At a glance
Founding Engineer, NLP Systems & Infrastructure is an open full-time job at Clera (Munich · On-site).
| Company | Clera |
|---|---|
| Location | Munich · On-site |
| Type | Full-time |
| Department | Engineering |
| Posted | 2026-11-05 |
| Found on | Ashby |
About this job
About the Role
Join an early-stage AI and deep-tech team as its first technical hire, turning a research-grade prototype into reliable production software for enterprise and public-sector use. You will lead architecture and delivery hands-on, then build and manage the engineering team.
What You'll Do
- Design and own production architecture for orchestrated data and NLP pipelines, AI/ML integrations, CI/CD, observability, and cloud or on-premises deployment.
- Set the engineering roadmap while balancing delivery speed, quality, and security.
- Build the initial production system hands-on and validate infrastructure and security decisions.
- Hire and manage an engineering team, setting technical direction, standards, and a constructive team culture.
- Work closely with founders and users to iterate on the product.
What We're Looking For
- At least 5 years building and operating production data-intensive or NLP systems, including ingestion, deduplication, entity resolution, queues, and orchestrated pipelines.
- Python as your primary language, with experience in automated testing, CI/CD, and observability, including data and model drift monitoring.
- Production experience with PostgreSQL and at least one graph database, vector store, or search engine.
- Experience with embeddings, vector search, and language model integrations, including managing cost, versioning, and non-determinism.
- Ability to build clean APIs and functional analyst-facing interfaces using React, Vue, or similar technologies.
- Experience architecting production systems with cloud and on-premises deployment options. Docker, Kubernetes, or Helm experience is helpful.
- Willingness and eligibility to obtain German security clearance. Eligibility is subject to German clearance requirements.
- Experience with open-web or platform data acquisition, early-stage startups, or German-language work is beneficial.
Compensation & Benefits
Visa sponsorship is available.
Location
On-site in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
Questions about this job
Where is the Founding Engineer, NLP Systems & Infrastructure job at Clera?
Munich.
What does the Founding Engineer, NLP Systems & Infrastructure job at Clera pay?
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Is this a full-time or part-time job?
The listing describes it as Full-time.
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