Founding Engineering Team Lead (HandsOn)

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:

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10+ years of professional software engineering experience

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3+ years of experience leading engineering teams while remaining hands-on

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3+ years of GoLang experience

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3+ years experience with AWS in production environments

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Strong code quality bar and experience with architectural reviews

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Ability to context-switch between technical topics and people leadership

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Strong execution mindset and comfort operating under ambiguity

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Hands-on coding mentality; can build things from scratch including security architecture yourself

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Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes (EKS) and containerized workloads

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Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or similar)

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Experience with monitoring, logging, observability (Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus)

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Experience with Coding CoPilots (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, AWS CodeWhisperer, Codex, etc.)

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Knowledge of Experience supporting production SaaS platforms

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High ownership mentality, startup mindset, and ability to move quickly

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Experience in startup or scale-up environments

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Low ego, high commitment, and a true tech startup mentality

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Excellent English communication skills

Nice-to-have requirements:

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Previous experience as a founding or early-stage Engineering Manager

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Experience in cybersecurity, identity, or enterprise SaaS platforms

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Exposure to DevOps, SRE, or data engineering

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Experience scaling teams and systems simultaneously

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Experience with security architecture, identity security, or security engineering

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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)

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Hands-on with SIEM platforms such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, or IBM QRadar

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Experience designing permission models, identity graphs, or access control frameworks

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Knowledge of tokenization, Zero Trust principles, least privilege, and continuous verification

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Experience with Security related to AI/LLM systems, agent logic, or willingness to learn fast

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Familiarity with AI agent behavior, LLM security, or agent sandboxing

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Previous experience in cybersecurity, identity startups

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You are a fan of rock or metal music

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Excellent German communication skills

Benefits:

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Founding Team Member Equity — ESOPs in a well funded cybersecurity company.

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Competitive Compensation — salary aligned with market, flexible early-stage arrangements possible.

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Founding Team Member Status — shape the company from day one and own critical security technical decisions.

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Fresh Funding Secured — immediate runway to build, hire, and execute fast.

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Security Contribution — contribute to security tech architecture across identity, AI agents, and enforcement.

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High Autonomy — freedom to design and build without corporate overhead.

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Work with a Technical CEO and CPTO — fast iteration, strong alignment, clear direction.

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Cutting-Edge Domain — identity security, SaaS-to-SaaS access, AI agent governance.

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Massive Learning Curve — quickly gain depth in cybersecurity, identity, and AI systems.

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Fast Career Path — opportunity evolve into higher leadership as we scale the engineering team

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Berlin Location — top-tier tech environment with strong cybersecurity and AI ecosystems.

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Direct Impact — your architecture and code become the foundation of the entire platform.

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Best Equipment and Tools - High quality equipment and modern tools to help you do your best work from day one.

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Team Offsites - Regular team offsites designed to build strong connections, alignment, and shared momentum.

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