Founding Engineer

develop; München; Vor Ort; EUR 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

develop is seeking a Founding Engineer in Munich to join an early-stage startup at the ground floor. You will work directly with the founders to shape the product, define the technical architecture, and build the engineering function from scratch.

The role focuses on designing, building, and scaling the core platform, owning architectural decisions, and delivering high-performance backend services with FastAPI on cloud infrastructure. This is a hands-on position with significant ownership.

Qualifikationen

• Experience with TypeScript and Python in production systems.
• Proven ability to design and deploy APIs using FastAPI.
• Hands-on work with GCP or AWS in scalable cloud apps.
• Product-minded engineer who takes ownership in startup settings.
• Capable of shaping architecture from day one.

Aufgaben

• Designing, building and scaling the core platform from day one.
• Owning technical architecture and key engineering decisions.
• Building high-performance backend services and APIs.
• Working closely with the founders to turn ideas into production quickly.
• Helping establish engineering best practices and laying the foundations for future team growth.

Kenntnisse

TypeScript

Python

APIs (backend)

Cloud architecture

Ownership mindset

Startup experience

Tools

FastAPI

GCP

AWS

Jobbeschreibung

I'm partnering with an exciting early-stage startup in Munich to find their Founding Engineer.

This is a rare opportunity to join at the very beginning, working directly with the founders to shape the product, define the technical architecture, and build the engineering function from the ground up.

Responsibilities:

• Designing, building and scaling the core platform from day one
• Owning technical architecture and key engineering decisions
• Building high-performance backend services and APIs
• Working closely with the founders to turn ideas into production quickly
• Helping establish engineering best practices and laying the foundations for future team growth

Requirements:

• Strong commercial experience with TypeScript and Python
• Experience building APIs with FastAPI
• Hands-on experience with GCP and/or AWS
• Experience designing and deploying scalable cloud-based applications
• A product-minded engineer who enjoys ownership and thrives in fast-paced startup environments
• Someone excited by the opportunity to build a company from the ground up