Jobs in Munich, Germany

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 bring

• 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.