Job Description
Founding AI Engineer – Berlin (On-site)
Salary: €80,000 – €150,000 + equity (0.75%–1.5%)
Languages: Fluent English (C1)
Revive Recruitment is partnering with a well-funded AI start-up in Berlin that’s building a category-defining motion-graphics engine. They’re on a mission to radically simplify how creators produce professional animations using AI, and are hiring a Founding AI Engineer to join the core team and own the ML stack.
What you’ll do
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Build and optimise AI systems that generate high-quality, style-consistent animations.
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Design end-to-end ML pipelines: data collection, training, evaluation and deployment.
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Develop automated and expert-validated evaluation frameworks for animation quality.
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Fine-tune diffusion / VAE / GAN models to capture brand styles and motion principles.
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Work closely with motion designers to convert domain knowledge into training data.
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Implement feedback loops from user interactions to improve model outputs.
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Research and prototype state-of-the-art methods in controllable motion-graphics generation.
What you’ll bring
Must-haves:
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3+ years’ practical ML engineering experience, including training & fine-tuning generative models (diffusion, VAE, GANs).
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Strong computer-vision / graphics background (video generation, temporal modelling).
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Proven experience designing production ML pipelines and deployment infrastructure.
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Ability to implement cutting-edge research quickly and iterate in production.
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Fluent English and willingness to work on-site in Berlin.
Nice-to-haves:
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Domain knowledge in animation or motion graphics.
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Familiarity with TypeScript / React / Next.js and GCP/AWS.
What’s on offer
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Competitive base: €80k–€130k
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Equity: 0.75%–1.5% (founding-level).
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Company-paid lunch & dinner, relocation assistance, and central Berlin office.
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Real ownership of a core AI product at an early stage, influence roadmap, tech, and culture.
Hiring process
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Intro call with founder
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Technical interview
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Work trial / technical task
Apply via Revive Recruitment - this is a rare founding opportunity to build something category-defining in the AI creative space.
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