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Cyber risk management platform for enterprise identities. Smart AI intelligence for discovery, scoring, and enforcement.
The Role
Lead and grow a small engineering team while remaining hands-on, spending approximately 70% of the time coding in Go. Own architecture, engineering standards, roadmap delivery, security platform foundations, cloud infrastructure, observability, CI/CD, incident resolution, compliance readiness, and cost efficiency. Collaborate with executive and product leadership, mentor and hire engineers, build secure AI and identity platform components, and establish scalable engineering processes in an early-stage startup.
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Berlin • Cybersecurity & AI Startup • Recently Funded
A newly funded cybersecurity startup in Berlin is looking for a Engineering Team Lead to join as a founding team member and help design the core security, identity, and enforcement foundations of a next-generation AI-powered risk management platform.
We are an early-stage startup founded by experienced cybersecurity leaders with backgrounds in Israeli intelligence units.
We are looking for a hands-on Founding Engineering Team Lead for a hybrid role based in central Berlin. If you are passionate about cybersecurity and AI, thrive in fast-paced startup environments, and enjoy building complex platforms from the ground up, this is an opportunity to make a real impact.
We’re building a next-generation cyber risk platform that helps enterprises understand, measure, and reduce identity risk at scale. Our goal is to turn complex identity and security data into clear, actionable risk insights that CISOs and CTOs can trust. You will work from scratch on core platform components from day one, shaping how modern enterprises manage and reason about risk using cloud-native systems, AI-driven analysis, and automated enforcement through AI agents.
Tasks
Key Responsibilities
* Lead and grow a small, high-performing engineering team while remaining hands-on
* Design, build, and review production backend and platform code alongside the team
* Own delivery of the engineering roadmap, balancing speed, quality, and security
* Act as a technical leader by setting architecture direction and enforcing engineering standards
* Contribute directly to critical features, integrations, and platform foundations
* Establish lightweight engineering processes that enable fast execution without bureaucracy
* Mentor engineers through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance
* Contribute hands-on in design and build architecture, configure systems, code 70% of the time in GoLang.
* Remove blockers and unblock delivery across backend, frontend, data, and DevOps
* Collaborate closely with CEO, CPTO, and product leadership on technical and execution decisions
* Support hiring, onboarding, and technical evaluation of engineers
* Foster a culture of ownership, pragmatism, and low ego
* Build whole Security platform setup from scratch
* Partner closely with backend and AI engineers to design secure service boundaries and deployment models
* Troubleshoot and resolve complex production incidents across infrastructure, networking, and application layers
* Build PoCs and validate infrastructure and security design decisions in an early-stage environment
* Support compliance readiness by enabling controls, logging, and evidence collection for security frameworks
* Continuously improve platform cost efficiency, reliability, and operational maturity
* This role reports directly to CEO & CPTO
Requirements
Must have skills
* 10+ years of professional software engineering experience
* 3+ years of experience leading engineering teams while remaining hands-on
* 3+ years of GoLang experience
* 3+ years experience with AWS in production environments
* Strong code quality bar and experience with architectural reviews
* Ability to context-switch between technical topics and people leadership
* Strong execution mindset and comfort operating under ambiguity
* Hands-on coding mentality; can build things from scratch including security architecture yourself
* Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes (EKS) and containerized workloads
* Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or similar)
* Experience with monitoring, logging, observability (Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus)
* Experience with Coding CoPilots (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, AWS CodeWhisperer, Codex, etc.)
