PLACED is a Berlin-based AI SaaS startup on a mission to rebuild the €33B recruitment services industry from scratch. We’re building a vertical platform that empowers headhunters and staffing firms with agentic AI, turning outdated, manual workflows into intelligent, automated pipelines.

In Short

Develop the AI-powered matching system: APIs, data logic, backend pipelines
Contribute to a scalable, maintainable architecture that supports fast iteration
Work closely with product and founders to ship features with immediate customer feedback
Prototype new agentic workflows using AI and automation tools
Take ownership of specific parts of the system - from data ingestion to external integrations
Collaborate with a small but growing dev team - mentor juniors and help define best practices

Requirements

Backend: python, fastapi, pandas, data pipelines, LLMs, openAI, vector search, (and a little of javascript, node.js)
Frontend: javascript/typescript, react, next.js
Infrastructure: AWS, terraform, docker, ECS, RDS
5+ years of experience in software engineering, ideally backend-heavy or fullstack
You’ve built, shipped, and maintained production-grade systems
Strong understanding of data structures, APIs, and scalable architectures
You enjoy working closely with product and care about the “why” behind the “what”
You thrive in fast-moving environments and take full ownership of your work
Bonus: experience with LLMs, vector databases, or recruitment/CRM tools

Benefits

Who You’ll Work With
Kai (Co-Founder / Product)
Fatih (Co-Founder / Revenue)
A current team of three full-stack developers, including 1x Head of Engineering
Why join PLACED
Build a real AI product, not just a wrapper around GPT
Work with founders, not layers of management
Influence tech decisions and product direction from day one
See your work live with real customers, fast
Competitive package (salary + VSOP)
Urban Sports Club membership + other perks (help us design them!)
Gorgeous office in central Berlin (Scheunenviertel) - and flexible remote work

The role isn’t for you if..

You prefer managing over building
You wait for detailed specs instead of driving clarity
You’re not interested in understanding the customer or the business logic

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Placed Technologies

Placed Technologies is a Berlin-based AI SaaS startup dedicated to transforming the €33B recruitment services industry. The company is focused on developing a vertical platform that leverages agentic AI to automate and enhance traditional recruitment workflows. With a live MVP and over 30 customers, Placed is poised for growth, aiming to deliver impactful features that improve the recruitment process. The team is small but dynamic, emphasizing collaboration and innovation, and is looking for engineers who are eager to contribute to a cutting-edge product that directly addresses customer needs.

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