Head of Engineering (Remote)

Head of Engineering

About the Company

We’re partnering with a fast-growing SaaS startup on a mission to transform how industrial manufacturers plan and manage their operations. Their AI-driven platform automates complex planning processes that have traditionally been manual, error-prone, and costly — delivering measurable improvements in efficiency, accuracy, and revenue for mid-sized manufacturing clients.

Backed by a strong technical foundation and a clear market fit, the company is now entering an exciting growth phase after successfully validating its product with several enterprise customers.

Why This Role Is Exciting

This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll shape the technical direction, build the product, ensure product quality, and engineering culture. Take ownership of the engineering roadmap and execution strategy.

Lead a team through fast iteration and scaling.

Help evolve a technically solid product into a category-defining AI platform.

This role is suited and open for a Senior engineer/Lead who is ready to take another step up in their career You’ll be joining at the exact point where stability meets opportunity — strong foundation, growing traction, and plenty of room to make your mark.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and mentor a team of 4 engineers across backend, frontend, and data science.
• Drive technical strategy and hands-on development (Python), ensuring quality and delivery speed.
• Collaborate closely with the founders and product team to refine and scale the product.
• Foster a pragmatic, outcome-driven engineering culture that values learning and iteration.
• Balance clean architecture with fast, effective delivery of MVPs and new features.

Why You’ll Love This

• High-impact environment where your leadership shapes product and culture directly.
• A collaborative, humble, and product-obsessed team that moves fast and learns faster.
• Freedom to experiment, iterate, and define engineering best practices from the ground up.
• Work on a product that combines AI innovation with real-world impact in manufacturing.
• Berlin-based, with a strong in-office culture focused on creativity and collaboration.

The Package

• Competitive base salary + meaningful equity
• Opportunity to grow with the company through its next scaling and fundraising phase
• Regular team events
• Nice and central office in Mitte