About the Role
This is an early engineering hire at a seed-stage AI logistics startup, joining a small, high-ownership team building technology to make global freight forwarding operations autonomous. You'll shape the core product and technical direction from the ground up — combining full-stack engineering, AI experimentation, and product thinking in equal measure.
What You'll Do
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Own and personally design, build, and maintain the most critical parts of the product.
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Build reliable full-stack features that make users radically more efficient in their day-to-day workflows.
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Evaluate, benchmark, and fine-tune AI capabilities to maximise domain accuracy and contextual performance.
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Continuously experiment with new model releases, frameworks, and agentic techniques in production.
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Ship promising approaches quickly and iterate based on data and user feedback.
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Navigate and improve large-scale, complex legacy codebases to add structure and scalability.
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Engineer infrastructure and automation to support heavy data and AI workloads.
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Collaborate closely with founders and teammates as a hands-on, high-ownership contributor.
What We're Looking For
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Founder-level drive, adaptability, extreme ownership, and a results-oriented, autonomous work style.
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Hands-on AI/ML/LLM experience is essential — including benchmarking, fine-tuning, integrating LLMs, and running experiments in production.
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Strong full-stack engineering ability with fluency across backend and cloud environments.
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Fluent in Python; familiarity with Go is a strong plus.
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Comfort engineering for scale, automating systems, and working with complex legacy codebases.
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Strong CS fundamentals, intellectual humility, and exceptional self-discipline.
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2–3 years of professional experience preferred, though strong project track records are equally welcome.
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Prior startup or entrepreneurial experience is a plus.
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Enthusiasm for working on-site in Munich.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary range: €60,000 – €90,000 annually. Early employees are eligible for meaningful equity participation (options up to ~1.5%). Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
Location
On-site in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.