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Founding Engineer (Generalist)

Clera
Germany · Full-time · Not Applicable
About The Role

Our client is a Pre-Seed / Seed-stage startup with a strong founding team and notable angel backing. They are hiring a Founding Engineer to ship the first product and shape the engineering culture. Full-time, on-site in Berlin.

What you will do

  • Ship the first version of the product end-to-end across stack
  • Make foundational architecture choices (language, infra, deployment)
  • Talk to early users and translate their problems into product
  • Set engineering culture: testing, code review, documentation
  • Help hire the next 3 to 5 engineers

What we are looking for

  • 5+ years building production software, ideally at an early-stage startup
  • Strong generalist: comfortable across backend, frontend, and infra
  • High agency and tolerance for ambiguity
  • Track record of shipping fast without breaking the product long-term
  • Bonus: prior 0 to 1 product experience as an early engineer

This role is presented by a recruiting partner. Company name shared after an initial conversation.
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Germany

Strong tech sector & EU Blue Card visa

Posted
May 21, 2026
Type
Full-time
Level
Not Applicable
Location
Berlin
Company
Clera

Industries

Technology Information Internet

Categories

Engineering Information Technology

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