At TechBiz Global, we are providing recruitment service to our TOP clients from our portfolio. We are currently seeking a Head of Engineering to join one of our clients' teams. If you're looking for an exciting opportunity to grow in a innovative environment, this could be the perfect fit for you.
They are an early-stage startup founded by experienced cybersecurity leaders with backgrounds in Israeli Intelligence units. We are looking for a hands-on Head of Engineering. If you are passionate about cybersecurity and AI tech, thrive in fast-paced startup environments, and enjoy building complex platforms from the ground up, this is an opportunity to make a real impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Own delivery. You decide what ships and when, and the roadmap moves at the speed you set
- Own architecture. Design the systems, make the build-vs-buy calls, set the standards everyone builds against
- Build the engineering culture from the ground up. Planning, code review, on-call, incident response. Whatever process exists is the process you wrote
- Grow the five engineers you inherit into the team that scales with us
- Hire as we grow, and own the bar
- Shape what we build next, alongside product and the founders
- Ship fast while we’re SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certified. Security engineering isn’t a side quest here, it’s the product
Job requirements
Must have
- 10+ years of professional software engineering experience
- 3+ years of experience leading engineering teams directly
- 3+ yearsofGoLangexperience
- 3+ yearsexperience with AWS in production environments
- Hands-on mentality can design deep security architecture yourself
- Has hired and scaled a team from under 10 to 20+, or clear evidence you can
- Ability to context-switch between technical topics and people leadership
- Knowledge of Experience supporting production SaaS platforms
- Cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes experience on AWS
- Working with at one of those Postgres, AWS Bedrock, Neo4J, Data bricks, Snowflake
- Has worked at an early-stage company, or clear evidence of operating without process in place
- Based in Berlin or willing to relocate
- Business English
- Strong execution mindset and comfort operating under ambiguity
- Comfortable working directly with founders and senior stakeholders
- Ability to build things from scratch at early stage startup
- High ownership mentality, startup mindset, and ability to move quickly.
- Experience in early stage startup or scale-up environments
- Low ego, high commitment, and a true tech startup mentality.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment.
Nice to have
- Cybersecurity, identity, IAM or infrastructure products
- Experience with SOC 2 or ISO 27001 in an engineering org
- ML or AI systems in production
- German Language
- You are a fan of rock or metal music
Benefits
- Team Member Equity — ESOPs in a cybersecurity company.
- Competitive Compensation — salary aligned with market, flexible early-stage arrangements possible.
- Fresh Funding Secured — immediate runway to build, hire, and execute fast.
- Security Contribution — contribute to security architecture across identity, AI agents, and enforcement.
- High Autonomy — freedom to design and build without corporate overhead.
- Work with a Technical CEO — 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 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.