Clera

Founding Engineer (Full-Stack/AI)

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3 hours ago
Munich, GermanyMid Level

Responsibilities

  • Own the design, development, and maintenance of critical parts of the core product.
  • Build reliable full-stack features that improve freight-forwarding operations.
  • Evaluate, benchmark, fine-tune, and integrate AI capabilities and LLMs in production.
  • Experiment with new model releases, frameworks, and agentic techniques, iterating based on data and user feedback.
  • Improve complex legacy codebases by adding structure and scalability.
  • Engineer infrastructure and automation for heavy data and AI workloads.
  • Collaborate closely with founders and teammates as a hands-on, high-ownership contributor.

Requirements

  • Around 2 to 3 years of professional engineering experience, with strong projects or a compelling track record accepted as a substitute.
  • Strong full-stack engineering ability across backend and cloud environments.
  • Fluency in Python; familiarity with Go is a strong plus.
  • Hands-on AI/ML experience with benchmarking, fine-tuning, LLM integration, and production experimentation.
  • Experience building robust, real-world production systems at scale.
  • Comfort working with complex legacy codebases and automating systems for scale.
  • Logistics or freight-forwarding knowledge is a strong asset.
  • Prior startup or entrepreneurial experience and enthusiasm for working on-site in Munich.
  • Strong computer science fundamentals, intellectual humility, autonomy, and self-discipline.

Benefits

  • Salary of 60,000 to 90,000 EUR per year.
  • Equity options available, up to approximately 1.5%.
  • On-site work in Munich, Bavaria, Germany; the role is not available remotely.
  • Visa sponsorship is not available.
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