Software Engineer
Clera
<h3>About the Role</h3><p style="min-height:1.5em">This is a founding-team software engineering role at an early-stage, AI-powered construction tech company based in Berlin. The company builds browser-based software that automates the generation of building design plans — covering technical building equipment and electrical schematics — dramatically reducing planning timelines from weeks to hours.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">As one of the first Software Engineers on the team, you will have a direct impact on core architecture, infrastructure, and plugin/backend design decisions. You'll help shape the tech stack, deliver prototypes, and drive the MVP to production across multiple ecosystems — all within a fast-moving, high-ownership environment.</p><h3>What You'll Do</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Contribute to the design and delivery of early-stage prototypes.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Ensure the MVP is production-ready and built to scale.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Deliver robust solutions across multiple software ecosystems.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Write clean, maintainable, and well-structured code.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Process and handle large volumes of CAD data efficiently.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Participate in backend and plugin architecture decisions alongside the founding technical team.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Contribute to infrastructure setup and tooling decisions.</p></li></ul><h3>What We're Looking For</h3><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Required:</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Proficiency in <strong>C# or Python</strong> for backend software development, underpinned by strong computer science fundamentals.</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Strongly valued:</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Experience with <strong>CAD data processing</strong> and implementing data structures and algorithms for scalable software.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Proven ability to design, build, and ship <strong>production-ready MVPs</strong>.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Hands-on experience contributing to <strong>infrastructure setup</strong> and backend/plugin architecture.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Comfort working across multiple ecosystems and with large, complex datasets.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">An early-stage mindset — you're energised by ambiguity, ownership, and building from scratch.</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em">Background in AEC (Architecture, Engineering & Construction) software, or experience with tools such as Revit or similar CAD/BIM platforms, is a plus.</p><h3>Location</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Based in <strong>Berlin, Germany</strong>.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Hybrid</strong> working arrangement — approximately 3 days per week in the office.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Visa sponsorship is <strong>not available</strong> for this role.</p></li></ul><h3>Compensation & Benefits</h3><p style="min-height:1.5em">Compensation details have not been specified for this role. As an early-stage company, equity participation is likely part of the overall package. Specific details will be discussed during the interview process.</p><p>Find more <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.com/english-speaking-jobs">English Speaking Jobs in Germany</a> on Arbeitnow</a>