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:

- 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.