* Knowledge of Experience supporting production SaaS platforms
* High ownership mentality, startup mindset, and ability to move quickly
* Experience in startup or scale-up environments
* Low ego, high commitment, and a true tech startup mentality
* Excellent English communication skills
Nice-to-have requirements
* Previous experience as a founding or early-stage Engineering Manager
* Experience in cybersecurity, identity, or enterprise SaaS platforms
* Exposure to DevOps, SRE, or data engineering
* Experience scaling teams and systems simultaneously
* Experience with security architecture, identity security, or security engineering
* Familiarity with compliance frameworks (NIS2, DORA, ISO 27001, SOC 2)
* Understanding of OAuth/OIDC, API tokens, IdP, scopes, SSO, SCIM, roles, RBAC/ABAC, service accounts
* Familiarity with cloud identity and security controls (e.g. IAM, CloudTrail, Azure Active Directory / Entra ID)
* Hands-on with SIEM platforms such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, or IBM QRadar
* Experience designing permission models, identity graphs, or access control frameworks
* Knowledge of tokenization, Zero Trust principles, least privilege, and continuous verification
* Experience with Security related to AI/LLM systems, agent logic, or willingness to learn fast
* Familiarity with AI agent behavior, LLM security, or agent sandboxing
* Previous experience in cybersecurity, identity startups
* You are a fan of rock or metal music
* Excellent German communication skills
Benefits
Benefits
* Founding Team Member Equity — ESOPs in a cybersecurity company
* Competitive Compensation — salary aligned with market, flexible early-stage arrangements possible
* Founding Team Member Status — shape the company from day one and own critical technical decisions
* Fresh Funding Secured — immediate runway to build, hire, and execute fast
* Security Contribution — contribute to security architecture across identity, AI agents, and enforcement
* High Autonomy — freedom to design and build without corporate overhead
* Work with a Technical CEO and CPTO — fast iteration, strong alignment, clear direction
* Cutting-Edge Domain — identity security, SaaS-to-SaaS access, AI agent governance
* Massive Learning Curve — quickly gain depth in cybersecurity, identity, and AI systems
* Fast Career Path — opportunity evolve into leadership as we scale the engineering team
* Berlin Location — top-tier tech environment with strong cybersecurity and AI ecosystems
* Direct Impact — your architecture and code become the foundation of the entire platform
* Best Equipment and Tools - High quality equipment and modern tools to help you do your best work from day one
* Team Offsites - Regular team offsites designed to build strong connections, alignment, and shared momentum
A newly funded cybersecurity startup in Berlin is looking for a Engineering Team Lead to join as a founding team member and help design the core security, identity, and enforcement foundations of a next-generation AI-powered risk management platform.
We are an early-stage startup founded by experienced cybersecurity leaders with backgrounds in Israeli intelligence units.
We are looking for a hands-on Founding Engineering Team Lead for a hybrid role based in central Berlin. If you are passionate about cybersecurity and AI, thrive in fast-paced startup environments, and enjoy building complex platforms from the ground up, this is an opportunity to make a real impact.
We’re building a next-generation cyber risk platform that helps enterprises understand, measure, and reduce identity risk at scale. Our goal is to turn complex identity and security data into clear, actionable risk insights that CISOs and CTOs can trust. You will work from scratch on core platform components from day one, shaping how modern enterprises manage and reason about risk using cloud-native systems, AI-driven analysis, and automated enforcement through AI agents.
Tasks
Key Responsibilities
* Lead and grow a small, high-performing engineering team while remaining hands-on
* Design, build, and review production backend and platform code alongside the team
* Own delivery of the engineering roadmap, balancing speed, quality, and security
* Act as a technical leader by setting architecture direction and enforcing engineering standards
* Contribute directly to critical features, integrations, and platform foundations
* Establish lightweight engineering processes that enable fast execution without bureaucracy
* Mentor engineers through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance
* Contribute hands-on in design and build architecture, configure systems, code 70% of the time in GoLang.
* Remove blockers and unblock delivery across backend, frontend, data, and DevOps
* Collaborate closely with CEO, CPTO, and product leadership on technical and execution decisions
* Support hiring, onboarding, and technical evaluation of engineers
* Foster a culture of ownership, pragmatism, and low ego
* Build whole Security platform setup from scratch
* Partner closely with backend and AI engineers to design secure service boundaries and deployment models
* Troubleshoot and resolve complex production incidents across infrastructure, networking, and application layers
* Build PoCs and validate infrastructure and security design decisions in an early-stage environment
* Support compliance readiness by enabling controls, logging, and evidence collection for security frameworks
* Continuously improve platform cost efficiency, reliability, and operational maturity
* This role reports directly to CEO & CPTO
Requirements
Must have skills
* 10+ years of professional software engineering experience
* 3+ years of experience leading engineering teams while remaining hands-on
* 3+ years of GoLang experience
* 3+ years experience with AWS in production environments
* Strong code quality bar and experience with architectural reviews
* Ability to context-switch between technical topics and people leadership
* Strong execution mindset and comfort operating under ambiguity
* Hands-on coding mentality; can build things from scratch including security architecture yourself
* Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes (EKS) and containerized workloads
* Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or similar)
* Experience with monitoring, logging, observability (Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus)
* Experience with Coding CoPilots (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, AWS CodeWhisperer, Codex, etc.)
