Comena

About Comena Comena builds AI agents for industrial distributors and manufacturers to automate their order processing from e-mail inbox to ERP. At distributors across the US and Germany alone, there are 4 million sales and procurement people stuck in manual workflows between inbox and ERP. We want to automate this work and liberate these people to work on more meaningful things. We’re part of the YC S25 batch - the most selective batch in YC history. We recently raised a seed round from top Silicon Valley investors, and are serving customers across US and Germany. About the role As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will be one of our core engineering hires. In this role, you will combine strong technical abilities with excellent communication skills, working directly with customers to ensure they maximize the value of Comena’s AI platform. You will be involved in onboarding, implementation, and ongoing support, while also contributing to product development and innovation. We move at startup speed: You’ll deploy features rapidly, learn on the fly, and help define our engineering culture and architecture. Key responsibilities Customer onboarding and implementation: Lead the full implementation lifecycle, including configuring, testing, and deploying AI agents. This involves integrating the platform with client data (e.g. product catalog) and systems (e.g. ERP) and understanding clients’ custom workflows. You'll also adapt backend logic and user interface to meet client requirements. Collaboration: Work closely with the founders and customers to translate customer needs into technical solutions. Provide hands-on technical guidance and training to drive customer adoption and success. Build full-stack features: Develop and ship product functionality using our Typescript frontend and Python backend. Take features from idea to production, including UI, business logic, and cloud services. We’re looking for someone that … Has high agency, can operate independently and takes ownership Has excellent communication skills and enjoys working with non-technical stakeholders Ships full-stack products quickly without compromising on code quality Loves startups and running together to make something great happen Wants to work very hard beyond traditional 9-5 hours Tech Stack We work with Python (Django), Typescript, Postgres, and the latest LLMs. Why join us? Your work will directly impact workers and companies around the world, to make global supply chains run smoothly. We’re keeping our team deliberately small. We believe more people translate to more output if and only if each member is elite. You’ll be working with cracked founders. Jiehua was the youngest software engineer at Google Zurich and the first sales hire at Lio (YC S23). Almo shipped code at Microsoft and Amazon AWS, and was the first engineer at Leaping AI (YC W25). If you need any perks to feel productive, let us know and we’ll make it happen. Process 30 min call with a founder Compensated take-home challenge Offer

About Comena Comena builds AI agents for industrial distributors and manufacturers to automate their order processing from e-mail inbox to ERP. At distributors across the US and Germany alone, there are 4 million sales and procurement people stuck in manual workflows between inbox and ERP. We want to automate this work and liberate these people to work on more meaningful things. We’re part of the YC S25 batch - the most selective batch in YC history. We recently raised a seed round from top Silicon Valley investors and are serving customers across US and Germany. About the role We’re hiring a Founder’s Associate to work directly with the founders on the highest-priority projects in the company. This is an early-career, high-ownership role for someone who wants a front-row seat to building an AI startup from the inside. This role is for people who want to build deep go-to-market skills fast. Your initial focus will be outbound sales: cold calling, cold emailing, LinkedIn outreach, lead research, follow-up, and pipeline building. Over time, you’ll take on broader sales and marketing responsibilities. What you’ll do Run high-volume outbound across phone, email, LinkedIn, and other channels Build and use AI systems across the entire GTM stack Test messaging, call scripts, and outbound sequences Book meetings and keep follow-up moving Maintain strong CRM hygiene and clear pipeline tracking Support trade shows, prospecting campaigns, and other growth initiatives Work directly with the founders on whatever helps generate pipeline and revenue You might be a fit if You want to work directly with founders and learn fast You like being trusted with real responsibility early You are excited by execution, not just strategy You want a role that can grow quickly with your performance Why join Work directly with the founders every day Learn how an AI startup wins customers and scales operations Get broad exposure, rapid feedback, and increasing responsibility Help modernize how industrial companies operate

About Comena Comena builds AI agents for industrial distributors and manufacturers to automate their order processing from e-mail inbox to ERP. At distributors across the US and Germany alone, there are 4 million sales and procurement people stuck in manual workflows between inbox and ERP. We want to automate this work and liberate these people to work on more meaningful things. We’re part of the YC S25 batch - the most selective batch in YC history. We recently raised a seed round from top Silicon Valley investors and are serving customers across US and Germany. About the role We’re hiring a Founder’s Associate to work directly with the founders on the highest-priority projects in the company. This is an early-career, high-ownership role for someone who wants a front-row seat to building an AI startup from the inside. This role is for people who want to build deep go-to-market skills fast. Your initial focus will be outbound sales: cold calling, cold emailing, LinkedIn outreach, lead research, follow-up, and pipeline building. Over time, you’ll take on broader sales and marketing responsibilities. What you’ll do Run high-volume outbound across phone, email, LinkedIn, and other channels Build and use AI systems across the entire GTM stack Test messaging, call scripts, and outbound sequences Book meetings and keep follow-up moving Maintain strong CRM hygiene and clear pipeline tracking Support trade shows, prospecting campaigns, and other growth initiatives Work directly with the founders on whatever helps generate pipeline and revenue What we’re looking for Strong communication skills High ownership and low ego Comfort operating in ambiguity and moving quickly Wanting to work very hard beyond traditional 9-5 hours Good judgment, attention to detail, and follow-through Excitement about startups, AI, and industrial businesses English and German required You might be a fit if You want to work directly with founders and learn fast You like being trusted with real responsibility early You are excited by execution, not just strategy You want a role that can grow quickly with your performance Why join Work directly with the founders every day Learn how an AI startup wins customers and scales operations Get broad exposure, rapid feedback, and increasing responsibility Help modernize how industrial companies operate

