CoFounder & Head of Engineering / CTO for CyberSecurity Startup

TechBiz Global GmbH; Deutschland; Hybrid; EUR 80.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A cybersecurity startup in Berlin is seeking a hands-on Founding Head of Engineering / CTO. You will architect and build a next-generation Identity + AI platform, lead the engineering execution, and establish a technological foundation. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of tech leadership experience, expertise in backend engineering, and a strong security mindset. This role offers co-founder equity, competitive compensation, and the opportunity to shape the company's direction from day one.

Leistungen

Co-Founder Equity

Competitive Compensation

Founding Team Status

High Autonomy

Massive Learning Curve

Qualifikationen

• 10+ years experience in tech leadership roles.
• Experience designing and shipping complex distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code and cloud deployments.

Aufgaben

• Own the technical architecture across identity and AI systems.
• Design and implement the cyber product's full technical architecture.
• Build the AI agent identity model and risk engine.

Kenntnisse

Leadership in tech roles

Backend engineering

System architecture

OAuth / OIDC knowledge

API security expertise

Experience with AI systems

SaaS integration security

Infrastructure as code

Cybersecurity understanding

Startup experience

Tools

Terraform

Cloud platforms (AWS / GCP / Azure)

Kafka

Jobbeschreibung

Berlin • Cybersecurity & AI Startup • Recently Secured Significant Funding

We are building a next-generation Identity + AI Enforcement platform in Berlin.

Following newly secured funding, we are looking for a technical co-founder who will architect and build the core product from day one.

We are looking for a hands on Founding Head of Engineering / CTO for a hybrid role based in Berlin. If you are passionate about Cyber Security and AI tech, thrive in fast-paced environments, and have experience building complex platforms, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.

Responsibilities

• Own the entire technical architecture across identity, AI agent systems, and enforcement.
• Design & implement full technical architecture of the cyber product.
• Build the AI agent identity model, sandboxing, trust scoring, and agent behavior engine.
• Lead engineering execution: roadmap breakdown, sprint planning, delivery.
• Build core services: connectors, policy engine, risk engine, real‑time enforcement layer.
• Hire and lead the initial engineering team.
• Work closely with the CEO on high‑level technical direction.
• Support enterprise sales with technical deep dives, PoCs, and security validation.
• Maintain high standards of security, reliability, and architectural quality.
• Co‑build the product vision to establish the leading cyber technology of Europe as well as the most effective platform.
• Establish the technological foundation of a platform, including the data infrastructure.
• Develop and execute the company’s technology strategy and roadmap.

Requirements and Skills

• 10+ years experience in tech leadership roles
• 10+ years experience in backend engineering and system architecture.
• Proven ability to design and ship complex distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of OAuth / OIDC, API keys, tokens, scopes, identity flows.
• Knowledge of RBAC / ABAC or fine‑grained access models.
• Exposure to Zero Trust principles, access control models, or identity governance.
• Experience with AI / LLM systems, agent logic, or willingness to learn fast.
• Understanding of SaaS integration security, OAuth app marketplaces.
• Hands‑on mentality; can build MVP and early architecture yourself.
• Experience integrating with multiple SaaS systems and APIs.
• Strong security mindset and understanding of modern attack surfaces.
• Ability to move fast, take ownership, and operate independently.
• Experience managing small engineering teams in early‑stage environments.
• Hands‑on experience with infrastructure‑as‑code (Terraform) and cloud deployments.
• Prior startup experience.
• Low ego, high commitment, and a true founder mentality.

Nice to Have

• Experience with AI / LLM systems, multi‑agent orchestration, or agent frameworks.
• Experience with policy engines (custom enforcement logic).
• Experience building event‑driven architectures or streaming systems (Kafka, Pub / Sub).
• Familiarity with token analysis, secret scanning, or credential hygiene.
• Experience with cloud IAM (AWS / GCP / Azure roles, service principals).
• Experience with risk scoring, anomaly detection, or behavior‑based systems.
• Exposure to agent sandboxing, isolated execution, or container micro‑VMs.
• Previous experience in cybersecurity, identity startups.
• Understanding of graph databases, unified identity graphs, or permission maps.
• Previous Technical Product leadership and design experience.
• The identity model, token lifecycle, permission graph, and SaaS risk flows
• Prior co‑founder experience.
• Write production‑grade backend code or at least understand it deeply.

Benefits

• Co-Founder Equity — meaningful ownership in a high‑growth cybersecurity company.
• Competitive Compensation — salary aligned with market, flexible early‑stage arrangements possible.
• Founding Team Status — shape the company from day one and own critical technical decisions.
• Fresh Funding Secured — immediate runway to build, hire, and execute fast.
• Full Technical Ownership — lead 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.
• Enterprise Exposure — meet customers with the CEO, lead deep dives, and own PoCs.
• Fast Career Path — evolve into CTO‑level 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.

Note

This position includes optional relocation support to Berlin.