Founding Engineer

ABOUT THE ROLE Join an early-stage freight technology team building AI-powered products for sea and air freight operations. This hands-on role combines customer engagement with full-stack engineering, helping shape product and technical direction while taking solutions from demos to production-ready systems. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Lead customer conversations and turn operational insights into product features and technical strategy. - Design and build full-stack applications using the team's web and backend technologies. - Advance AI capabilities through practical LLM patterns, vector stores, and model fine-tuning. - Move prototypes and demos toward scalable, reliable, high-quality production products. - Make thoughtful architecture decisions suited to an early-stage environment. - Help shape the product, technology, and company direction. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - At least 2 years of professional software engineering experience building and shipping production applications. - Full-stack experience with Node.js, TypeScript, and React, plus backend development with Python. - Hands-on experience with LLM design patterns, vector stores, and model fine-tuning; experience with vector databases or semantic search is relevant. - Broad product engineering experience across the application stack, including designing, building, and deploying products from MVP through production. - Ability to lead customer conversations and translate feedback into product requirements. - Experience in a startup or early-stage environment and sound judgment about balancing speed, quality, and architecture. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS Visa sponsorship is available. LOCATION Hybrid, based in Berlin, Germany. Candidates must be willing to work from Berlin or relocate there.