Founding Engineer for PropTech startup

Vor 7 Tagen

Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland Firstlane Capital Vollzeit 60.000 € - 80.000 € pro Jahr

We are
Sebastian Seifert
,
Andreas Veller
, and
Achim Bönsch
– all graduates of the WHU Bachelor Class of 2011. After 13 successful years building the fintech company viafintech and ultimately selling it in one of Germany's largest fintech exits for a nine-figure amount, we are now pursuing new challenges:

We found new ventures and invest in startups and venture capital funds.

For one of our portfolio companies,
the PropTech startup vivanta,
we are now looking for a
Founding Engineer
who is excited to shape the technical foundation from day one and take on a key long-term role in the company.

About vivanta

With vivanta, we are building an AI-powered property management company, transforming a centuries-old €20 billion market in Germany.

  • High demand in a fully fragmented market

  • 10+ year customer retention

  • Strong monthly recurring revenue potential

  • A massive playground for technological innovation

Positioned at the intersection of strong unit economics and exceptional technical execution, we are creating a product that is both indispensable and designed for long-term market adoption.

Tasks

We're looking for a
Founding Engineer
who's excited about shaping a company from the ground up - not just writing code, but defining the technical foundation of our product and business.

You will:

  • Design and implementation of
    end-to-end automations
    in areas such as accounting, invoice approval, communication, and property management – including monitoring, logging, and error handling

  • Building a scalable, modular platform architecture
    that integrates ERP, CRM, document management, and digital owner portals. Strong focus on security, scalability, and maintainabilit

  • Develop production-ready
    LLM
    and
    ML features
    (e.g., document classification, predictive maintenance, AI assistants), including prompt engineering, fine-tuning, and deployment

  • Closely collaborate with the founders –
    you decide on architecture, tools, frameworks, and set technical standards
    (clean code, testing, code reviews, DevOps processes)

Requirements

We're looking for someone who:

  • Has
    deep experience with backend systems
    , infrastructure, and API design

  • Thrives in early-stage environments where
    speed and adaptability
    are key

  • Enjoys solving
    complex technical challenges
    with an eye toward scalability and maintainability

  • Is comfortable working in-person with the founding team (not full-time remote)

  • Wants to take
    ownership
    —both in equity and in decision-making

Benefits

  • Founder-Level-Impact:
    Du bist einer der ersten Engineers und prägst unsere Tech-DNA von Anfang an

  • Ownership & Gestaltungsspielraum:
    Architektur, Stack, Standards – du bestimmst mit

  • Enge Zusammenarbeit
    mit Gründer:innen und Investor:innen

  • Flexibles Arbeiten:
    Büro in Berlin + Remote möglich

  • Equity-Optionen
    : Werde langfristig Teilhaber:in am Erfolg von vivanta

Compensation:
€60–80k salary + equity (pre-seed)

Location:
Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Germany (on-site preferred, with flexibility)

Start date:
Januar 2026

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