Founding Engineer (Berlin, Germany)

Founding Engineer

Company Overview

Orange Quarter

Job Summary

You’ll join at the earliest technical stage and take responsibility for building core systems from first principles. This is a true 0-1 role with end-to-end ownership across architecture, implementation, and operational readiness. You’ll design and ship agentic AI systems that use LLMs for reasoning, document processing, and workflow automation, and bring them into production usage. The work spans backend services, data models, frontend interfaces, and cloud infrastructure, requiring continuous trade-offs between speed, correctness, and maintainability. You’ll work closely with founders and customers, turning real operational requirements into scalable software and making foundational technical decisions that shape the product long-term.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Strong experience building and shipping production systems end to end (Python; familiarity with FastAPI, Pydantic, or similar)
• Working knowledge of TypeScript and React for building interfaces on top of complex workflows
• Hands-on experience with LLMs, prompt design, and AI-powered or agentic systems
• Comfortable operating in an early-stage environment with high ownership and limited process
• Pragmatic engineering approach with a focus on shipping reliable systems

Salary & Benefits

• Competitive compensation with meaningful equity ownership
• High-ownership role with direct influence on product and technical direction
• AI-first, builder-focused environment with modern tooling
• In-person Berlin office, flexibility, and 28 vacation days

Industry

Artificial Intelligence, Supply Chain