Full-Stack Engineer

About the role

As a Full-Stack Engineer
, you will play a key role in building AI systems end-to-end. This is a fast-paced, hands-on role for engineers with high agency
, strong technical depth and founder mindset
. We’re looking for experienced builders with a strong product mindset and a track record of shipping complex web applications.

If you are a passionate builder who thrives at the intersection of full-stack development & AI - this is your opportunity to working alongside a team of the most stellar engineers, and shape how users interact with AI.

• Own the architecture and design of AI systems

• Collaborate with and other stellar engineers across the full stack and help everyone become better

• Build data pipelines to process large-scale unstructured data efficiently

• Deploy and manage software in cloud environments

• Make our backend scalable, stable and efficient

• Take technical ownership by making pragmatic and efficient decisions about frameworks, tools, and architecture to balance speed and quality

• Develop scalable and reusable components and API structures

• Write clean and maintainable code with sensible testing

We are looking for stellar engineers with a strong background in full-stack SWE & AI - and the potential to grow and lead teams in the future.

Technical skillset:

• Strong experience with full-stack software engineering (React, Typescript, Python), particularity backend engineering

• Proven track record of architecting and building complex, production-grade software systems

• Cloud & Dev Ops
  :
  Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), cloud infrastructure (Azure/AWS/GCP), and infrastructure as code (Terraform).

Commitment & Mindset:

• High agency & ownership
  :
  You develop new ideas and drive them in execution under minimal guidance

• 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

• Product mindset
  :
  You demonstrate product thinking on a deep level and solve problems end-to-end

• You’re excited to iterate quickly and build software in a fast-paced startup environment

• You want to work in-person in Munich with a higher intensity than in a 9-5 job

Leadership & Communication:

• You naturally take responsibility and enjoy leading teams

• You’re one of the strongest engineers in the team and make everyone else better

• Everyone can come to you for advice on how to fix their hardest problems

• Clients respect your presence & technical expertise

• Free team dinner (up to 4x/week)

• Urban Sports Club  membership - join our team workouts 3x/week

• Easy relocation to Munich — our office is located in the Werk1 Startup Incubator, where you can rent a 1‑bedroom apartment right next to the office for just €750/month

• Real shares in our company with the most favorable tax treatment - no VSOP/ESOP

• Access to any AI or productivity tools you need

The target total compensation (cash+bonus+equity) for this position is €90,000‑€200,000 annually. Actual offers and compensation are based on specific job duties, experience, performance, total rewards structure, and other considerations.

Step 1:
Intro call

Casual intro meeting with one of the founders to get to know each other and introduce Mercura

Step 2:
Technical interview

The technical interview consists of two parts:

For the take‑home exercise, we’d provide you with a task. You’ll have 2–3 hours to complete it, focusing on full‑stack engineering. The challenge will be based on a practical problem we’ve encountered in our day‑to‑day work, so it should give you a realistic sense of what the role involves.

Later, you’ll present your results to us.

Step 3:
Personal Fit

Meet another co‑founder to get a feel for our culture and working style.

Step 4:
On‑Site

Work alongside the entire team for a day on‑site from our Munich office to fully immerse yourself in our culture and collaboration style. This on‑site will be paid.

Step 5:
Offer & Reference Checks

If we see a great fit, you will get an offer, including a competitive compensation package with equity participation. At the same time, we’ll ask you to provide 2–3 references so we can gather additional insights into your strengths and working style.

You know someone great? Introduce them to us and get up to €10,000 in referral bonuses if we hire them!

• For Full‑Stack/AI Engineers: €10,000 bonus

• For BDRs/AEs: €5,000 bonus

• For internships/part‑time roles: €500 bonus

• Any other role: €1,000 bonus