Forward Deployed Engineer (DACH)

What we offer:

• Steepest possible learning curve: There's no faster way to grow than building a company from scratch. You'll be thrown into the cold water, do things no one has done before, and have founder-like freedom in your domain. Over five Mercura alumni have gone on to found their own companies and raise millions after their time with us.
• Build something with real-world impact : We ship code that directly helps a massive, yet overlooked manual industry run more efficiently and sustainably. With us, you can work on AI that contributes to economic growth and stability on a huge scale.
• Ownership over comfort: You own a real area end to end. No one stands between you and your problem. It's uncomfortable at times, and that's exactly why you'll grow faster here than in any normal job.
• Exceptional colleagues: You'll work alongside experienced operators, ex-founders, Science Olympiad medallists, and top graduates from Google, Bain, MIT, TUM, Harvard, CDTM, Oxford, and Cambridge. The bar stays high because the people next to you are the biggest lever for your growth.
• Radical clarity: You'll always know where the company stands and why we decide what we decide — the real numbers, the wins and the setbacks, and the thinking behind them. Your input is genuinely wanted, and the best argument wins.
• Tools, no questions: Your own company card and any AI or productivity tools you need to do your best work, without approval theater.
• Real shares: Real equity in Mercura with the most favorable tax treatment. No VSOP, no ESOP.
• The everyday: Free team dinners up to 4x/week, UrbanSportsClub membership, a company bike, and team workouts 3x/week. Easy relocation to Munich — our office sits in the WERK1 startup incubator, with an apartment next door for around €800/month.

What we're looking for

Language Proficiency

• German (B2 level)

Technical Skills & Experience:

• Full-Stack Engineering : You are comfortable across frontend, backend, and data pipelines (Python, React, Typescript, SQL, APIs)
• System Integrations: Experience connecting software to ERP systems, REST/GraphQL APIs, webhooks or B2B SaaS implementations is a plus
• Data Wrangling : Ability to make sense of messy, inconsistent real-world data and build reliable structure around it fast
• AI & LLMs: Practical experience with LLMs, agents, and prompt engineering — you know how to adapt model behavior to fit a specific domain and workflow

Commitment & Mindset:

• Customer obsession: You thrive at the intersection of engineering, product, and real customer environments, and find it genuinely satisfying to solve customer problems end-to-end - not just hand it off
• High agency & ownership: You don't wait to be told what to do. When something is broken or missing, you fix it
• Communication: You can explain technical features to engineer, users and a CFO - and know which mode you're in
• Mission-driven: Your job is part of how you define yourself. You treat your work as a top priority, and you're fully committed to achieving ambitious goals amid uncertainty
• Scrappiness: You're comfortable with ambiguity, imperfect data, and legacy systems. You find a way
• You want to work in-person in Munich with a higher intensity than in a 9-5 job

Why Mercura

• Join an ambitious and caring team : Your future colleagues are experienced operators, ex-founders, Science Olympiad medallists, and top graduates from places such as Google, Bain, MIT, TUM, Harvard, CDTM, and Cambridge . We bring extraordinary people together and deeply invest in your growth as your mentors, teammates and friends. We care, trust, and support one another, and we make sure that fun is at the heart of everything we do.
• Work with the latest tech : AI is at the core of our product, and use the latest tech across our product and processes to tackle meaningful challenges and shape how users interact with AI.
• Thrive in a high-growth, high-commitment environment : We’re growing extremely fast because we always put our work and our customers first. If you excel in fast-paced settings and want to grow as part of something big from day one, Mercura is for you.
• Build something with real-world impact : We ship code that directly helps a massive, yet overlooked manual industry run more efficiently and sustainably. With us, you can work on AI that contributes to economic growth and stability on a huge scale.
• Build a company : As an early team member, you will have a direct, lasting impact on our culture, processes, technology, and product. Joining us offers immense rewards: ownership, financial upside, and hands-on experience building a company from the ground up. Our track record speaks for itself - over five Mercura alumni have gone on to found their own companies and raise millions after their time with us.

Your team & mentors

You will work with

• Sean (Co-Founder & CTO; Silver Medallist at the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO))
• Kolya (prev. SWE at SF-based startup Etleap)
• Admir (Bronze Medallist at the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI))
• Nico (prev. Engineering at SaaS startups Luminovo & Fides)
• Saad (prev. SWE at Deepmind & startups)
• Christian (prev. SWE at startup Houm)

Your mentors will be

• Rohan Ramanath (General Manager AI Product at Nubank, prev. co-founder Hyperplane)
• Daniel Ribeiro Silva (Senior Director of ML at Nubank, prev. co-founder Hyperplane)

About the process

• Intro Call – Casual chat with one of our founders to get to know each other and learn about Mercura.
• Technical Take-Home – A 3-hour exercise based on a real problem from our work
• Technical Interview – Present your results in a 45-minute session and discuss your approach.
• On-Site – Get to know the team at our Munich office.
• Offer – If we see a great fit, we'll make you an offer. Once you accept, we'll do 2–3 reference checks.

About the Founders

We are Lukas, Stefan & Sean , the co-founders of Mercura.

We share a deep commitment to excellence and the discipline to pursue what others might consider impossible.

Two of us come from non-academic families, and we all know what it means to create our own paths and overcome barriers. This experience shapes our belief in equal opportunity and fuels our dedication to social mobility.

Lukas (left) is responsible for business development at Mercura. With his background as a Data Scientist at Allianz and at Google in Silicon Valley, he brings extensive expertise in data and AI.

Lukas’ family has been active in the construction industry for over 100 years, giving him a deep understanding and passion for the sector's specific needs.

Sean (middle) is responsible for technical development at Mercura. As a top 0.01% physicist, Sean earned a Silver medal for Germany at the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO), began researching with the Max Planck Institute at the age of 16, and has since published at leading machine learning conferences.

Stefan (right) leads product development at Mercura. Previously, he worked in management consulting at Bain & Company, where he helped manufacturers improve their operations.

Stefan leverages his research experience at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard Business School to develop innovative solutions for the industry.

At Mercura, we believe that the best ideas emerge when people from different backgrounds collaborate together. We hire based on ability, mindset, and values, and we live by one simple rule: the best idea wins.

Beyond Mercura, we actively support initiatives that promote diversity and gender equity and commit a portion of our personal income each year to organizations expanding opportunity for others.

Our operating principles:

https://www.mercura.ai/careers

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