Summary
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Become a founding engineer at an ambitious AI-native fintech venture and help establish its engineering foundation. You will build full-stack AI features, design agent frameworks and workflows, translate real operational needs into shipped software, influence the product roadmap, and grow into a leadership role through demonstrated impact.
Highlights
High-ownership founding engineering opportunity with end-to-end product responsibility, direct collaboration with founders and users, significant influence over technical architecture and roadmap, and a path into leadership.
Description
About The Job
As a key growth accelerator, A11 partners with Europe's most ambitious startups and scaleups, corporates and SMBs to connect them with top-tier talent ready to make an impact.
We're looking for an experienced, ownership-driven Founding Engineer (m/f/d) to help build the engineering foundation of one of Europe's most ambitious AI-native fintech plays.
Our partner company is building AI-native software that automates private market operations, replacing manual fund accounting processes with intelligent, traceable workflows tackling a $13 trillion industry still run on outdated infrastructure.
You will build full-stack, AI-native product features end-to-end, design and own the agent framework, including context engineering and agentic workflows and shape significant parts of the product roadmap.
You work directly with founders and users, translating real operational pain points into shipped features and grow fast into leadership as you prove impact.
In This Role, You’ll
Engage directly with users to understand real-world challenges in private market operationsBuild full-stack features that combine intuitive interfaces with intelligent backend logicDesign and build the agent framework, including context engineering and agentic workflowsOwn significant product areas end-to-end and help shape the development roadmapShape and improve AI-native product delivery processes as the team scalesMove fast and iterate closely with the founders and users in a tight-knit Berlin team
Your Profile
Consistent curiosity and a strong sense of ownership over your workAbility to bridge engineering and product, communicating clearly across technical and non-technical stakeholdersSystemic thinker who understands how frontend and backend connectFavours pragmatic solutions over unnecessary complexityProficiency with TypeScript, NestJS, Postgres, Prisma, React, or an equivalent stackIdeally curious about or experienced in private markets, fund administration, or other manual, process-heavy industries
Please note that this position is based in Berlin.
Benefits And Perks
Competitive salary plus incentives and equity Join at the ground floor with a founding team that has already scaled one company to 100+ employees and $50M+ in fundingFast-paced, on-site culture built on transparency, close collaboration, and rapid execution from the company's Berlin HQReal opportunity for quick advancement into leadership as the company scalesGlobal ambition from day one, tackling a $13 trillion industry stuck in outdated infrastructure
If you’re eager to join the A11 Ecosystem and shape what’s next, we want to hear from you!
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
A11 is committed to diverse and equal opportunities hiring for all – applicants, candidates, and employees alike.
We value humans – with all our glorious multifaceted backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences – and look forward to your application.
