Founding Engineer / CTO

Role overview Shape the technical foundation and early product direction of an AI automation platform for European businesses. This founding role combines hands-on engineering with architectural, product, and team influence, taking ideas from customer problems to production systems.

Responsibilities - Build core APIs, integrations, and automation infrastructure, and make key architecture decisions as the product grows. - Turn ideas into production features quickly, working directly with customers to understand needs and deliver solutions. - Set engineering standards through maintainable code and technical decisions that future hires can build on. - Help choose product priorities and shape the company’s technical culture and roadmap. - Use AI coding tools and agent protocols in day-to-day development, and build AI-powered product features.

Requirements - Strong hands-on software engineering ability and experience building products from the ground up. - Comfort working through ambiguity, making independent decisions, and moving from concept to shipped software. - Fluency with Claude Code as a primary development environment, plus regular use of AI coding assistants. - Experience creating effective specifications for AI-assisted implementation and building or coordinating agents using MCP. - Familiarity with Claude or GPT APIs and rapid prototyping tools. - A commitment to clean, practical code and enthusiasm for AI-assisted engineering.

Nice to have - Experience with Node.js, Python, PostgreSQL, React, Next.js, TypeScript, n8n, Docker, AWS, GCP, or Vercel. - Experience with early-stage products, customer-facing development, or automation systems.

Benefits and work setup - Remote within Europe, or hybrid in Zurich or Barcelona. - Base compensation with a performance bonus and an early-stage equity package. - Annual learning and home office budgets. - Significant input into product, team, and company direction, with an emphasis on focused work and autonomy.