# Forward Deployed Engineer - Company: [Clera]() - Location: Berlin - Team: Engineering - Employment type: Full Time - Salary: €70K – €110K - Posted: September 10, 2026 ## Job description ### About the Role This is a founding-team role at a pre-seed AI fintech startup building automation tools for private-market operations. You will own technical delivery end-to-end, from initial discovery with asset servicers and asset managers through to production launch of AI-driven fund accounting workflows. Your work directly shapes both customer outcomes and the core product roadmap. ### What You'll Do * Lead the full project lifecycle for customer deployments, from discovery through production launch. * Work directly with customer operations teams to map workflows and identify adoption barriers. * Convert customer processes into AI-driven workflows on the platform. * Build customer-tailored prototypes, iterating quickly and adjusting scope based on real feedback. * Feed deployment insights back into product development planning. * Develop standardized approaches and reusable components from patterns that emerge across engagements. ### What We're Looking For * 1 to 6 years of experience shipping production software. * Strong proficiency in TypeScript and Node.js, with hands-on experience with NestJS, Postgres/Prisma, and React. * Demonstrated ability to work directly with customers to scope, prototype, and iterate on technical deliverables, forward-deployed or solutions engineering experience is a strong signal. * Genuine empathy for and ability to understand private-market operations workflows. * Comfortable working in a small, high-caliber team where ownership and initiative are expected. * Background in private markets, fund accounting, or financial operations is a plus. ### Compensation & Benefits Salary range: **70,000 to 110,000 EUR annually.** Visa sponsorship is available. ### Location On-site in **Berlin, Germany.** The team works closely together in person from the Berlin office. ## Apply [Apply on Clera]() Canonical job page: