Founding AI Engineer

Hey Telo (YC W25); München; Vor Ort; EUR 75.000 - 95.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A tech startup in voice AI is looking for a Founding AI Engineer in Munich. This is a unique opportunity to shape the company's product, technology, and culture from the ground up. Ideal candidates have strong software engineering skills and experience in AI and ML, especially with modern LLM techniques. The role offers direct exposure to company founders and a significant ownership stake in the business.

Leistungen

Premium gym membership

Competitive salary

Equity in the company

Direct exposure to founders and product decisions

Qualifikationen

• Strong background in software engineering, AI, and ML
• Capability to thrive in a founding engineer role
• Fluent in German to interact with customers

Aufgaben

• Collaborate with customers to solve their problems
• Build scalable backend infrastructure
• Create intuitive user experiences
• Optimize voice agents for reliability and accuracy
• Stay updated on trends in voice AI

Kenntnisse

Full-stack software engineering

AI and ML experience

Experience with React

Experience with Typescript

Experience with Python

Cloud technologies

Modern LLM techniques

Building voice agents

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS/GCP/Azure

Jobbeschreibung

Overview

At Hey Telo, we’re building Voice AI for the Home Service industry.

We’re looking for a Founding AI Engineer to shape the future of how people interact with home service providers. In this position, you will play a key role in shaping HeyTelo’s product, technology, and culture from the ground up.

If you are a builder who thrives at the intersection of AI, ML, and full-stack development - this is your opportunity to set the technical direction from day one.

What You Will Be Working On

• Collaborate closely with our customers and help them solve their problems to make their work more enjoyable
• Build scalable backend infrastructure to handle thousands of phone calls per day
• Build intuitive user experiences in an AI-first world
• Optimize our voice agents for reliability, accuracy, and indistinguishability from talking to a real human
• Stay ahead of emerging trends in voice AI, LLM agents, and distributed systems

What We're Looking For

We are looking for engineers with a strong background in SWE, AI & ML - and the capability to thrive in a founding engineer role.

Technical Skills

• Experience in full-stack software engineering (React, Typescript, Python) and cloud technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS/GCP/Azure)
• Expertise in modern LLM techniques (transformers, agents, RAG, fine-tuning, context engineering)
• Big Plus: Experience with building voice agents (Vapi, Pipecat, LiveKit) is a big plus
• Expertise in leveraging AI tools that make you more productive (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.)

Commitment And Mindset

• You love challenging work and solving hard problems where others give up.
• You have full ownership from day one and aren’t afraid to push hard.
• You are fluent in German and thrive in talking to customers, visiting them, and putting their needs first.

Company Perks

• Premium gym and sport membership (Urban Sports Club) - feel free to join our weekly team workouts.
• Competitive salary + meaningful equity.
• You’ll be one of the first hires - your fingerprints will be all over HeyTelo, and your equity will reflect that.
• You’ll have direct exposure to the founders, customers, and product decisions.