Founding Engineer (Full-Stack/AI)

ABOUT THE ROLE

Join an early-stage engineering team building AI-powered software for the freight and logistics sector. You will take ownership of core product architecture and development, combining hands-on full-stack engineering with practical AI experimentation to improve how logistics teams work.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

- Design, build, and maintain critical parts of the product.

- Develop reliable full-stack features that help users work more efficiently.

- Evaluate, benchmark, and fine-tune AI capabilities for accuracy and relevance.

- Experiment with models, frameworks, and agent techniques, then deploy promising approaches and improve them using user feedback and data.

- Improve complex legacy code to support greater structure and scalability.

- Build infrastructure and automation for data-intensive and AI workloads.

- Work closely with the founding team as a hands-on, high-ownership engineer.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

- Typically 2 to 3 years of professional experience, or relevant projects and other evidence of capability.

- Strong full-stack and backend product-building experience, including production systems and cloud environments.

- Fluency in Python; familiarity with Go is a plus.

- Practical experience building or operating AI/ML systems, including LLM integration, benchmarking, fine-tuning, and production experimentation.

- Comfort working with complex codebases, engineering for scale, and automating systems.

- Independent, adaptable, and results-oriented, with strong computer science fundamentals and an entrepreneurial mindset.

- Experience in logistics, freight, supply chain, startups, or entrepreneurial projects is helpful.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

Base salary: €60,000 to €90,000 annually. Equity participation is available. Visa sponsorship is not available.

LOCATION

Fully on-site in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Candidates must be based in Munich or willing to relocate.