Founding Product Engineer
Summary
Build and own AI-driven marketing SaaS features from scratch in a Y Combinator-backed startup, working directly with founders and customers using TypeScript, React, and LLM pipelines.
About the Role
A fast-growing, Y Combinator–backed AI marketing SaaS startup is hiring its first engineer in Munich. This is a true founding-scope role: you'll work directly with the founders and customers to figure out what to build, ship it end to end, and keep improving it until it creates real customer value. The product sits at the intersection of brand intelligence, AI-driven content, and agentic workflows — helping businesses understand and grow their visibility across AI platforms.
You'll span product thinking, frontend, backend systems, LLM pipelines, and data — and you'll regularly talk to customers and turn those conversations into product decisions.
What You'll Do
Own full product features end to end — from ambiguous problem to live, production-quality feature
Work directly with the founders and customers on a daily basis
Design simple, intuitive UX for complex workflows
Build and iterate across frontend, backend, LLM pipelines, and data systems
Turn customer conversations into actionable product improvements
Ship fast and keep improving until features deliver measurable customer value
What We're Looking For
Required:
Proven track record shipping production SaaS features — you've taken products from 0 to 1 before
Strong full-stack ownership: comfortable going from an ambiguous problem all the way to a live product
Solid experience with TypeScript and React
Ability to design clean, simple UX for complex workflows
Comfortable working in a fast-moving, early-stage environment with high autonomy
Nice to Have:
Hands-on experience with Vite, Supabase, Vercel, and/or ClickHouse
Experience building with LLMs and agentic workflows — both in the product and in day-to-day work
2–4 years of relevant software engineering experience
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary: €85,000 – €120,000 annually
Equity: Meaningful VSOP stake (founding engineer level)
Visa sponsorship available
Work directly with both founders in a high-ownership, high-impact role
Operate in one of the hottest emerging categories in tech: GEO / AI-search marketing
Location
This role is on-site in Munich, Germany. Candidates based in Munich or willing to relocate are encouraged to apply. Start date: as soon as possible.