Product Engineer, Frontend Focus

Clera; München; Hybrid; EUR 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Clera Labs, Inc. is looking for a frontend-focused engineer to join our product engineering team building AI-powered software for manufacturing. You will craft interfaces that bring enterprise data and operational workflows together for factory floors.

You will own frontend systems, make architectural decisions, and create reusable components and tooling. Experience with TypeScript, React or Next.js is helpful, and familiarity with design systems and Storybook is a plus.

Qualifications

• Master's degree with internship experience or 3–5 years professional frontend experience.
• Production frontend experience, with 70–80% of engineering work focused on frontend.
• Experience using AI as an engineering tool to improve development velocity and output quality.
• Strong frontend architecture judgment and the ability to turn recurring UI needs into reusable patterns.
• Care for usability, accessibility, performance, and maintainability.
• Familiarity with TypeScript, React, or Next.js is helpful.
• Experience with design systems, component libraries, Storybook, testing tools, SDKs, developer platforms, embedded applications, or microfrontends is a plus.
• Backend, design, or product experience alongside frontend work is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Build interfaces for manufacturing applications and the platform they run within.
• Own frontend systems and create reusable patterns and tooling for engineers and AI agents.
• Use AI tools to accelerate development while maintaining quality.
• Develop complex interfaces, including data grids, graphs, editors, workflows, and real-time state.
• Identify and improve confusing, inconsistent, or unfinished user experiences.
• Work with engineers and customers to understand needs and improve solutions.

Skills

Frontend development

TypeScript

React

Next.js

UI/UX usability

AI tooling for development

Design systems

Education

Master's degree or 3–5 years experience

Tools

Storybook

SDKs

Testing tools

Job description

About the Role

Join a product engineering team building AI-powered software for manufacturing. You will focus primarily on frontend development, creating interfaces that bring enterprise data and operational workflows together for use on factory floors.

What You'll Do

• Build interfaces for manufacturing applications and the platform they run within.

• Own frontend systems and make architectural decisions that support consistency, maintainability, and scale.

• Use AI tools to accelerate development while maintaining quality and thoughtful design.

• Create reusable components, patterns, conventions, and tooling for engineers and AI agents.

• Work with engineers and customers to understand needs and improve solutions.

• Develop complex interfaces, including data grids, graphs, editors, workflows, and real-time state.

• Identify and improve confusing, inconsistent, or unfinished user experiences.

What We're Looking For

• A master's degree with internship experience, or 3 to 5 years of professional experience.

• Production frontend experience, with at least 70 to 80% of your engineering work focused on frontend.

• Experience using AI as an engineering tool to improve development velocity and output quality.

• Strong frontend architecture judgment and the ability to turn recurring UI needs into reusable patterns.

• Care for usability, accessibility, performance, and maintainability.

• Familiarity with TypeScript, React, or Next.js is helpful.

• Experience with design systems, component libraries, Storybook, testing tools, SDKs, developer platforms, embedded applications, or microfrontends is a plus.

• Backend, design, or product experience alongside frontend work is beneficial.

Location

Hybrid role based in Munich, Germany, with at least one week per month on-site. Some flexibility is available for people based nearby.