
Futurail is a leading technology startup and autonomy powerhouse based in Strasbourg and Munich. We power the future of autonomous travel on rail with our holistic autonomy stack for self-driving trains. Together with our customers we empower the industry to bring this superior experience to the passenger. Our mission is to make trains even more attractive by offering frequent, reliable, cost-effective and low-carbon transportation, contributing to the broader goal of transitioning from road to rail. Founded by a team with extensive expertise in autonomous driving and rail, we are committed to shaping the future of rail transportation. Welcome to the future of rail. Welcome to FUTURAIL. We are hiring, check out our open positions at: https://futurail.factorialhr.com/

Futurail is a leading technology startup and autonomy powerhouse based in Strasbourg and Munich. We power the future of autonomous travel on rail with our holistic autonomy stack for self-driving trains. Together with our customers we empower the industry to bring this superior experience to the passenger. Our mission is to make trains even more attractive by offering frequent, reliable, cost-effective and low-carbon transportation, contributing to the broader goal of transitioning from road to rail. Founded by a team with extensive expertise in autonomous driving and rail, we are committed to shaping the future of rail transportation. Welcome to the future of rail. Welcome to FUTURAIL. We are hiring, check out our open positions at: https://futurail.factorialhr.com/
Founded: Apr 2023
HQ / Founding locations: Munich (HQ) and Strasbourg (founding)
Product: Safety-certified autonomy software stack for trains (obstacle detection, localization, train control); supports retrofit and new-build integrations
Latest funding: Seed — €7.5M (Sep 2025), co-led by Asterion Ventures & Leap435
Founders / leadership: Alex Haag (Co‑founder & CEO); Dr. Patrick Dendorfer (Co‑founder & CTO); Maximilian Schöffer (Co‑founder & CCO)
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Rail automation and decarbonisation of transport; reducing operating costs and increasing service frequency/reliability for passenger rail.
2023
Autonomous rail technology
Pre-Seed round reported on Crunchbase; amount not shown in accessible sources.
€7.5M
Company announcement and coverage state the Seed was co-led by Asterion Ventures and Leap435 and included EIT Urban Mobility, Zero Infinity Partners, and Heroic Ventures.
“Seed round co‑led by Asterion Ventures and Leap435; participation from EIT Urban Mobility, Zero Infinity Partners and Heroic Ventures (Dealroom also shows a Sep 2025 €1.0M grant from Bpifrance).”
ABOUT FUTURAIL
Futurail is a deeptech startup building the autonomy stack for self-driving trains . Our mission is to make rail the most attractive form of transport, by enabling frequent, reliable, low-carbon services powered by autonomous technology.
With our AI-based software stack, we help rail operators and manufacturers run safer and more efficient services, starting in depots and on branch lines, and expanding to mainline operations. Founded by experts in autonomous systems, we're rethinking how millions of people and goods move every day.
We’re backed by leading European investors and already working with mobility players across Europe and the US. As we enter our next phase of growth, this is your opportunity to join a high-trust, high-talent team that’s reshaping rail.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Futurail seeks an experienced Senior Data Engineer to lead the development of our Data Warehouse and Fleet Data Management. In this role, you will build the data backbone for our autonomous train development. You will: shape how we collect, store, and make sense of our autonomous train sensor data, including camera, LiDAR, radar, IMU, GPS, and odometry streams. You will have the opportunity to define standards, design scalable pipelines, and create a discoverable and queryable data platform that directly accelerates our Autonomy, ML, and QA teams.
This is a high-impact role where your decisions will enable faster iteration, better model training, and higher-quality validation for our autonomous system.
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Join us as a Senior Data Engineer on our journey and contribute to sustainable transportation for the future. If you are interested, please submit your application through this.
We look forward to hearing from you!