Founding Engineer
Sanovio · 🌍 Munich
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About the role
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 General Profile 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. • 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 ex