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Founding Engineer (Remote) (m/f/d)

Role overview

Summary

This role is for a Founding Engineer at EWOR, focused on designing and building software systems from the ground up. You will collaborate with founders and a team of elite engineers to drive product development and achieve market validation.

Qualifications

  • Experience in software engineering and system architecture.
  • Strong problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work autonomously and drive strategy.
  • Experience in building scalable systems.
  • Preferred: Familiarity with product development processes.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and operate core software systems and product capabilities.
  • Make technical and architectural decisions.
  • Solve complex engineering challenges.
  • Work closely with founders and users to identify needs and shape the product roadmap.

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Problem Solving
  • Decision Making
  • Collaboration

About the company

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EWOR

  • Private Equity, VC & Holdings
  • Startup
  • 201–500
EWOR gives rebels, nerds, and visionaries an unfair advantage in building companies that matter on a global scale. We offer: - Up to €150,000 in immediate funding - Access to the top 0.1% of founders, peers and investors - Support in securing a multi-million euro funding round within 12 months EWOR was built by founders for founders. We’ve founded and exited companies such as SumUp, Adjust, ProGlove, Felyx, United Domains, New Now Group (collectively worth over €12bn), initiated the largest global entrepreneurship society for those under 26 (Sigma Squared Society), and made more than 100 private angel investments. You’ll join a community of the top 0,1% of global outliers building nuclear test reactors, the future of energy storage, and raising Europe’s biggest-ever DeepTech pre-seed round. We run two programmes: - an Ideation Fellowship that supports people as early as pre-idea - a Traction Fellowship that supports people with early traction up to €1M ARR The programme is virtual but invites you for regular founder retreats, up to 2 months of co-working per year at beautiful locations, and bespoke invite-only events.

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Job description

EWOR is launching cutting-edge new initiatives, and we are looking for exceptional operators and builders to join us.

We are backed and led by serial entrepreneurs, including Paul Müller and Petter Made, who have built high-impact technology businesses and category-defining ventures from the ground up.

What We Offer

  • Maximum ownership: Complete autonomy to architect systems, drive strategy, and build from 0 to 1 without corporate red tape.

  • High-growth environment: Complete focus on achieving strong market validation and scalable traction as fast as possible. No PowerPoint presentations, no 7 layers of approval. Good ideas and fast execution are what matter.

  • Elite team: Work closely with the founder and collaborate with a world-class team of engineers, researchers, and commercial leaders.

  • Competitive compensation & upside: Attractive compensation with equity upside.

Tasks

  • You will design, build, and operate core software systems and product capabilities, taking important features from concept through to production.

  • You will make technical and architectural decisions, solve complex engineering challenges, and build reliable, scalable systems.

  • You will work closely with founders and users to identify needs, iterate quickly, and shape the product and technical roadmap.

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