Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, DACH
TLDR
Build production-grade AI agents and integrations, run customer workshops, and leave robust systems that enable independent operation.
About the Role
Join a seed-stage B2B AI software company to embed with top DACH customers in Munich and help them become AI-native. You will work closely with the customer success and engineering teams to scope, build, and ship production-grade AI agents and integrations that deliver measurable value.
What You'll Do
Serve as the on-site technical lead with major DACH accounts, collaborating with internal teams to drive transformation.
Run workshops, hackathons, and implementation sprints to surface requirements and validate solutions.
Scope, build, integrate, debug, and teach customers to adopt agent-based workflows end to end.
Deliver high-impact use cases, including complex agents and multi-step integration scenarios.
Engage with customer CTOs and platform teams as a technical peer and advisor.
Enable customers to operate independently by leaving robust, maintainable systems behind.
Collaborate with engineering to address platform limits and contribute fixes as needed.
Identify blockers and drive customer-driven improvements to the product and processes.
Automate repeatable tasks by building agents to increase efficiency.
Be based in Munich or willing to relocate with significant travel across the DACH region.
What We're Looking For
3+ years of engineering experience with strong full-stack capabilities and a readiness to dive deep.
Experience shipping agentic AI systems, tool-use loops, and LLM features in production environments.
Go programming is a plus; comfort with integrating complex multi-step workflows end to end.
Excellent communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders and customer-facing delivery experience.
Native-level German proficiency and willingness to travel across DACH; based in Munich or able to relocate.
Founder or early-employee background is a strong plus.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary range: 80,000 EUR to 150,000 EUR per year. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Location
Primary location: Munich, Bavaria, Germany. This role is on-site with travel across the DACH region.
Clera harnesses the power of artificial intelligence to match high-growth startups with exceptional talent, streamlining the entire headhunting process. This innovative approach simplifies the job search for candidates while providing startups with access to a curated pool of skilled professionals who align with their needs.
- Founded
- Founded 2024
- Industry
- Internet Software & Services