Founding Product Engineer

ABOUT THE ROLE Join the engineering team at a European AI communications company as a Founding Product Engineer. You will take end-to-end ownership of customer-focused product features, from discovery and prototyping through production, helping businesses automate phone-based interactions. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Own features from initial hypotheses through implementation, release, and iteration. - Develop and test product ideas through rapid experiments and lightweight prototypes. - Stay in regular contact with customers, partners, and sales colleagues to identify real needs. - Define and implement product tracking, then use relevant metrics to guide decisions. - Build across the stack and lead architecture and implementation choices. - Balance pragmatic validation with long-term scalability, taking ownership to move initiatives forward. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - At least three years of product engineering experience delivering features end to end. - Full-stack experience with Node.js, TypeScript, NestJS, and React. - Experience owning software from architecture and implementation through production release. - Hands-on experience in a startup environment and a strong customer-focused product mindset. - German proficiency at B2 level or above, and fluent English for team and product communication. - Comfort using metrics and experiments to inform product decisions. - Experience integrating large language models or building AI-powered features is an advantage. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS Compensation is €80,000 to €120,000 annually, with equity. Visa sponsorship is not available. LOCATION Remote role based in Germany, with overlap during Central European Time working hours.