About Comena Comena builds AI agents for industrial distributors and manufacturers to automate their order processing from e-mail inbox to ERP. At distributors across the US and Germany alone, there are 4 million sales and procurement people stuck in manual workflows between inbox and ERP. We want to automate this work and liberate these people to work on more meaningful things. We’re part of the YC S25 batch - the most selective batch in YC history. We recently raised a seed round from top Silicon Valley investors, and are serving customers across US and Germany. About the role As a Fullstack Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our product and technology stack from the ground up. You will work closely with the founders to design and build features end-to-end, bring new AI-driven capabilities to market, and integrate our product into our customer’s IT landscape. You’ll be a core member of the team, writing production-quality code and making high-impact decisions from day one. We move at startup speed: you'll prototype, iterate, and deploy features rapidly, learn on the fly, and help define our engineering culture and architecture. Key responsibilities Build full-stack features: Develop and ship core product functionality using our Typescript frontend and Python backend. Take features from idea to production, including UI, business logic, and cloud services. Customer onboarding and implementation: Handle customer data and ERP integrations. Understand customers’ ERP setup and custom workflows. Collaboration: Work closely with the founders and customers to translate customer needs into technical solutions. We’re looking for someone that … Has high agency Ships full-stack apps quickly without compromising on code quality Is comfortable being client-facing Loves startups and running together to make something great happen Wants to work very hard beyond traditional 9-5 hours Tech Stack We work with Python (Django), Typescript, Postgres, and the latest LLMs. Why join us? Your work will directly impact workers and companies around the world, to make global supply chains run smoothly. We’re keeping our team deliberately small. We believe more people translate to more output if and only if each member is elite. You’ll be working with cracked founders. Jiehua was the youngest software engineer at Google Zurich and the first sales hire at Lio (YC S23). Almo shipped code at Microsoft and Amazon AWS, and was the first engineer at Leaping AI (YC W25). If you need any perks to feel productive, let us know and we’ll make it happen. Process 30 min call with a founder Compensated take-home challenge Offer

About Comena Comena builds AI agents for industrial distributors and manufacturers to automate their order processing from e-mail inbox to ERP. At distributors across the US and Germany alone, there are 4 million sales and procurement people stuck in manual workflows between inbox and ERP. We want to automate this work and liberate these people to work on more meaningful things. We’re part of the YC S25 batch - the most selective batch in YC history. We recently raised a seed round from top Silicon Valley investors, and are serving customers across US and Germany. About the role As a Software Engineering Intern, you will be a core engineering hire and play a pivotal role in shaping our product and technology stack from the ground up. You will work closely with the founders to design and build features end-to-end, bring new AI-driven capabilities to market, and integrate our product into our customer’s IT landscape. You’ll be a core member of the team, writing production-quality code and making high-impact decisions from day one. We move at startup speed: you'll prototype, iterate, and deploy features rapidly, learn on the fly, and help define our engineering culture and architecture. Key responsibilities Build full-stack features: Develop and ship core product functionality using our Typescript frontend and Python backend. Take features from idea to production, including UI, business logic, and cloud services. Customer onboarding and implementation: Handle customer data and ERP integrations. Understand customers’ ERP setup and custom workflows. Collaboration: Work closely with the founders and customers to translate customer needs into technical solutions. We’re looking for someone that … Has high agency Ships full-stack apps quickly without compromising on code quality Is comfortable being client-facing Loves startups and running together to make something great happen Wants to work very hard beyond traditional 9-5 hours Tech Stack We work with Python (Django), Typescript, Postgres, and the latest LLMs. Why join us? Your work will directly impact workers and companies around the world, to make global supply chains run smoothly. We’re keeping our team deliberately small. We believe more people translate to more output if and only if each member is elite. You’ll be working with cracked founders. Jiehua was the youngest software engineer at Google Zurich and the first sales hire at askLio (YC S23). Almo shipped code at Microsoft and Amazon AWS, and was the first engineer at Leaping AI (YC W25). If you need any perks to feel productive, let us know and we’ll make it happen. Process 30 min call with a founder Compensated take-home challenge Offer