Founding Engineer (Full-Stack/AI)

Job description

### About the Role This is an early engineering hire at a logistics AI startup, joining a small, high-ownership team building technology that makes global freight forwarding operations autonomous. You will drive critical architecture decisions, ship full-stack features, and push AI capabilities forward, directly shaping the product and its technical direction from the ground up. ### What You'll Do - Design, build, and maintain the most critical parts of the core product end to end. - Build reliable full-stack features that make users radically more efficient in their daily workflows. - Evaluate, benchmark, and fine-tune AI capabilities to maximize domain accuracy and context. - Continuously experiment with new model releases, frameworks, and agentic techniques in production. - Ship promising approaches quickly and iterate based on data and user feedback. - Navigate and improve large-scale legacy codebases to add structure and scalability. - Engineer infrastructure and automation to support heavy data and AI workloads. - Collaborate closely with founders and teammates as a hands-on, high-ownership contributor. ### What We're Looking For - Founder-level drive, extreme ownership, and a results-oriented, autonomous work style. - Around 2 to 3 years of professional experience, though strong projects or a relevant track record can substitute. - Strong full-stack engineering ability with fluency across backend and cloud environments. - Fluent in Python; familiarity with Go is a strong plus. - Practical, hands-on experience with AI and ML systems: benchmarking, fine-tuning, integrating LLMs, and running experiments in production. - Comfort engineering for scale, automating systems, and working in complex legacy codebases. - Strong CS fundamentals, intellectual humility, and exceptional self-discipline. - Prior startup or entrepreneurial experience is preferred. - Enthusiasm for on-site work in Munich. ### Compensation & Benefits Salary range: 60,000 to 90,000 EUR annually. Equity participation via options is available for this early hire. Visa sponsorship is not available. ### Location On-site in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.