🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany · 2w ago
Forward Deployed Engineer
Clera
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About The RoleJoin a small, high-caliber founding team at a Berlin-based AI-native fintech company building autonomous agent workflows for private market operations. As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll own technical delivery end-to-end — from discovery sessions with fund accounting and operations teams through to production launch — and feed real-world deployment insights directly back into the core product.This is a hands-on, customer-facing engineering role at the intersection of AI systems, financial operations, and rapid product iteration. You'll work on-site in Berlin with a tight founding team, operating with high autonomy and impact from day one.What You'll DoManage the full technical delivery lifecycle — discovery, scoping, build, and production launch — for AI-driven fund accounting agent deploymentsCollaborate directly with customer operations teams to map existing workflows and identify adoption barriersConvert customer processes into production-grade AI-driven workflows on the platformBuild customer-tailored prototypes with rapid iteration cycles and informed scope adjustmentsTranslate deployment learnings into concrete product feedback and development planningIdentify recurring patterns and develop standardized approaches and reusable components over timeWhat We're Looking ForRequired:Eligibility to work in Germany without visa sponsorshipAbility to work on-site in BerlinProven ability to transform customer workflows into production deployments of AI/ML-driven systemsEnd-to-end technical delivery ownership, from discovery through to go-liveExperience engaging stakeholders in private-market operations (e.g. fund accounting, treasury, transfer agency)Proficiency deploying AI/ML systems to production environments — including monitoring, rollback, and production-grade tooling1–3 years of relevant engineering experienceNice to Have:Comfort operating in a small founding-team environment with high ambiguity and rapid iterationFamiliarity with the tech stack: TypeScript, NestJS, Postgres, Prisma, Inngest, React, TanStack, TailwindBackground at companies working on AI agents, workflow automation, or fintech infrastructureCompensation & BenefitsSalary: €70,000 – €110,000 per year, depending on experienceEarly-stage equity opportunity with a founding-team positionHigh-ownership, high-impact role within a lean and experienced teamLocationBerlin, Germany — on-siteVisa sponsorship is not available; candidates must already be eligible to work in GermanySourced from LinkedIn. Relocantly aggregates public job postings; apply on the original site.