Confidential company, Engineering
Senior Founding Product Engineer at VC-backed regtech AI startup
- Location
- Munich, Germany
- Compensation
- Not Disclosed + Equity
Join a well-funded AI startup in Munich as a Senior Founding Product Engineer and own the entire technical stack from the ground up. You'll build an AI-native operating system that helps global enterprises navigate complex regulatory landscapes, turning unstructured legal text into actionable tasks.
This is a unique opportunity for an engineer with a product-first mindset to join a small, high-velocity team, ship features to major customers within weeks, and gain meaningful founding equity. If you thrive in 0-to-1 environments and want to shape the future of regtech, this is the role for you.
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Role overview
As a Senior Founding Product Engineer, you will own the end-to-end software, AI, and infrastructure stack for an AI-native platform solving complex regulatory compliance. You’ll transform roadmap priorities into shipped features, collaborate directly with enterprise customers, and shape the product’s direction. This is a high-impact, 0-to-1 role in a fast-paced startup environment.
About the company
VC-backed regtech AI startup
What you will do
- Own the software, AI, and infrastructure stack end-to-end using TypeScript, React, Python, and FastAPI.
- Translate product roadmap priorities into production-ready features and ship them directly to enterprise customers.
- Work closely with founders to define product strategy while maintaining an AI-driven development workflow.
Who this is a fit for
- 3+ years of software engineering experience with a proven track record in early-stage startup environments.
- Fluent in both German and English to effectively communicate with German enterprise clients and the team.
- Strong product sense and user focus, comfortable navigating ambiguity and iterating rapidly in a 0-to-1 setting.
Why this role is remarkable
- Founding seat with genuine ownership over the entire technical stack and product direction.
- Well-funded startup backed by top-tier investors, solving a massive regulatory bottleneck for global enterprises.
- Opportunity to build an AI-native product from the ground up, integrating LLMs into core operational workflows.
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