About this role
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:
Lead and grow a small, high-performing engineering team while remaining hands-on
Design, build, and review production backend and platform code alongside the team
Own delivery of the engineering roadmap, balancing speed, quality, and security
Act as a technical leader by setting architecture direction and enforcing engineering standards
Contribute directly to critical features, integrations, and platform foundations
Establish lightweight engineering processes that enable fast execution without bureaucracy
Mentor engineers through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance
Contribute hands-on in design and build architecture, configure systems, code 70% of the time in GoLang.
Remove blockers and unblock delivery across backend, frontend, data, and DevOps
Collaborate closely with CEO, CPTO, and product leadership on technical and execution decisions
Support hiring, onboarding, and technical evaluation of engineers
Foster a culture of ownership, pragmatism, and low ego
Build whole Security platform setup from scratch
Partner closely with backend and AI engineers to design secure service boundaries and deployment models
Troubleshoot and resolve complex production incidents across infrastructure, networking, and application layers
Build PoCs and validate infrastructure and security design decisions in an early-stage environment
Support compliance readiness by enabling controls, logging, and evidence collection for security frameworks
Continuously improve platform cost efficiency, reliability, and operational maturity
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)
Understanding of OAuth/OIDC, API tokens, IdP, scopes, SSO, SCIM, roles, RBAC/ABAC, service accounts
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 - 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.