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Clera

Founding Engineer, NLP Systems & Infrastructure

Munich
Salary
€60,000 - €120,000 annually
Level
Mid
Work type
On-site · Munich
Visa
Sponsors visas

Open. First seen 20 October 2026.

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About the role

About the Role

Join an early-stage AI and deep-tech team as its first technical hire, turning a research-grade NLP prototype into a reliable production system. You will shape the architecture and engineering roadmap, contribute hands-on, and build and lead the engineering team as it grows. The product helps organizations understand complex information environments and respond to emerging risks.

What You'll Do

  • Design and own production architecture for data and NLP pipelines, AI/ML integrations, CI/CD, observability, and cloud or on-premises deployments.
  • Build and validate the first production-ready product slice, including infrastructure and security decisions.
  • Set the engineering roadmap while balancing delivery speed, quality, and security.
  • Establish technical direction, engineering standards, and a constructive team culture.
  • Hire and manage an engineering team as the organization grows, while working closely with founders and users.

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 architecture experience across deployment options, including cloud and on-premises.
  • Experience with PostgreSQL and at least one graph database, vector store, or search engine.
  • Practical experience with embeddings, vector search, and language model integration, including cost, versioning, and non-determinism considerations.
  • Ability to build clean APIs and analyst-facing interfaces using React, Vue, or similar technologies.
  • Willingness and eligibility to obtain a security clearance in the near future.
  • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or Helm, large-scale open-web data collection, and its legal and ethical constraints is beneficial. German proficiency is also beneficial.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary: €60,000 to €120,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.

Location

On-site in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

What this role asks for

Standard for data science / ML roles

Machine Learning · Python

Common in data science / ML postings at any company.

Compared with Clera's other open jobs.

The team: Engineering HIRES STEADILY

This role is one of 349 open in Engineering. 283 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in March: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.

WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS

LLM (157 of 349), Python (149 of 349), TypeScript (144 of 349), React (117 of 349), Machine Learning (85 of 349), PostgreSQL (64 of 349), JavaScript (59 of 349)

OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM

From the team and dates on Clera's own job board.

Other openings for this role

4 open postings for this role in Munich, first posted 29 September 2026. The company is likely hiring for more than one position. None has been taken down and posted again.

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