Founding Machine Learning Engineer
clera · Munich · onsite
ABOUT THE ROLE
An early-stage AI systems company is seeking a Founding Machine Learning Engineer to build its machine learning function and shape the technical direction of post-training and agent systems. You will work closely with the founding team and help set priorities for experiments, infrastructure, and future team growth.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Structure, filter, and score experimental trajectories for training data pipelines.
- Design and implement evaluations and benchmarks for model reasoning, planning, and experimental progress.
- Build reliable agent environments, tool interfaces, observability systems, and replay infrastructure.
- Establish validation and provenance tracking to improve trajectory and data quality.
- Set machine learning roadmap priorities across systems, experiments, and hiring.
- Guide the technical direction of the machine learning team as it grows.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- At least 3 years of experience in machine learning engineering, building or delivering production machine learning systems.
- Production software engineering experience with Python and systems-level programming for machine learning infrastructure.
- Hands-on experience with post-training machine learning, evaluation frameworks, and training data pipelines, including structuring, filtering, and scoring data.
- Strong understanding of trajectory data, reward structures, tool use, and agent environment design.
- Experience building agent environments, reinforcement learning systems, replay tools, or trajectory debugging infrastructure is valuable.
- Ability to connect research with production, take ownership, and work effectively in an ambiguous environment.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Annual base salary: $100,000 to $250,000 USD. Visa sponsorship is not available.
LOCATION
On-site in Munich, Germany.