Founding Software Engineer
clera · Munich · onsite
USD 100,000 to 200,000 a year
About the RoleJoin an early-stage team building software that connects AI agents with real-world laboratory systems. You will own core infrastructure for coordinating experiments, connecting agents and instruments, and managing distributed workflows across software and physical systems.
What You'll Do- Build systems to schedule and coordinate experiments across distributed labs.
- Develop reliable infrastructure that connects AI agents with experiments and laboratory instruments.
- Design data systems that capture state, actions, measurements, failures, and provenance.
- Architect distributed systems that coordinate software, devices, and experiments.
- Create developer tools and APIs for new workflows and integrations.
- Debug and optimize across software, hardware, and physical systems.
What We're Looking For- Typically 3 to 8 years of experience, including at least 3 years building production-grade software systems end to end.
- Strong proficiency in Python or Rust, with experience in Rust or TypeScript relevant to the role.
- Demonstrated experience designing distributed systems, including APIs, networking, and asynchronous communication.
- Experience as an engineer at an early-stage startup and comfort taking ownership in ambiguous environments.
- Experience with ML infrastructure or production ML systems is valuable.
- Experience with robotics, physical AI, agents, lab automation, embedded systems, developer tooling, or data infrastructure is a plus.
- Biology experience is not required.
Compensation & BenefitsSalary range: $100,000 to $200,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.
LocationOn-site in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.