Forward Deployed Engineering Lead (all genders)

Avelios Medical GmbH; München; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ownership of tasks

Startup culture

VSOP stock options

Meal allowance

Deutschlandticket covered

Urban Sports Club access

Bike leasing program

Corporate Benefits discounts

Job summary

Avelios Medical GmbH is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineering Lead to shape the interface between sales, technology, and hospital operations. You will lead the FDE function, design scalable architectures, and ensure high-quality, customer-centric clinical software solutions.

You will collaborate with sales, product, engineering and DevOps to translate complex clinical and administrative requirements into robust systems while mentoring technical teams and guiding tender responses.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in CS or similar field.
• Experience leading complex B2B/enterprise architectures.
• Strong API and integration design expertise.
• Knowledge of IT infrastructure (cloud, on-prem, security).
• Experience with clinical or hospital IT is a plus.
• Proven mentoring or leadership of technical teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Fluent German and good English.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the Forward Deployed Engineering team.
• Own solution architecture across key projects and customers.
• Serve as technical authority in complex sales and deals.
• Design scalable architectures, APIs and end-to-end integrations.
• Align with sales, product, engineering and DevOps.
• Translate clinical/administrative requirements into robust solutions.
• Advise senior customer stakeholders and participate in tenders.
• Identify risks and ensure long-term solution quality.

Skills

Solution architecture

Leadership

API design

Cloud infrastructure

IT security

Stakeholder management

German language

English language

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Job description

ABOUT US

Our mission at Avelios is to unlock clinical data to power seamless healthcare operations for better patient care. To do so, we have built a modular software platform that digitizes and optimizes workflows in hospitals with cutting-edge technology in a user-friendly way. With our software, we enable hospitals, doctors & nurses to provide their patients with the best possible care.

We are growing fast and want to keep expanding our team and business to fundamentally digitize healthcare for the better. We appreciate different backgrounds and see diversity as one of our strengths.

THE TEAM AND YOUR ROLE

As a Forward Deployed Engineering Lead (all genders) for clinical software solutions, you take on a strategic and leadership role at the intersection of sales, technology, and hospital operations.

You are responsible for leading and developing the Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) function, while ensuring the delivery of scalable, high-quality, and customer-centric solutions. You work closely with sales, engineering, product, and project teams, and act as a trusted technical advisor to both internal stakeholders and enterprise customers.

From early sales engagements to complex implementations, you ensure technical excellence, alignment, and long-term success of our clinical software solutions.

YOUR TASKS

• Lead and develop the FDE team, including mentoring, hiring, and performance management
• Own solution architecture across key projects and strategic customers
• Act as technical authority in complex sales cycles and high-impact deals
• Design scalable architectures, APIs, and integrations end-to-end
• Align closely with sales, product, engineering, and DevOps
• Translate clinical, administrative, and technical requirements into robust solutions
• Serve as trusted advisor to senior customer stakeholders (e.g. CIOs, IT leads)
• Lead and support technical aspects of public and private tenders
• Identify risks, trade-offs, and ensure long-term solution quality and scalability
• Define and evolve architecture standards, best practices, and reusable patterns

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree in Computer Science or a comparable qualification
• Extensive experience in solution architecture, ideally in complex B2B / enterprise environments
• Strong expertise in system architecture, APIs, and integration design
• Deep understanding of IT infrastructure (cloud, on-premise, networking, security, VPN, etc.)
• Experience with clinical or hospital IT systems is a strong plus
• Proven experience in leading or mentoring technical teams
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Fluent German (must-have) and strong English skills

Your BENEFITS

• Variety in your tasks and the opportunity to take ownership

• An international, informal team structure in a motivating start‑up atmosphere, allowing you to participate directly in our customer growth story and the overall success of Avelios
• Ability to gain valuable hands‑on experience in a startup backed by leading international VCs
• Support for your personal development through continuous learning and feedback
• Set your own rhythm with flexible working hours and trust‑based time tracking
• A virtual stock option package (VSOP) that lets you participate in Avelios' long‑term value creation
• A monthly meal allowance up to 75 euros, full coverage of the Deutschlandticket, Urban Sports Club or a subsidized Wellpass membership, a bike leasing program and Corporate Benefits that give you access to discounts from a wide range of providers in various areas