Clera is a talent-matching platform that replaces traditional job applications by connecting candidates and hiring teams through curated introductions.
ABOUT THE ROLE Join a small, high-caliber founding team in Berlin building the AI-native operations platform for private markets. As a Product Engineer, you'll own the interface where operations teams — at asset managers and asset servicers — work alongside autonomous AI agents. Your work will directly shape the design system, review and exception-handling flows, and the human-in-the-loop UX that makes agent output trustworthy and easy to act on. This is a founding-team role with significant scope: you'll influence product direction, establish frontend patterns, and collaborate closely across design, engineering, and research in a fast-moving environment. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Develop and maintain the company's design system and UX patterns, building reusable, high-quality UI components in React and TypeScript - Create product interfaces that connect operations users to AI agents and underlying data sources (ERPs, banking systems, email, file storage) - Build human-in-the-loop flows for reviewing, approving, and acting on AI agent outputs — including exception handling, discrepancy flagging, and audit trails - Design and implement review and approval screens for complex operational workflows such as document reconciliation, journal entry preparation, and reporting package delivery - Conduct user research to identify pain points in private-market operations and translate findings into refined product features - Collaborate cross-functionally with the founding team to evolve the product roadmap and UX strategy WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR Required - Proficiency in modern frontend development with React and TypeScript (1–3 years of hands-on experience) - Demonstrated experience designing and implementing design systems and reusable UI components for product interfaces - Experience building human-in-the-loop UX for AI/ML workflows — ensuring AI agent outputs are transparent, trustworthy, and actionable - Ability to design and implement review, approval, and exception-handling flows within complex operational interfaces - Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills — comfortable working in a small, high-ownership founding team - Eligible to work in Germany without employer visa sponsorship Nice to Have - Familiarity with Tailwind CSS - Background in or exposure to fintech, private markets, fund operations, or enterprise workflow tooling - Experience at companies building AI agent platforms, intelligent workflow automation, or similar products COMPENSATION & BENEFITS - Salary: €70,000 – €110,000 per year, depending on experience - Early-stage equity opportunity as a founding team member - Direct influence over product and engineering decisions from day one LOCATION - On-site in Berlin, Germany - Visa sponsorship is not available — applicants must have the right to work in Germany without employer sponsorship