Mercura automates quoting in the construction industry with AI agents. Our software frees sales teams from manual back-office tasks and lets them process requests in minutes instead of days.
We rank in the top 5% of YC’s W25 batch by revenue. After YC, we closed a 8x oversubscribed round with top-tier investors and angels.
In just 7 months since founding, we are already on track to reach €1M ARR, and we continue to grow massively.
As a (Senior) Full-Stack Engineer, you will play a key role in architecting and building complex AI systems end-to-end. This is a hands-on role for engineers with high-agency and strong technical depth. We’re looking for experienced builders with a strong product mindset and a track record of shipping complex AI systems.
If you are an experienced builder who thrives at the intersection of full-stack development, AI & ML - this is your opportunity to set the technical direction, mentor others, and shape how users interact with AI.
What you will be working on
- 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
What we're looking for
We are looking for senior engineers with a strong background in SWE, AI & ML - and the capability to lead the team and grow into a founding engineer role.
Technical skillset:
- Strong experience with full-stack software engineering (React, Typescript, Python), particularity backend engineering
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Proven track record of architecting and building complex, production-grade software systems
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Cloud & DevOps: Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), cloud infrastructure (Azure/AWS/GCP), and infrastructure as code (Terraform).
Commitment & Mindset:
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High agency & initiative: You develop new ideas and drive them in execution under minimal guidance
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Mission-driven: Mercura is part of your life’s mission, and you are willing to make sacrifices to prioritize your job over (almost) everything else
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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 have experience in leading engineering teams as a senior/staff/lead engineer
- You have the potential to grow into the founding engineer role
- 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
Company Perks
- Free team dinner (up to 4x/week)
- UrbanSportsClub 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 €100,000-€250,000 annually. Actual offers and compensation are based on specific job duties, experience, performance, total rewards structure, and other considerations.
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