Head of Tech & Data (m/w/d)

LANCH; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 80.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading tech-driven company in Berlin seeks a Head of Tech & Data to build and lead a crucial team. The role involves overseeing technical infrastructure, managing product roadmaps, and driving AI automation. Ideal candidates will have 6-10+ years in tech leadership roles with expertise in backend architecture and team management. You will balance hands-on engineering tasks and strategic leadership to support the company's fast growth and innovative tech initiatives. Fluency in English is required, German is a plus.

Qualifikationen

• 6–10+ years of experience in a relevant tech lead role.
• Strong blend of strategic leadership and hands-on engineering skills.
• Deep understanding of backend architecture and modern web stacks.
• Proven experience in leading small engineering teams.
• Able to translate business requirements into clear technical roadmaps.
• Fluent in English; German is a plus.

Aufgaben

• Lead the Tech & Data team and set strategic direction.
• Make high-level tech decisions and own the tech strategy.
• Define product roadmap for Partner Portal & LANCH OS.
• Maintain a 50% hands-on approach to engineering and infrastructure.
• Coach junior developers and foster an engineering culture.
• Drive AI enablement and automation across all teams.

Kenntnisse

Strategic leadership

Hands-on engineering

Backend architecture

Data models

Infrastructure

Team leadership

AI & automation tools

Product mindset

Fluency in English

German (plus)

Tools

FastAPI

SQLModel/SQLAlchemy

PostgreSQL

React

TypeScript

BigQuery

dbt

GCP

Docker

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Metabase

Langdock

Zapier

n8n

GitHub

Jobbeschreibung

About the role

As Head of Tech & Data, you will build and lead one of the most strategically important teams at LANCH. You own our entire technical infrastructure, our internal platforms (Partner Portal & LANCH OS), our data architecture, and the development of our AI‑driven tools. You ensure that we scale fast, stay technologically ahead, and that every team can make data‑driven decisions.

You work closely with the founders & C‑level, translate business needs into technical roadmaps, and build a strong Tech team that combines speed, quality, and pragmatism.

Location: Berlin, Germany Start: asap

What you will do:

• Lead the Tech & Data team and scale it strategically
• Own the company-wide Tech & Data strategy and make high-level tech decisions
• Define the product roadmap for Partner Portal & LANCH OS
• 50% hands-on: architecture, development, data, infra, reviews, tooling
• Coach junior developers and establish a strong engineering culture
• Own tech hiring (e.g., Data Engineer)
• Drive AI enablement and automation across teams

Tech Stack you will own:

• Backend: FastAPI, SQLModel/SQLAlchemy, PostgreSQL
• Frontend: React, TypeScript
• Data: BigQuery, dbt, SQL (BigQuery + PostgreSQL)
• Infrastructure: GCP, Docker, Terraform, GitHub Actions
• BI: Metabase
• AI: Langdock
• Automation: Zapier, n8n
• Version Control: GitHub

Outlook:

• 50/50 split between hands-on engineering and team leadership
• Support LANCH’s growth through new brand launches & international expansion
• Scale internal tools like LANCH OS across all departments
• Shape the future of a tech-driven food platform

About you

• 6–10+ years of experience as Tech Lead, Head of Engineering, CTO, or similar
• Strong mix of strategic leadership and hands‑on engineering expertise
• Deep knowledge in backend architecture, data models, infrastructure & modern web stacks
• Experience building and leading small, fast‑paced engineering teams
• Strong product mindset: able to turn business needs into clear roadmaps
• Able to explain tech decisions clearly — from junior devs to C-level
• Highly data‑driven, structured, and fluent in AI & automation tools
• Fluent in English; German is a plus
• Excited to shape the tech foundation of a hyper‑growth consumer company