Founding Product Engineer

CLERA; München; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship available

Job summary

Clera Labs, Inc. is seeking its first software engineer to own features from problem to launch. You will work with founders and customers to deliver software that boosts visibility across AI-powered search, shaping frontend, backend, data, and LLM systems.

The role emphasizes fast shipping with quality production code, customer feedback-driven improvements, and collaboration with customers to guide product direction. Visa sponsorship is available.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of relevant engineering experience, including early-stage startup or founding experience.
• Experience owning full-stack product work from an ambiguous problem through a live product, including production SaaS features.
• Strong TypeScript and React experience, with familiarity with Vite, Supabase, Vercel, and ClickHouse.

Responsibilities

• Identify customer needs and shape them into simple, useful product experiences.
• Build and maintain end-to-end features across frontend, backend, data, and LLM systems.
• Develop reliable production LLM pipelines and agents, not just prototypes.
• Ship customer-focused software quickly while maintaining production quality.
• Speak directly with customers and use their feedback to guide product improvements.

Skills

TypeScript

React

Full-stack development

Startup experience

Tools

Vite

Supabase

Vercel

ClickHouse

Job description

About the Role

Join an early-stage marketing technology team as its first engineer, owning product features from initial customer problem through launch and ongoing improvement. You will work closely with the founders and customers to build software that helps organizations improve their visibility across AI-powered search.

What You'll Do

• Identify customer needs and shape them into simple, useful product experiences.

• Build and maintain end-to-end features across frontend, backend, data, and LLM systems.

• Develop reliable production LLM pipelines and agents, not just prototypes.

• Ship customer-focused software quickly while maintaining production quality.

• Speak directly with customers and use their feedback to guide product improvements.

What We're Looking For

• Two to four years of relevant engineering experience, including early-stage startup or founding experience and experience taking products from zero to one.

• Experience owning full-stack product work from an ambiguous problem through a live product, including production SaaS features.

• Strong TypeScript and React experience, with familiarity with Vite, Supabase, Vercel, and ClickHouse.

• Experience building across frontend, backend, data, and production LLM pipelines or agents.

• An AI-native development workflow, using coding agents, MCP, or similar tools in day-to-day engineering.

• Good product judgment and the ability to design straightforward UX for complex workflows.

• Clear English communication skills and confidence working directly with customers.

• SEO, GEO, or marketing technology experience is useful.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: €85,000 to €120,000 annually, plus equity. Visa sponsorship is available.

Location

On-site in Munich, Germany. Candidates should be able to work in Munich or relocate.