand customer strategies Experience with data aggregation and data lake architecture Compensation & Benefits Base salary: €80,000 – €120,000 per year Meaningful equity as a founding team member Visa sponsorship available Location This role is on-site in Munich, Germany . Candidates must be willing and able to work from the Munich office full-time. Remote work is not available for this position.