Founders Associate - AI/ML Consulting Lead

As the Founders Associate – AI/ML Consulting Lead, you’ll take a hands-on role in expanding our software engineering and AI/ML services. You’ll lead and grow a skilled team of forward-deployed engineers, and secure and manage major projects for clients across industries like retail, insurance, and energy.

This role includes a clear path to significant equity and future C-level responsibility.

Who we are: As a lean, bootstrapped team of 12, Code17 GmbH brings together senior software architects and pioneering ML researchers to partner with leading enterprises – Arvato, PwC, and AOK – on their toughest software engineering and AI challenges.

Our USP: At Code17, we build getML, a problem-agnostic machine learning software for predictive analytics on relational business data. Our patented algorithms automate feature discovery through supervised learning, uncovering prediction-relevant domain logic in unprecedented detail. Most importantly, accelerating customer projects with getML reduces delivery timelines from months to days, while providing more accurate predictions – both crucial for maximising our partners’ ROI. – Read more on https://getml.com.

Position Details:

• Anticipated Start Date: Q2/2025


• Location: On-site or remote during the first six months (based in the EU, with Leipzig comfortably reachable by train). Conversion to a permanent, full-time management role requires on-site presence in Leipzig.

In this role, you’ll take charge of our core consulting functions. You’ll work closely with Alex, Co-Founder at Code17 GmbH, who will support you as you step into this leadership position:

• Lead Client Engagements: Oversee engineering and AI/ML projects from planning through delivery, ensuring measurable business outcomes.


• Identify & Drive Growth: Pinpoint high-value AI/ML use cases, lead client workshops to solve challenges, and cultivate new business.


• Develop & Lead Team: Recruit, mentor, and foster the growth of our professional services team.


• Spearhead Sales & Marketing: Identify recurring industry challenges for AI/ML solutions, manage lead generation and close new projects.


• Shape Brand & Presence: Guide our market positioning and lead strategic marketing initiatives.

At Code17, we value passion, creativity, and the willingness to grow. Key qualifications for this role include:

• 2–5 years of project delivery experience at a reputable software consulting firm


• Proven ability to build and lead high-performing teams


• Solid understanding of software development and machine learning concepts


• Strong networking and client relationship-building skills


• Entrepreneurial mindset with a proactive approach to identifying opportunities


• Highly self-motivated with strong ownership and collaboration skills


• Fluency in both German and English

We work hard, but we also believe it should be fun and help you excel personally and professionally:

• Latest hardware, including your choice of Apple or Framework notebooks, height-adjustable desk, and a 40" curved screen


• Subsidized lunches, a job ticket for commuting, and a fitness membership (Urban Sports Club or EGYM Wellpass)


• Monthly team weeks and retreats for strategic planning, trend discussions, and social activities


• Open culture that values honest feedback and new ideas


• Free drinks, from coffee to after-hours beer in our office


• Flexible working hours and a hybrid arrangement in Leipzig


• Option to work remotely from most parts of the world for a defined period

As problem-solvers, we value out-of-the-box thinking—show us why you’re the right fit. Present your skills and abilities in any way; the key is to make a lasting impression.

Next Steps:

1. Initial contact within 48hours


2. Interview with our team


3. Case study


4. Personal meeting in Leipzig


5. Onboarding

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