Forward Deployed Engineer, DACH

Department: Engineering

Location: Munich

Employment Type: FullTime

About the Role

This is a hands-on, customer-embedded engineering role at a Y Combinator–backed enterprise AI platform startup. You'll work alongside an Enterprise AI Transformation Lead to scope, build, and ship production-grade AI agents and integrations directly within major DACH enterprise accounts — helping them become genuinely AI-native. The work you deliver on-site feeds directly back into the core product.

What You'll Do

• Embed on-site with major DACH enterprise customers, running workshops, hackathons, and implementation sprints.

• Scope, build, integrate, debug, and teach customer teams to adopt production agents and multi-step workflows end-to-end.

• Ship high-leverage use cases including complex agents, custom integrations, MCP servers, and agentic workflows.

• Partner with customer CTOs and platform teams as a technical peer and sparring partner.

• Leave behind systems customers can own and operate independently.

• Identify platform gaps and implement customer-driven product improvements directly with the engineering team.

• Automate your own workflow by building agents that eliminate repetitive manual tasks.

• Travel significantly across the DACH region as part of the role.

What We're Looking For

• 3+ years of engineering experience delivering production-grade software, ideally in enterprise environments.

• Hands-on experience shipping agentic AI systems, tool-use loops, and LLM-powered features that operate reliably under load.

• Strong full-stack engineering skills with the ability to scope and implement end-to-end solutions, including integrations with external enterprise systems.

• Experience building custom integrations and MCP servers for agent deployment.

• Proven ability to scope a complex customer use case in a live meeting and deliver end-to-end — fast and pragmatically.

• Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Native-level German proficiency (required).

• Based in Munich or willing to relocate, with comfort travelling extensively across DACH.

• Founder or early-employee experience is a strong plus.

• Experience with Go is a bonus, as is familiarity with AI coding tools for building and deploying agents.

• High agency, strong ownership mindset, low ego.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary range: €80,000 – €150,000 per year. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Location

On-site in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, with significant travel expected across the DACH region.