Head of Engineering (AI and Data)

Berlin | Permanent

€140,000 – €170,000

Industry

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Fintech
  • Healthcare

About the company

The hiring company is a fast-growing, well-funded startup operating at the intersection of healthcare, finance, and artificial intelligence. It is widely regarded as one of the most promising scale-ups in its space and is building AI-driven products with real-world impact at significant scale.

AI and data sit at the core of the business strategy, with a strong mandate to turn cutting-edge research into customer-facing products used by millions of people.

About the role

This is a senior leadership role responsible for owning the company’s end-to-end Data and AI engineering function. You will manage, mentor, and scale multiple teams across Data, AI, and Software Engineering, while working closely with the C-level leadership to define and execute the long-term AI and data strategy.

A central focus of the role is leading the redesign and rebuild of the core data platform to fully support AI product development. This includes ownership of Data Platform, Data Integration, and Infrastructure teams, and driving the adoption of modern LLM and agentic AI tooling to enable ambitious product roadmap goals.

You will operate at both strategic and execution levels—setting direction, enabling teams, and ensuring the organisation is positioned to leverage the latest developments in AI in a practical, scalable way.

Perks:

  • Strategic ownership of AI and data engineering at company-wide level
  • Opportunity to lead AI product development at meaningful scale
  • Hybrid working model (up to 2 days per week in-office)
  • Berlin or Munich office location
  • Work on products with tangible impact on millions of people
  • Build and lead high-calibre engineering teams in a well-funded environment

Requirements:

  • 2+ years of experience in a Head of, Director, or VP-level role within Data or AI leadership
  • Deep understanding of cloud-based data platforms
  • Strong exposure to LLMs, GenAI, and agentic AI, including experience launching products based on these technologies
  • Product-focused mindset, applying AI research to real-world use cases
  • Hands-on experience building and launching Data and AI products
  • Strong ML fundamentals combined with data and software engineering expertise
  • Proven ability to mentor, grow, and manage senior engineers, technical leads, and managers
  • Experience leading in fast-paced, rapidly scaling startup environments
  • Excellent communication skills; English required, German a plus

Sounds good?

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Thomas Long

Director, Germany

Berlin-based Director specialising in AI and engineering hiring for early-stage technology companies across Germany.