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Co-Founding CTO

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Clera Munich Source published Oct 7, 2026 Source retrieved Oct 7, 2026
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ABOUT THE ROLE An early-stage smart home and IoT company is seeking a hands-on Co-Founding CTO to lead its technical vision and product development. You will shape the architecture across connected devices, cloud systems, and AI/ML, while building the engineering team and helping bring smart building and energy management products to market. WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Own and evolve the technical architecture across IoT, embedded systems, cloud, and AI/ML.
  • Build and grow the engineering team through hiring, mentoring, and technical leadership.
  • Guide the product roadmap, balancing technical innovation with practical execution.
  • Write production code and work alongside the team to solve critical technical problems.
  • Communicate the technical vision to investors, partners, and other stakeholders. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
  • At least 10 years of software engineering or technical leadership experience, including 3 or more years in senior technical leadership.
  • Experience as a startup co-founder or early-stage CTO, with a track record of building products from zero to one.
  • Strong IoT and embedded systems experience, including hands-on work shipping connected products.
  • Hardware and software crossover experience, including integration across embedded and software systems.
  • Cloud architecture experience designing and deploying scalable systems; AWS experience is preferred.
  • AI/ML product experience with real-world or production applications.
  • Experience building an engineering team and remaining active in hands-on coding.
  • Familiarity with smart home, building technology, or energy management is valuable; German or Spanish language skills are also valued.
  • Relevant technologies include React, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Raspberry Pi, and ThingsBoard. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS Salary is €60,000 to €100,000 annually. Co-founding equity of up to 5% is available through an earn-in structure. Visa sponsorship is not available. LOCATION This is an on-site role based in Munich, Germany.

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