Forward Deployed Engineer

Posted:
7/10/2026, 1:24:00 AM

Location(s):
Berlin, Germany

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level

Field(s):
AI & Machine Learning ⋅ Software Engineering

Workplace Type:
On-site

Pay:
€70k–€110k/yr

About the Role

A fast-moving, pre-seed-stage fintech AI startup building the AI-native operations platform for private markets is looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer to join their small founding team in Berlin. In this role, you'll own technical delivery end-to-end — turning real customer workflows into production-grade AI agent deployments — while feeding your learnings directly back into the core product. This is a high-impact, high-ownership position at a company operating at the intersection of AI and private market operations (fund accounting, treasury, transfer agency, and more).

What You'll Do

  • Own the full project lifecycle from initial discovery through production launch of AI-driven fund accounting agent workflows

  • Work directly with private-market operations teams to map workflows, surface friction points, and identify adoption barriers

  • Convert customer processes into production-grade AI-driven workflows using the company's platform and agent orchestration engine

  • Build customer-tailored prototypes, iterating rapidly and making informed scope adjustments along the way

  • Feed deployment insights back into the product roadmap and core platform development

  • Identify recurring patterns to develop reusable components and standardized delivery approaches

What We're Looking For

Required:

  • Eligibility to work in Germany without visa sponsorship and willingness to work on-site in Berlin

  • Proven ability to transform customer workflows into production deployments of AI/ML-driven systems

  • End-to-end technical delivery ownership, from discovery to production and feedback loops

  • Experience collaborating with operations or domain-specialist stakeholders (private markets / financial services background a strong plus)

  • Proficiency deploying AI/ML systems to production environments, including monitoring, rollback, and production-grade tooling

  • 1–3 years of relevant engineering experience

Nice to Have:

  • Comfort operating in a small founding-team environment with high ambiguity and rapid iteration

  • Familiarity with any part of the stack: TypeScript, NestJS, Postgres, Prisma, Inngest, Mastra, React, TanStack, Tailwind

  • Experience at or with companies in the AI agents, financial automation, or private markets space

Compensation & Benefits

  • Salary: €70,000 – €110,000 per year, depending on experience

  • Early-stage equity opportunity at a pre-seed company with strong investor backing

  • Direct impact on product direction and company trajectory

Location

  • Berlin, Germany — on-site

  • Must be eligible to work in Germany without visa sponsorship

Clera

Website: https://www.getclera.com/

Headquarter Location: San Francisco, California, United States

Employee Count: 1-10

Year Founded: 2025

IPO Status: Private

Last Funding Type: Pre-Seed

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