Mindpeak is a Hamburg-based AI company applying state-of-the-art deep learning to computational pathology, with a clear mission: enabling more effective, personalized cancer treatment.
We work at the intersection of AI, medicine, and drug development-building regulatory-grade solutions that help pharma, biotech, and clinical partners discover, validate, and translate meaningful biomarkers into real-world impact.
Our technology analyzes H&E, IHC, and multiplex tissue data to support drug development, patient stratification, and clinical trials. What makes this work especially rewarding: our AI is already deployed in routine diagnostics in more than 25 countries, meaning the tools we build are used by clinicians and patients every day.
At Mindpeak, we believe that reliable, clinically applicable AI can change how cancer is treated. If you want to work on challenging problems, collaborate across disciplines, and see your work make a real difference in patient care, you’ll feel at home here.
The RoleAt Mindpeak we have a dedicated ML team and a dedicated Tech Team, each with clear ownership. While the ML team focuses on model development and scientific validation, the Tech Team is responsible for production-grade software: backend services, data pipelines, workflow orchestration, and user-facing applications that bring AI safely and reliably into real-world diagnostics and pharma environments.
We are looking for an SVP Engineering to lead the Tech Team. Someone passionate for taking strong ownership of people leadership, team coordination, and modern engineering workflows.
The role focuses on leading and enabling the team in close cooperation with our VP engineering, providing structure and clarity, and driving the adoption of AI-agentic development workflows across Mindpeak.
You will play a key role in shaping how we build software in the future and in developing a new core product based on these AI-driven workflows.
Your MissionTake end-to-end responsibility for leading and developing our tech team of 12 software engineers in close cooperation with our VP Engineering, with a strong focus on communication, alignment, and ownership
Take accountability for the timely delivery of product milestones, optimizing processes to remove roadblocks and ensure predictable outcomes.
Enhance our culture of continuous improvement, constantly refining our software development lifecycle and elevating the team's operational excellence.
Support and mentor developers, helping them grow technically and professionally
Build up AI agentic development knowledge and workflows within Mindpeak (e.g. AI coding agents, agent-assisted development, automation)
Translate these workflows into a new core product for Mindpeak once the foundation is established
Act as a bridge between engineering, product, ML, and leadership
Create clarity around priorities, responsibilities, and technical direction
Ensure that the team stays focused, motivated, and effective without micromanagement
Multiple years experience as Tech Lead, VP Engineering, CTO or similar in fast growing technology companies.
Experience with or strong interest in AI coding agents and agentic development approaches
Proven ability to keep an overview, structure complex topics, and communicate clearly across disciplines
Comfortable working in an environment where technology, product, and AI research meet
You genuinely enjoy leadership and communication and don’t see them as a necessary evil
You are pragmatic, structured, and people-oriented
You are curious about how AI can change the way software is built, not just what it can build
You like taking responsibility and shaping things, rather than inheriting rigid processes
You are comfortable working on eye level with senior leadership
The opportunity to build AI systems that power both clinical cancer diagnostics and data-driven drug development.
An open, creative work environment with flat hierarchies and quick decision-making.
Be part of an excellent leadership team that invests in continuous development through regular workshops, peer exchange, and coaching
Diverse, engaging projects that help you deepen both your technical and domain expertise.
A centrally located Hamburg office with a beautiful view over the harbor.
Please send us:
Your CV
Job references
Your salary expectations and the earliest possible starting date
Contact:
Vera von Elverfeldt; Email: [email protected]
Note: Direct applicants only. We do not work with recruiting agencies for this position.
Skills Required
- Multiple years experience as Tech Lead, VP Engineering, CTO or similar
- Experience with or strong interest in AI coding agents
- Proven ability to keep an overview and communicate across disciplines
- Comfortable working in a tech and AI research environment
What We Do
Mindpeak's mission is to enable personalised cancer treatment through AI tissue diagnostics Our partners are leading pathology and university labs. Our team consists of world-class industry experts in machine learning and company building. Mindpeak's Impact The demand for medical image analysis is growing rapidly but the number of cancer experts remains the same - this results in growing workloads per specialist. We help cancer experts meet this challenge. We build automation tools for visual diagnosis using state-of-the-art artificial intelligence and deep learning. Our tools assist cancer experts in providing reliable and reproducible diagnoses. This frees specialists from tedious, repetitive tasks such as quantification of cells or biomarkers and allows them to focus on tasks where their human expertise is indispensable. If you want to get in touch with us send us an E-Mail via [email protected].