* Knowledge of Experience supporting production SaaS platforms
* High ownership mentality, startup mindset, and ability to move quickly
* Experience in startup or scale-up environments
* Low ego, high commitment, and a true tech startup mentality
* Excellent English communication skills
Nice-to-have requirements
* Previous experience as a founding or early-stage Engineering Manager
* Experience in cybersecurity, identity, or enterprise SaaS platforms
* Exposure to DevOps, SRE, or data engineering
* Experience scaling teams and systems simultaneously
* Experience with security architecture, identity security, or security engineering
* Familiarity with compliance frameworks (NIS2, DORA, ISO 27001, SOC 2)
* Understanding of OAuth/OIDC, API tokens, IdP, scopes, SSO, SCIM, roles, RBAC/ABAC, service accounts
* Familiarity with cloud identity and security controls (e.g. IAM, CloudTrail, Azure Active Directory / Entra ID)
* Hands-on with SIEM platforms such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, or IBM QRadar
* Experience designing permission models, identity graphs, or access control frameworks
* Knowledge of tokenization, Zero Trust principles, least privilege, and continuous verification
* Experience with Security related to AI/LLM systems, agent logic, or willingness to learn fast
* Familiarity with AI agent behavior, LLM security, or agent sandboxing
* Previous experience in cybersecurity, identity startups
* You are a fan of rock or metal music
* Excellent German communication skills
Benefits
Benefits
* Founding Team Member Equity — ESOPs in a cybersecurity company
* Competitive Compensation — salary aligned with market, flexible early-stage arrangements possible
* Founding Team Member Status — shape the company from day one and own critical technical decisions
* Fresh Funding Secured — immediate runway to build, hire, and execute fast
* Security Contribution — contribute to security architecture across identity, AI agents, and enforcement
* High Autonomy — freedom to design and build without corporate overhead
* Work with a Technical CEO and CPTO — fast iteration, strong alignment, clear direction
* Cutting-Edge Domain — identity security, SaaS-to-SaaS access, AI agent governance
* Massive Learning Curve — quickly gain depth in cybersecurity, identity, and AI systems
* Fast Career Path — opportunity evolve into leadership as we scale the engineering team
* Berlin Location — top-tier tech environment with strong cybersecurity and AI ecosystems
* Direct Impact — your architecture and code become the foundation of the entire platform
* Best Equipment and Tools - High quality equipment and modern tools to help you do your best work from day one
* Team Offsites - Regular team offsites designed to build strong connections, alignment, and shared momentum
Skills Required
- 10+ years of professional software engineering experience
- 3+ years leading engineering teams while remaining hands-on
- 3+ years of Go experience
- 3+ years of production AWS experience
- Strong code quality standards and architectural review experience
- Ability to balance technical work with people leadership and context-switch effectively
- Strong execution mindset and comfort operating under ambiguity
- Hands-on ability to build systems and security architecture from scratch
- Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes, including EKS
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines such as GitHub Actions
- Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability using tools such as Grafana, OpenTelemetry, or Prometheus
- Experience using coding copilots such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, AWS CodeWhisperer, or Codex
- Experience supporting production SaaS platforms
- Startup or scale-up experience
- High ownership, startup mindset, and ability to move quickly
- Excellent English communication skills
- Previous founding or early-stage Engineering Manager experience
- Experience in cybersecurity, identity, or enterprise SaaS platforms
- Exposure to DevOps, SRE, or data engineering
- Experience scaling teams and systems simultaneously
- Experience with security architecture, identity security, or security engineering
- Familiarity with NIS2, DORA, ISO 27001, or SOC 2 compliance frameworks
- Understanding of OAuth/OIDC, API tokens, identity providers, scopes, SSO, SCIM, roles, RBAC/ABAC, and service accounts
- Familiarity with cloud identity and security controls, including IAM, CloudTrail, and Entra ID
- Hands-on experience with SIEM platforms such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, or IBM QRadar
- Experience designing permission models, identity graphs, or access-control frameworks
- Knowledge of tokenization, Zero Trust, least privilege, and continuous verification
- Experience with AI/LLM security, agent logic, or agent sandboxing
- Excellent German communication skills
- Interest in rock or metal music
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The Company
What We Do
Cygrid turns identity data into quantified risk scores and automated enforcement, delivering predictable risk reduction and measurable ROI. Our solution uses AI agents to continuously assess identity risk and reduce exposure across cloud and SaaS environments. Cygrid covers human, non-human, and AI agent identities, providing unified visibility across the entire identity landscape. We help CISOs, CTOs, CROs, and technical teams uncover hidden attack paths, reduce the identity attack surface, and make the identity space measurable, actionable, and controllable for Enterprises. Cygrid platform makes Identity risk management simple. Our team will be happy to talk to you and see how our solution will help you to manage cyber risks for identities efficient and secured. Cygrid builds a high ownership culture focused on trust, accountability, and results. We work in a flexible hybrid model, encourage direct communication, and expect initiative from every team member. We value integrity, continuous learning, and strong collaboration across product, engineering, and security. Identity Security made easy!
Why Work With Us
Cygrid’s mission is to empower enterprises to gain real-time visibility and control over identity-driven cyber risk by unifying security, compliance, and operational data into one intelligent risk platform that enables faster, measurable risk reduction at scale.
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