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Founding Engineer

CleraMunich🇩🇪GermanyPosted 1 Oct 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

As a Founding Engineer at Clera, you'll have an unparalleled opportunity to shape the future of enterprise AI by building critical infrastructure from the ground up, directly influencing the company's technical direction and engineering standards. This role is ideal for experienced engineers who thrive on autonomy and want to make a significant impact in a fast-paced, innovative environment, so you should definitely consider applying to be a part of this exciting journey.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
On Site
Location
Munich, Germany
Posted
4 days ago
ETLSalesforceSnowflakeERPNetSuiteLLMPythonSAPTypeScript

Job Description

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.

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