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Clera
Full time
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10/19/2026
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Berlin, Germany

Responsibilities

Lead customer conversations and translate needs into product features and technical plans.
Design, build, and deploy full-stack applications.
Advance the product’s AI capabilities using LLM design patterns, vector stores, and related techniques.
Move prototypes, demos, and MVPs into scalable, reliable, high-quality production systems.
Make practical architecture decisions and shape product and engineering direction.
Incorporate customer feedback and make architecture and scaling trade-offs in an early-stage startup environment.

Requirements

At least 2 years of professional software engineering experience building and shipping production applications.
Full-stack experience with Node.js, TypeScript, and React, plus backend development in Python.
Hands-on experience with LLM design patterns, vector stores, and model fine-tuning.
Experience taking products from MVP to production, including customer conversations and product feedback.
Startup or early-stage company experience with sound architecture and scaling judgment.
Experience with vector databases or semantic search is relevant.

Benefits

Visa sponsorship is available.
Hybrid role based in Berlin, Germany.
Candidates should be willing to work from Berlin or relocate.

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