Founding AI Engineer

About the role

You're hungry. Not just ambitious, but obsessed with building something massive
You're entrepreneurial. You've built things before and demand ownership
You thrive in ambiguity. No roadmaps, no PMs, just problems to solve
You have a growth mindset. We're small today, but building something huge. To grow the company, each of us needs to grow personally
You work like an athlete. High performance, consistent improvement, whatever it takes to win
You want to work in-person in Berlin (we help you relocate if needed)

Responsibilities

• Build and optimize AI systems to generate high-quality animations that follow core motion design principles (easing, non-linear movement, visual hierarchy)
• Develop comprehensive evaluation frameworks to assess animation quality, combining automated metrics with expert validation from motion designers
• Partner with motion designers and marketers to translate professional design knowledge into AI training data and evaluation criteria
• Design and implement fine-tuning pipelines that teach Hera domain-specific animation styles and brand guidelines
• Create feedback loops between user preferences, expert input, and model performance to continuously improve animation quality
• Research and prototype state-of-the-art approaches for controllable, style-consistent motion graphics generation

Requirements

• You're hungry. Not just ambitious, but obsessed with building something massive
• You're entrepreneurial. You've built things before and demand ownership
• You thrive in ambiguity. No roadmaps, no PMs, just problems to solve
• You have a growth mindset. We're small today, but building something huge. To grow the company, each of us needs to grow personally
• You work like an athlete. High performance, consistent improvement, whatever it takes to win
• You want to work in-person in Berlin (we help you relocate if needed)

Qualifications

• Limited to candidates who are US citizens or have valid visa status
• Experience in machine learning and AI development
• Strong programming skills in TypeScript, React.js, Next.js, and related technologies
• Experience with database management systems such as PostgreSQL
• Experience with cloud platforms like GCP/AWS
• Understanding of motion design principles and tools like After Effects
• Ability to work independently and in a fast-paced environment

Skills

• Strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
• Ability to work in a remote or hybrid setting

Benefits

• Life-changing equity stake
• Above-market salary
• Office in Berlin Mitte (1 minute from Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz)
• All meals on us - we serve lunch and dinner 6 days/week

Pay

€80K - €130K EUR

Schedule

Full-time