Founding Engineer & Head of Platform Innovation

Klareda; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A pioneering AI hiring company in Berlin is seeking a Founding Engineer & Head of Platform Innovation to shape the future of its product. In this role, you'll define the architecture, build essential features, and collaborate closely with founders and users for rapid iteration. Ideal candidates will have strong experience in Next.js and Node.js, with a self-starting attitude, emphasizing product thinking and effective communication. This position offers founding-level equity and a flexible, outcome-focused work culture.

Leistungen

Founding-level equity

Flexible working culture

Immediate impact on product

Qualifikationen

• Strong hands-on experience with Next.js, Node.js, React, and API integrations.
• Proven ability to ship production-ready software in a fast-moving environment.
• Self-starter with an ownership mindset, bias for action, and appetite for experimentation.

Aufgaben

• Own Klareda's technical vision and core architecture.
• Ship product features that simplify hiring workflows.
• Work directly with founders and early customers to set priorities.

Kenntnisse

Next.js

Node.js

React

API integrations

Product thinking

Self-starter mindset

Clear communication

Jobbeschreibung

Title: Founding Engineer & Head of Platform Innovation

Company: Klareda

Location: Berlin (Hybrid)

Employment Type: Full-time, Founding Team

Summary

Klareda is an AI hiring co-pilot. It does not replace human judgment — it creates clarity and structure, allowing leaders to make better decisions.

As our Founding Engineer & Head of Platform Innovation, you will shape the future of the product from day one. This is a founding-level role: you’ll decide the architecture, build the features, and turn customer feedback into software that changes how teams hire. You won’t be a cog in a machine. You’ll be the one building the machine.

About Us

Klareda is built by three dads who have spent their careers building and scaling companies. Between us, we’ve founded five businesses and taken part in three successful exits. We know firsthand how hard it is to get hiring right (and how much clarity changes the game).

We also have the privilege of working with a board of advisors that includes one of Europe’s premier female CTOs. Together, we’re building Klareda into the AI hiring co-pilot that brings structure and signal to one of the most important decisions leaders make.

What you’ll do

• Own Klareda’s technical vision and core architecture.
• Ship product features that simplify hiring workflows and deliver clarity to users.
• Use AI where it drives real value — reducing noise, surfacing signal, and saving hiring teams time.
• Work directly with founders and early customers to set priorities and iterate fast.
• Ensure the platform is stable and secure without over-engineering.
• Help build a culture of speed, openness, and experimentation.

What we’re looking for

• Strong hands-on experience with Next.js, Node.js, React, and API integrations (OpenAI, ElevenLabs, etc.).
• Proven ability to ship production-ready software in a fast-moving environment.
• A product thinker who can turn complex user needs into simple, scalable solutions.
• Based in Berlin, with full flexibility for hybrid work (and parenting duties).
• Self-starter with an ownership mindset, bias for action, and appetite for experimentation. Clear communicator with a collaborative, low-ego approach.

Benefits

• Founding-level equity and influence over both product and company direction.
• Immediate impact — what you build will be in the hands of customers within weeks.
• Freedom to shape technical stack, product roadmap, and innovation strategy.
• Flexible working culture focused on outcomes, not hours.
• Mission with meaning — help leaders make better people decisions through clarity and structure.

How to apply

Send your CV or GitHub and a short note on your most relevant technical achievement.

Quick screen

Please confirm :

• You’re comfortable with our stack (Next.js, Node.js, React, APIs).
• You can work from Berlin (hybrid).
• You’re excited about building an AI hiring co-pilot that supports better decisions.

Klareda is an AI hiring co-pilot that brings clarity back to recruiting. Built by an experienced Berlin-based founder team, Klareda helps managers define what great looks like with structured hiring blueprints, then uses voice AI to pre-screen candidates in a more human and nuanced way. For candidates, it acts as a job-search assistant that guides them through rejections and opportunities. The result: a hiring ecosystem that’s clearer, faster, and more human for both sides.