At TechBiz Global, we are providing recruitment service to our TOP clients from our portfolio. We are currently seeking a
Founding Engineering Team Lead
to join one of our
clients
' team in Berlin. If you're looking for an exciting opportunity to grow in a innovative environment, this could be the perfect fit for you.
Key Responsibilities:
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Lead and grow a small, high-performing engineering team while remaining hands-on
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Design, build, and review production backend and platform code alongside the team
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Own delivery of the engineering roadmap, balancing speed, quality, and security
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Act as a technical leader by setting architecture direction and enforcing engineering standards
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Contribute directly to critical features, integrations, and platform foundations
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Establish lightweight engineering processes that enable fast execution without bureaucracy
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Mentor engineers through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance
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Contribute hands-on in design and build architecture, configure systems, code 70% of the time in GoLang.
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Remove blockers and unblock delivery across backend, frontend, data, and DevOps
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Collaborate closely with CEO, CPTO, and product leadership on technical and execution decisions
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Support hiring, onboarding, and technical evaluation of engineers
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Foster a culture of ownership, pragmatism, and low ego
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Build whole Security platform setup from scratch
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Partner closely with backend and AI engineers to design secure service boundaries and deployment models
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Troubleshoot and resolve complex production incidents across infrastructure, networking, and application layers
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Build PoCs and validate infrastructure and security design decisions in an early-stage environment
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Support compliance readiness by enabling controls, logging, and evidence collection for security frameworks
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Continuously improve platform cost efficiency, reliability, and operational maturity
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This role reports directly to CEO & CPTO
Must have skills:
10+ years
of professional software engineering experience
3+ years
of experience leading engineering teams
while remaining hands-on
3+ years
of
GoLang
experience
3+ years
experience with
AWS
in production environments
- Strong
code quality
bar and experience with architectural reviews
- Ability to context-switch between technical
topics and people leadership
- Strong execution mindset and comfort operating under
ambiguity
- Hands-on coding mentality;
can build things from scratch
including security architecture yourself
- Hands-on experience with
Docker, Kubernetes
(EKS) and containerized workloads
- Experience with
CI/CD pipelines
(GitHub Actions or similar)
- Experience with
monitoring, logging, observability
(Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus)
- Experience with
Coding CoPilots
(Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, AWS CodeWhisperer, Codex, etc.)
- Knowledge of Experience supporting
production SaaS platforms
- High ownership mentality, startup mindset, and ability to
move quickly
- Experience in
startup or scale-up environments
- Low ego, high commitment, and a
true tech startup mentality
- Excellent
English
communication skills
Nice-to-have requirements:
- Previous experience as a founding or
early-stage
Engineering Manager
- Experience in
cybersecurity
, identity, or enterprise SaaS platforms
- Exposure to
DevOps, SRE, or data engineering
- Experience
scaling teams
and systems simultaneously
- Experience with security architecture, identity security, or
security engineering
- Familiarity with
compliance frameworks
(NIS2, DORA, ISO 27001, SOC 2)
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Understanding of OAuth/OIDC, API tokens, IdP, scopes, SSO, SCIM, roles, RBAC/ABAC, service accounts
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Familiarity with cloud identity and security controls (e.g.
IAM, CloudTrail, Azure Active Directory / Entra ID
)
- Hands-on with SIEM platforms such as
Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, or IBM QRadar
- Experience designing
permission models, identity graphs, or access control frameworks
- Knowledge of tokenization,
Zero Trust principles
, least privilege, and continuous verification
- Experience with Security related to
AI/LLM systems, agent logic, or willingness to learn fast
- Familiarity with
AI agent behavior
, LLM security, or agent sandboxing
- Previous experience in
cybersecurity
, identity startups
- You are a fan of
rock or metal
music
- Excellent
German
communication skills
Benefits:
Founding Team Member Equity
— ESOPs in a well funded cybersecurity company.
Competitive Compensation
— salary aligned with market, flexible early-stage arrangements possible.
Founding Team Member Status
— shape the company from day one and own critical security technical decisions.
Fresh Funding Secured
— immediate runway to build, hire, and execute fast.
Security Contribution
— contribute to security tech architecture across identity, AI agents, and enforcement.
High Autonomy
— freedom to design and build without corporate overhead.
Work with a Technical CEO and CPTO
— fast iteration, strong alignment, clear direction.
Cutting-Edge Domain
— identity security, SaaS-to-SaaS access, AI agent governance.
Massive Learning Curve
— quickly gain depth in cybersecurity, identity, and AI systems.
Fast Career Path
— opportunity evolve into higher leadership as we scale the engineering team
Berlin Location
— top-tier tech environment with strong cybersecurity and AI ecosystems.
Direct Impact
— your architecture and code become the foundation of the entire platform.
Best Equipment and Tools
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High quality equipment and modern tools to help you do your best work from day one.
Team Offsites -
Regular team offsites designed to build strong connections, alignment, and shared momentum.
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