Founding Engineer
About this role
Zauber is seeking a Founding Engineer to lead customer conversations, build full-stack applications, and shape the product and tech strategy. This role blends direct customer engagement with hands-on development to move from demos to scalable, production-ready solutions, helping define the company's direction from the ground up.
What youll do
- Lead customer conversations and translate insights into product features and tech strategy.
- Design and build full-stack applications while advancing the product's AI capabilities.
- Transition from demo-mode to building scalable, high-quality products.
- Shape the product, tech, and company’s direction.
What Zauber is looking for
- 2+ years of experience in Software Engineering.
- Full-stack development experience with Node.js, TypeScript, and React; backend experience with Python.
- Hands-on experience with LLM design patterns, vector stores, and model fine-tuning.
- Experience designing, building, and deploying scalable products from MVP to production.
- Experience leading customer conversations and translating feedback into product requirements.
- Experience working in startup or early-stage environments.
Company at a glance
Zauber is focused on developing AI agents to solve industry problems in supply chains, leveraging advanced technologies to address process complexity, labor costs, and the need for intelligent automation.
Top Benefits
- Top of market compensation
- Equity
What happens next
Skip the application pile. I get you in front of the people who decide.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
When the company wants to meet, I get the call on your calendar. You just show up.
Culture & values
Berlin-based
Pre-Seed led by Point Nine Capital (Sep 2025)
Founded by Erik Muttersbach (ex-Forto co-founder and CPO, scaled to 1000+ employees and $500M+ funding)
Previously founded a Big Data infra company (CTO role acquired by Google)
Investor: Michael Wax (Forto)
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