Onyven

Founding Product & Solutions Engineer

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About the role

ONYVEN is an early-stage AI startup from the Technical University of Munich ecosystem.

We build software for enterprise operations, focusing on supply chain, logistics and industrial workflows. We work closely with customers to understand their operations, identify opportunities for automation and turn these insights into scalable software solutions.

Tasks

As a Founding Product & Solutions Engineer, you will work across product, engineering and customer projects.

Your responsibilities include:

• Joining customer discovery sessions

• Understanding and mapping operational workflows

• Identifying opportunities for automation and process improvement

• Translating customer needs into product and technical requirements

• Building and testing prototypes

• Working with APIs, structured data and AI tools

• Supporting customer pilots and implementations

• Gathering feedback and bringing customer insights into product development

• Identifying recurring patterns across customer projects

• Contributing ideas to product and company development

Requirements

We are looking for someone who combines a strong technical foundation with initiative, curiosity and customer orientation.

You should:

• Enjoy exploring unfamiliar problems and finding solutions

• Take initiative without requiring detailed instructions

• Work confidently with customers and understand their perspective

• Ask thoughtful questions and challenge assumptions constructively

• Share ideas early, test them and improve them with the team

• Learn new industries and processes quickly

• Take responsibility from problem definition through implementation

Experience with Python, APIs, SQL, structured data, AI applications or workflow automation is helpful.

Relevant academic fields include Computer Science, Information Systems, Management and Technology, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Data, AI or a related technical discipline.

Experience with enterprise software, SAP or ERP systems, supply chain, logistics or industrial environments is an advantage.

Strong English skills are required. German skills are an advantage.

Benefits

• Join an early-stage AI startup from the Technical University of Munich ecosystem

• Work directly with the founding team

• Solve real operational problems with enterprise customers

• Contribute across product, technology and customer projects

• Influence product and company development from an early stage

• Take responsibility across the full process, from discovery to implementation

• Develop your role according to your strengths, interests and the needs of the company

Interested in joining ONYVEN?

Send us your CV or LinkedIn profile. A traditional cover letter is not required. Instead, briefly tell us about something you started, built or improved through your own initiative.

We intend for this full-time role to become part of our EXIST-funded founding project. Participation depends on meeting the applicable eligibility requirements and receiving formal approval from the responsible university and funding authorities.

We review applications based on relevant experience, skills and fit with the founding project. Selected applicants will be invited to discuss the role, their background and the next steps.

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Technology & IT MySQL Operations Python SQL Mid level full-time

Likely questions

  1. Tell us about work you have done that is close to the Founding Product & Solutions Engineer role.
  2. How would you approach your first 30 days at Onyven?
  3. Which of MySQL, Operations and Python have you used recently, and what did it help you achieve?
  4. Describe a time you solved a problem without waiting to be told exactly what to do.
  5. How do you handle busy days, changing priorities, or pressure at work?

Prepare before the call

  • A recent example that proves your experience with MySQL, Operations and Python.
  • One short story with a problem, your action, and the result.
  • Two examples that show the strengths listed on your CV.
  • A clear reason why this role and company interest you.
  • Your availability, preferred work style, and salary expectations.

Ask them

  • What would success look like in the first 90 days?
  • What are the main problems this hire should help solve?
  • How does the team give feedback and measure good work?
  • What does a normal working week look like for this role?
Practice line

I am interested in the Founding Product & Solutions Engineer role because I can bring practical experience in MySQL, Operations and Python, learn the team quickly, and contribute to the outcomes Onyven needs from this hire.

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