Founding Product Engineer

Job description

### About the Role This is the first engineering hire at a Y Combinator–backed AI marketing startup, joining a two-person founding team to own product features end to end. You'll work directly with the founders and customers — figuring out what to build, shipping it, and iterating until it drives real value. The role spans product thinking, frontend, backend, LLM pipelines, data, and customer conversations. ### What You'll Do - Own full product features from ambiguous problem through to live, customer-facing product. - Work side by side with the founders and customers to understand needs and translate them into product improvements. - Design simple, intuitive UX for complex agentic and data-driven workflows. - Build and maintain LLM pipelines and agentic workflows within the core product. - Contribute across the full stack — frontend, backend, and data layers. ### What We're Looking For - 1–8 years of hands-on experience shipping production SaaS features end to end. - Proven ability to take a product from 0 to 1 — ideally in a startup or fast-moving environment. - Strong practical experience designing and implementing LLM pipelines and agentic workflows. - Proficiency in **TypeScript** and **React**; familiarity with **Vite**, **Supabase**, **Vercel**, and **ClickHouse** is a plus. - Comfortable owning ambiguous, full-stack work without needing detailed specs. - Strong communicator who enjoys direct customer engagement and turning feedback into product decisions. - Eligible to work in Germany or able to obtain a work visa. ### Compensation & Benefits - **Base salary:** €85,000 – €120,000 per year - **Equity:** VSOP package included - **Visa sponsorship:** available ### Location On-site in **Munich, Germany**. No remote option — the team works together in person.