(Senior) AI/LLM Engineer
Hybrid (Munich)Full-timePosted 2mo ago
About the role
AI Quote and Order Automation startup Mercura is hiring a Senior AI/LLM Engineer to design and build agentic AI systems in production, focusing on retrieval, orchestration, tool usage, and product integration for the real-world quote automation domain. Role is hands-on, in-person in Munich, with founder-level ownership and high-growth environment.
Responsibilities
- Agentic Systems: Design and build LLM-powered agentic systems end-to-end, from experimentation to production deployment
- Retrieval & Context: Build retrieval and context pipelines (RAG, hybrid search, structured retrieval) for reliable reasoning over large datasets
- AI Evals: Develop evaluation and monitoring systems to measure and improve AI performance in production
- Data Pipelines: Build scalable pipelines to process and structure large volumes of unstructured documents and data
- Feedback Loops: Implement automated feedback pipelines enabling learning from usage data and human feedback
- AI Infra: Own architecture and reliability of AI systems in production (speed, scalability, robustness)
- Product Integration: Collaborate with engineers to deeply integrate AI capabilities into the product experience
Qualifications
- Proven track record of architecting and building AI/LLM-powered systems or agents in production (model serving, orchestration, monitoring, scaling)
- Experience processing and structuring large volumes of unstructured data
- Experience with evaluation and feedback loops for AI systems
- Experience with Python
- Full-stack development experience (React / TypeScript / FastAPI) is a plus
Skills
Required:AI/LLM systems designUnstructured data processingEvaluation & feedback loopsPython
Nice to have:Full-stack development
Benefits
- Steep learning curve with founder-like freedom
- Real impact on real-world industry
- Ownership over your domain
- Exceptional colleagues from top universities and tech companies
- Radical clarity on company metrics and decisions
- Tools and AI/product productivity tools provided
- Real equity with favorable tax treatment
- Office in Munich, relocation assistance, team activities and wellness perks
Last updated Sep 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Mercura
AI Quote and Order Automation for Distributors & Manufacturers
Mercura automates quotes and orders for distributors & manufacturers in the construction supply chain. Our software lets sales teams process requests in minutes instead of days. By eliminating repetitive back-office tasks, we help sales reps focus on winning more deals and driving revenue.
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