Frontend Engineer
Founding Engineer
Munichcontractsenior
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About the Role
As a
Founding Engineer
at SANOVIO, you will play a key role in building the AI-powered procurement infrastructure that tackles one of the biggest and most complex cost problems in European healthcare.
This is a fast-paced, hands-on role for engineers with
high agency
, strong technical depth, and a founder mindset. We’re looking for a
full-stack generalist
with a strong
frontend affinity
. You excel at
designing user flows
and implementing them in
React and TypeScript
, while owning outcomes end-to-end across
backend, data, AI-enabled workflows, and cloud deployment
. You thrive amid
uncertainty and incomplete requirements
, move quickly, and still care deeply about
architecture, clean code, and long-term quality
.
If you are a passionate builder who thrives at the intersection of full-stack development and AI, this is your opportunity to work closely with the founders, shape the product, and help us scale toward
€10M ARR in 2026
.
Tasks
-
Owning
end-to-end product workflows
, from frontend UX to backend systems, data pipelines, and edge cases -
Building
world-class frontend experiences
in React and TypeScript alongside
scalable, reliable backend systems -
Designing and owning
AI-enabled systems
, including embeddings, retrieval, and agents that create real operational leverage -
Developing and operating
data pipelines
for large-scale unstructured data -
Making
pragmatic technical decisions
on architecture, tools, and frameworks to balance speed and quality -
Deploying, running, and maintaining software in
cloud environments
with a “you ship it, you run it” mindset -
Writing
clean, maintainable, and well-tested code
with scalable, reusable components and APIs -
Collaborating across the stack and
raising the engineering bar
through reviews, mentoring, and technical leadership
Requirements
We are looking for stellar engineers with a strong background in
full-stack software engineering and AI
, and the potential to grow and lead teams in the future.
3–5 years of experience is a plus
, but we hire for skill, ownership, and output.
General Profile
-
Generalist engineer with a
frontend affinity
, capable of building across backend, data, and AI -
End-to-end
product ownership
, driving ideas from concept to customer-ready production -
Proactive execution in
ambiguous environments
, turning unclear requirements into shipped software -
High-speed delivery
paired with a focus on clean code and scalable architecture -
Close
iteration with users and clients
, including collaboration across different cultures -
Strong
problem-solving ability
and fast adoption of new technologies -
Motivation to build excellent software in a
fast-paced startup environment -
Willingness to work
in-person in Munich
with a
higher intensity than a traditional 9–5 role
Technical skillset
-
Strong experience with full-stack software engineering, especially
React
and
TypeScript
, with excellent understanding of
constructing user flows -
Solid backend engineering skills, ideally with
Node.js
, and experience designing
APIs
and
data model -
Proven track record of architecting and building
production-grade
software systems -
Cloud and DevOps experience with
Docker -
AI experience is a plus, especially
embeddings and retrieval
,
structured outputs and tool calling
,
evals
, and
agentic workflows
beyond prompt engineering
Leadership and communication
-
You naturally take responsibility and enjoy leading
-
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
-
You communicate clearly and are credible with
technical stakeholders and clients
Bonus if you
-
Can share a
portfolio of projects
, shipped products, or a
GitHub
with meaningful work -
Have built workflow-heavy
B2B products
, internal tools, or operations software -
Have experience scaling systems from early usage to larger production workloads
-
You are business proficient in
Chinese
Benefits
-
Great
central office in Munich
with regular
team events and dinners -
Monthly
Wellness budget -
Access to any
AI or productivity tools
you need to do your best work -
International scope & travel
-
Flexible work setup
with
time-zone responsibility -
Meaningful compensation package
including
cash, performance bonus, and shares
(Actual offers and compensation are based on specific job duties, experience, performance, total rewards structure, and other considerations).
About the interview process
Step 1: Intro call
Casual intro meeting with one of the founders to get to know each other and introduce SANOVIO.
Step 2: Technical interview
The technical interview consists of two parts:
-
A take-home exercise, including a short presentation
-
A system design interview
For the take-home exercise, we’d provide you with a task. You’ll have 2–3 hours to complete it, focusing on a real SANOVIO workflow and user flow in React and TypeScript, with a light end-to-end angle such as API integration, data modeling, edge cases, and clean architecture. 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: Offer & Reference Checks
If we see a great fit, you will get an offer, including a competitive compensation package. 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.
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