Stott and May
Founding Engineer
Stott and MayGermany2 days ago
Full-timeEngineering

Founding Engineer

Munich (Hybrid)

Earlystage AI SalesTech Startup

€85–100k base + equity


Build the Product That Removes the Bottleneck.


A profitable AI startup in Munich is hiring its first senior engineer to work directly with the founder.


The product is live, generating revenue, and used by real enterprise customers.

~$500k ARR, growing with strong pipeline and repeatable sales.

Impressively achieved this completely bootstrapped


The current bottleneck is engineering bandwidth. This is a true founding role.


What You’ll Do

  • Architect and build the core platform across frontend, backend, and infrastructure
  • Act as a technical sparring partner to the founder on product and architecture decisions
  • Take features from idea → production with high velocity
  • Improve performance, reliability, and scalability as usage grows
  • Fix core bottlenecks and unblock product development
  • Shape engineering standards, tooling, and ways of working
  • Contribute to long-term technical direction and future team build-out


Tech Stack

  • Next.js / Node.js (core focus)
  • Python (AI / supporting workflows)
  • Modern web architecture (cloud, APIs, infra)


Strong product engineering and web fundamentals matter more than specific tools.


You Should Have

  • Strong full-stack / web engineering fundamentals
  • Experience in early-stage or high-ownership environments
  • Ability to ship quickly and make pragmatic decisions
  • Product mindset - care about UX, not just code
  • Comfort working directly with founders in a fast-moving setup
  • Experience using AI tools in your development workflow


Bonus

  • Experience with AI products, LLM APIs, or conversational systems
  • Eye for design / UX
  • Interest in building scalable SaaS platforms from scratch


Culture

  • Founder-led, product-obsessed team
  • High ownership, low bureaucracy
  • Fast iteration and direct impact
  • Hybrid in Munich (in-person collaboration valued)


If you want real ownership in a profitable startup and the chance to shape the product and company from the ground up, this is it.

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