Founding Forward Deployed Engineer

build for those who build

opus AI agents are revolutionizing processes for industrial supply chain teams . Our mission is to strengthen Europe’s industrial backbone by ensuring material supply and making operational processes future-proof. Our AI agents optimize how companies plan, negotiate, and manage their procure-to-pay processes – helping them automate control over their single largest cost driver and remain competitive in the long term. Leading companies already trust opus AI agents and are transforming their processes into a competitive advantage with us

🚀 We are in production with real customers – scaling rapidly and shipping new features as we speak

💰 We secured €5M+ in funding from leading early-stage investors and seasoned industry experts

👥 We are a team of entrepreneurs, industry experts, and engineers driven by a joint ambition – to safeguard the economic foundation of Europe for future generations

Tasks

🎯 Your impact

• Partner with procurement and supply chain teams on workflows and data
• Analyse unstructured enterprise data to unlock automation potential
• Turn ambiguous requirements into clear system and agent architectures
• Deploy and integrate opus agents into ERP systems, APIs, legacy tools
• Feed customer insights back into product and engineering

Requirements

🌟 What makes you a great fit

• Strong ownershi p – you take problems from concept to production
• Hands-on engineering in Node.js / TypeScript or Python
• Experience with large, messy datasets and extracting insights
• Clear communicator across engineers and senior customer stakeholders
• Bonus – experience with AI/LLM systems , agents, or workflow automation

Benefits

📦 The opus package

• Competitive compensation + meaningful equity – real ownership in opus’ long-term success
• Impact from day one – high ownership, fast customer feedback, responsibility for outcomes
• AI-first, builder environment – the best tools, low overhead, strong bias to ship and learn
• In-person by design – Berlin-Mitte office, high focus, ambitious team, low ego
• 28 vacation days & flexibility when you need to recharge

🧑‍🚀 Our interview process

We take hiring seriously because early hires shape opus for years to come. Our process is transparent, relevant, and fast – so both sides can decide with confidence. If you’re on a timeline, tell us. We can move quickly

1) Getting to know (30 min)
You hear more about opus and the role, we learn more about you and how your experience and ambitions align with the role

2) Practical take-home (async)
A short exercise based on real work at opus. We keep this tight and respectful of your time

3) Live presentation in the Office (45-60 min)
Presentation of your practical take-home and Q&A

4) Team & culture (30 min)
A conversation with the founders and team leads to go deeper on your work, real scenarios at opus, and align on ownership, growth, and expectations