Clera is a talent-matching platform that replaces traditional job applications by connecting candidates and hiring teams through curated introductions.
ABOUT THE ROLE A fast-growing, Y Combinator–backed enterprise AI SaaS startup is hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer based in Munich to embed with its largest DACH customers and help them become AI-native. You'll work alongside a senior Enterprise AI Transformation Lead to scope, build, and ship production-grade agents and integrations that deliver measurable customer value — and directly shape the product roadmap in the process. This is a high-ownership, high-impact role for an engineer who thrives at the intersection of deep technical work and direct customer partnership. Significant travel across the DACH region is expected. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Serve as the on-the-ground engineer at major DACH enterprise accounts, acting as a technical peer to customer CTOs and platform teams. - Embed on-site with customers, leading workshops, hackathons, and implementation sprints. - Scope, build, integrate, debug, and teach customers to adopt production agents and automated workflows end-to-end. - Ship high-leverage use cases: complex agents, custom integrations, MCP servers, and multi-step workflows. - Leave behind systems that customer teams can own and operate independently. - When platform limits arise, collaborate directly with the internal engineering team — and often write the fixes yourself. - Push the product forward by identifying blockers and implementing customer-driven improvements. - Automate your own work by building agents that eliminate manual, repetitive tasks. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR Must-haves (dealbreakers): - 3+ years of enterprise software engineering experience delivering production-grade AI agentic workflows for enterprise customers. - Proven track record shipping agentic AI systems, tool-use loops, and LLM-powered features that operate reliably under load. - Native-level German proficiency. - Based in Munich or willing to relocate, with the ability to travel across DACH. Required: - Experience shipping a product or feature from scratch in a professional setting. - Strong full-stack engineering skills — comfortable scoping and delivering end-to-end solutions, including integrations with external enterprise systems and multi-step workflows. - Hands-on experience embedding with large DACH enterprise customers: running workshops, hackathons, and implementation sprints; able to scope a complex use case live in a customer meeting and deliver end-to-end. - Experience building custom integrations with enterprise systems and MCP servers for agent deployment. - Excellent communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Nice to have: - Go programming language experience. - Founder or early-employee startup experience. - Experience with AI-assisted development tooling (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, or similar) for building agents. Traits we value: High agency, high energy, strong ownership, sharp communication, low ego, and a bias toward fast pragmatic solutions over over-engineered ones. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS - Salary: $80,000 – $150,000 USD annually (or local equivalent) - Early-stage equity opportunity at a well-funded, high-growth startup - No visa sponsorship available — candidates must have the right to work in Germany LOCATION - Primary location: Munich, Bavaria, Germany (on-site) - Significant travel across the DACH region required - Not a remote role