EU remote
Forward Deployed Engineer
About this role
ABOUT THE ROLE This is a high-ownership engineering role at a Y Combinator–backed AI startup automating inside sales workflows for distributors and manufacturers. You'll be the technical bridge between product and customer — taking deals from sales handoff all the way to live deployment, and feeding real-world signal back into the core product. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Own the full technical implementation lifecycle from sales handoff through go-live.
- Configure and fine-tune AI models for customer-specific use cases, including prompt engineering and model behavior adjustments. - Structure customer data and build system integrations with ERP platforms (e.g. SAP) and various REST/GraphQL APIs. - Develop prototypes to demonstrate new features or solve emerging customer problems, then evolve them into scalable solutions. - Engage daily with technical teams and senior business stakeholders to translate real pain points into engineering decisions.
- Act as the voice of the customer internally, surfacing product gaps and patterns to the core engineering team. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - Native fluency in German (required). - Strong full-stack engineering skills across Python, React, TypeScript, SQL, and API development — comfortable spanning frontend, backend, and data pipelines. - Experience with enterprise system integrations, including ERP systems and REST/GraphQL APIs, webhooks, or B2B SaaS implementations.
- Practical experience with LLMs, agents, and prompt engineering, with the ability to adapt model behavior to specific domains. - Proven ability to work with messy, inconsistent real-world data and establish reliable structures quickly. - Customer-obsessed approach — thrives at the intersection of engineering, product, and live customer environments. - High agency: proactively identifies problems and drives solutions with minimal direction.
- Strong communication skills, able to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. - Comfortable with ambiguity, legacy systems, and a scrappy, problem-solving mindset. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS Salary range: €90,000 – €200,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available. LOCATION On-site in Munich, Germany. Relocation to Munich is required.
Source listing: ashby_clera