About the job

AI Engineer (Munich, YC Backed)Law is one of the biggest industries AI hasn’t transformed yet, and patents are where it’s starting. This team is one of the fastest-growing companies in legaltech. They’re hiring top-tier engineers in Munich to build AI products and lead the development of algorithms that push what LLMs can do.

• The CompanyTheir AI platform covers the whole patent process, from invention harvesting through to patent generation.Traction: 20–30% month-on-month revenue growth, with 300+ IP teams worldwide as customers, including DLA Piper, big tech companies and boutiques.
• Impact: Users report 50–90% efficiency gains.
• Funding: A $40M Series B brings total funding to $55M, from investors including Y Combinator, 20VC and Visionaries.

• What You’ll DoShip AI that works in production: Build and deploy proprietary algorithms that significantly improve the quality of generated patents.
• Own evaluation: Build a high-scale evaluation framework that benchmarks their models and sets the direction for R&D.
• Push prompting forward: Research and implement cutting-edge prompting methods to get the most out of the models.
• Work across the stack: Your focus is AI, but you’ll also work in Python, Postgres and React so the research turns into a product lawyers actually use.

• Must-HavesExpert Python, with a track record of building and shipping AI solutions (2+ years)
• Algorithms or evaluation pipelines shipped to production (1+ year in algorithm development)
• Hands-on experience with prompt engineering and modern LLM architectures
• TypeScript (2+ years), and comfort working in Postgres and React
• Clear communication on complex technical decisions

This works if you’re an AI engineer in Munich who wants your work to directly shape how one of the world’s most traditional industries operates. Get in touch to hear more.