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Founding Engineer

Steuerboard

Düsseldorf, DEonsitePosted Jun 1, 2026

Skills

cloudflaretypescriptnextvercelopenaireactawsllmjavascript

About the role

Engineering @ Steuerboard

tl;dr we need someone who can build fast, think big, and doesn't mind wearing multiple hats. You'll be crafting the foundation of a new generation tax platform used by tens of thousands of businesses. If you've ever wanted to see your code shape an entire economy, this might be your jam.

the bigger picture: we are not just doing a “tax application”. We are building the foundation of how european businesses handle finance and tax - one of the most important pillars of our economy. We will not only level up thousands of tax offices but also tens of thousands of businesses.

Our product will be the foundation for the next generation of tax-offices. For this it needs to thread an impossible needle: deep enough for complex data handling, accessible enough to make handling tax easy.

Tasks

Build impactful features

Writing a ton of code (primarily Typescript/Next.js)

Keeping our stack running (Vercel/Cloudflare/AWS)

Talk to users when they break things

Make quick product decisions

Requirements

have build things from the ground up with real users (4+ years)

be comfortable with our stack

Typescript, Nextjs, React

LLM APIs (openai, mistral, anthropic, etc.)

enjoy startup life - a lot of responsibility, fast decisions

have experience building with AI

fix things without being asked

care more about the user experience than your nice code

its a bonus if you have been a founder or cto in the past

Benefits

Company stock options

Career Training

Company laptop

Flexible working hours

Home Office

You are right when you’ve ever

wanted to build something complex from scratch

join an early stage startup that has a lot of traction

wished your work will impact a whole economy

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