Technical Lead

Berlin Bytes GmbH; Berlin; On-site; EUR 77,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Office in Berlin

Flexible home office

Full-time desk in office

Dog-friendly office

27 days holiday

MacBook Pro and 4K setup

Job summary

Berlin Bytes, a creative software development and consulting agency based in Berlin, is seeking a hands-on Tech Lead to own client projects end-to-end. You will stay close to the code, actively building software and shaping solutions from the ground up, while guiding engineers and engaging directly with clients.

You will balance architecture, delivery, and technical consulting, with opportunities to apply AI-driven use cases.

Qualifications

• Experience in an agency, consultancy, or client-project environment.
• Previous experience as a Tech Lead or in an autonomous technical leadership role.
• Ability to take technical ownership and work independently.
• Confident communication with clients and cross-functional teams.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Own technical delivery end to end across client projects.
• Stay hands-on in the codebase and contribute to production code.
• Work closely with clients in meetings, workshops, and technical discussions.
• Lead with autonomy, guiding engineers and removing blockers.
• Balance engineering, architecture, and delivery to own technical outcomes.
• Raise code quality, maintainability, and documentation.
• Explore modern technologies and AI use cases where relevant.

Skills

Technical ownership

Client communication

Autonomy

Hands-on coding

English fluency

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Frontend frameworks

Cloud platforms

CI/CD

OIDC

AI/ML integration

Terraform/CDK

Job description

Berlin Bytes is a creative software development and consulting agency. Together with Kambria, our AI transformation partner, we design, build, and scale digital products and AI-driven solutions for clients across the DACH region.

custom software development in renewable energy, automotive, manufacturing, and data management. We work closely with clients to solve complex operational and technical challenges, from discovery and delivery to long-term product evolution.

We are looking for a hands-on Tech Lead who enjoys building software, taking technical ownership, and working directly with clients. In this role, you will lead client projects that require a strong mix of architecture, delivery, and implementation. Depending on the project phase and client needs, your focus may lean more toward solution design, technical consulting, or hands-on engineering, but you will always remain close to the code and the outcome.

This is a role for someone who feels at home in a client environment, makes pragmatic technical decisions with confidence, and leads by doing.

What you will be doing

• Own technical delivery end to end: You will take responsibility for technical decisions, architecture, implementation quality, and delivery outcomes across client projects.
• Stay hands-on in the codebase: This is not a pure leadership role. You will actively build software, contribute directly to production code, and help shape solutions from the ground up.
• Work closely with clients: You will participate in client meetings, workshops, and technical discussions to understand business needs, translate them into technical requirements, and propose pragmatic solutions.
• Lead with autonomy: You will act as a technical lead in different project settings, guiding engineers, unblocking challenges, and helping the team move quickly and effectively.
• Balance engineering, architecture, and delivery: Depending on the project and phase, your focus may lean more toward solution architecture, delivery leadership, technical consulting, or hands-on implementation, but always with direct ownership of the technical outcome.
• Raise the technical bar: You will contribute to code quality, maintainability, documentation, and engineering best practices.
• Explore modern technologies: You will evaluate and apply new technologies where they create real value, including AI-related use cases when relevant.

What we’re looking for

Must-have

• Experience in an agency, consultancy, or client-project environment
• Previous experience as a Tech Lead or in a comparable autonomous technical leadership role
• Ability to take technical ownership and work independently
• Confident communication with clients and cross-functional teams
• Fluency in English

Strong advantage

• Strong backend experience with scalable APIs and data modeling
• Experience with modern frontend frameworks such as React, Vue, Svelte, or Angular
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Familiarity with cloud platforms and CI/CD
• Knowledge of authentication and security concepts such as OIDC
• Experience integrating AI/ML capabilities into software products

Nice-to-have

• Infrastructure as Code experience such as Terraform or CDK
• Experience in rapid prototyping or innovation-driven projects

What we offer

• Office at Backfabrik in Berlin
• Flexible home office setup with 3–4 office days per week preferred
• Full-time desk available in the office
• Occasional workations welcome
• Company pension scheme
• MacBook Pro and dual 4K office setup
• Weekly team lunch and breakfast
• Dog-friendly office
• Quarterly company day and team event
• Coffee, tea, snacks, and fruit in the office
• 27 days holiday
• Full-time role, Berlin-based
• Salary from €90k (base + variable component)
• Technical deep dive with CTO
• Tech case study interview (a practical case discussion focused on architecture, technical trade-offs, and delivery decisions; no live coding or take-home assignment)
• Final Behavioural interview with Managing Directors

We’re excited to meet people who enjoy owning projects, building software, and working directly with clients.