Founding Engineer / CTO

Munich (Hybrid) 
LLM Search AI Infrastructure - Revenue-Generating Startup
€60-85k p/a - up to €110k for exceptional profile + exceptional equity

Build the System That Scales the Company

An early-stage AI startup in Munich is looking for its first true technical leader.

The product already generates ~$400K ARR
Customers range from enterprise to high-growth YC startups.
Demand is strong.

The bottleneck is infrastructure.

This is a “design the machine that scales” role - not a 'join and maintain' role.

What You’ll Do

• Architect scalable, multi-tenant backend systems

• Design infrastructure to scale to thousands of clients

• Improve reliability and uptime while shipping fast

• Establish strong DevOps and deployment processes

• Move the company from serviceable execution to scalable architecture

• Hire and shape the future engineering team

You will work directly with the founder and own technical direction.

Current Stack

• Next.js (Frontend)

• Python / FastAPI (Backend)

• Supabase (Database)

• Cloud-hosted infrastructure (flexible)

Stack is adaptable. Systems thinking matters more than tools.

You Should Have

• Shipped a real product from 0?1

• Scaled production systems with real users

• Strong infrastructure mindset

• Bias toward action (ship > polish)

• High ownership and autonomy

• Comfort operating in ambiguity

Bonus:

• Startup or Big Tech experience

• Experience hiring engineers

• Interest in AI-enabled engineering workflows

Culture

• High-performance environment

• Hybrid in Munich (~3 days in-office)

• English-speaking

• Early-stage intensity required

• Real day 1 ownership

If building the core infrastructure of an AI-native company excites you, this is your moment.