Founding Product Engineer

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Work model

Remote

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Location

Berlin

Job description

About the Role We're a fast-growing, Vienna-headquartered AI communication startup building an AI phone assistant platform for SMEs across Europe - and we're looking for a Founding Product Engineer to join our engineering team. This is a high-ownership, end-to-end role at the intersection of product thinking and full-stack engineering. You'll help shape the product from hypothesis to production, working closely with customers, partners, and sales to deliver features that create real, measurable business value. We're a remote-first team with an optional office in Vienna. You'll need meaningful overlap with Central European Time (CET). Our product is German-language-first, so native-level German proficiency is essential. What You'll Do • Own features end-to-end - from hypothesis and prototype through architecture, implementation, and production release. • Lead product discovery by designing and running rapid experiments to validate ideas before committing to large-scale builds. • Maintain close, recurring contact with customers, partners, and the sales team to surface real pain points and translate them into product decisions. • Design and implement tracking and analytics to enable data-driven iteration. • Drive architecture choices across the full stack and take responsibility through to release. • Prioritize pragmatic, scalable solutions that balance speed of validation with long-term quality. • Take radical ownership of your initiatives - move things forward without waiting for sign-offs. What We're Looking For Must-haves (dealbreakers): • 3+ years of experience in Product Engineering delivering end-to-end software features. • Strong full-stack proficiency: Node.js, TypeScript, NestJS, and React. • Native-level German fluency (Deutsch auf Muttersprache-Niveau) - essential for our German-language product and customer interactions. Required: • Experience integrating software with external systems (CRMs, calendar tools, databases, APIs). • Ability to gather customer feedback and convert pain points into prioritized product decisions. • Comfort identifying, tracking, and analyzing product metrics to drive data-informed choices. • Proven experience owning the full development lifecycle from architecture to production. Nice to have: • Experience working with AI/LLM integrations (e.g., OpenAI or similar) - this is a strong advantage. • Familiarity with GDPR compliance and EU AI Act considerations in product development. • Background working in remote-first, asynchronous environments at early-stage or high-growth startups. Compensation & Benefits • Salary: €80,000 – €120,000 annually, depending on experience. • Equity: Meaningful equity stake as part of a high-growth founding team environment. • Remote-first flexibility with optional office access in Vienna. Please note: visa sponsorship is not available for this role. Location Fully remote, with a preference for candidates based in Germany or able to work with significant CET overlap. An optional co-working office is available in Vienna, Austria. Find Jobs in Germany on Arbeitnow