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Founding Team Member - Engineering & Product Leadership

clera • Germany
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Founding-team seat at an early-stage AI infrastructure startup building the operating layer for AI-native service businesses. Define and own a first-90-day scope across engineering, product, or operations; set technical direction, make architectural decisions, and help hire the first engineering team. Must have founded a company or served as CTO/first technical hire, with hands-on depth to own the engineering roadmap end to end.

Key Highlights
Founding-team seat at early-stage AI infrastructure startup with flexible scope across engineering, product, or operations
Set engineering direction, make hands-on architectural decisions, and help hire the first engineering team
Must have founded a venture-backed or bootstrapped company or served as CTO/first technical hire at a startup
Compensation and equity tailored to the individual, sized for someone building the company
On-site role with primary location in Munich, Germany; options for San Francisco, London, or Vienna
Key Responsibilities
Define and own a concrete first-90-day scope across engineering, product, or company operations
Set engineering direction and make hands-on architectural decisions
Help hire the first engineering team
Bring founder-level judgment and pace to a small, high-trust team with no bureaucratic overhead
Help shape the product thesis by drawing on direct experience running or building service businesses
Technical Skills Required
Software Engineering Technical Leadership Product Development
Benefits & Perks
Competitive compensation and equity tailored to the individual
Visa sponsorship available
Relocation support available
Nice to Have
Founded a venture-backed or bootstrapped company regardless of outcome
Served as CTO or first technical hire at a startup
Shipped a product a team still credits you for
Ran a service business in a vertical that AI-native tooling is beginning to replace

Job Description


About The Role

This is a founding-team seat at an early-stage AI infrastructure startup building the operating layer for AI-native service businesses. The scope is deliberately open: engineering leadership, product, or the operating side of the company, shaped around what you do best. If you can describe what you would own in your first 90 days, the role can be built around that.

What You'll Do

  • Define and own a concrete first-90-day scope across engineering, product, or company operations.
  • For the technical leadership track: set engineering direction, make hands-on architectural decisions, and help hire the first engineering team.
  • Bring founder-level judgment and pace to a small, high-trust team with no bureaucratic overhead.
  • Help shape the product thesis by drawing on direct experience running or building service businesses.

What We're Looking For

  • Founded a venture-backed or bootstrapped company, regardless of outcome.
  • Served as CTO or first technical hire at a startup, or shipped a product a team still credits you for.
  • Alternatively, ran a service business in a vertical that AI-native tooling is beginning to replace.
  • Able to articulate a clear, self-directed 90-day plan and thrive in a role built around your strengths rather than a fixed job description.
  • For the technical leadership seat: sufficient hands-on depth and judgment to own the engineering roadmap end to end.
  • Comfortable operating at the pace and standard of a small founding team.

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation and equity are sized for someone building the company, not joining it, and are tailored to the individual. Visa sponsorship and relocation support are available.

Location

On-site. Primary location is Munich, Germany, with the option to be based in San Francisco, London, or Vienna as well.


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