Full-Time
Lead Engineer
AI & Workflow Automation
Founders Factory
51-200 employees
Co-founds startups with capital and support
No salary listed
Berlin, Germany
Hybrid
Hybrid work in Berlin is required.
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- The candidate must be a strong full-stack engineer able to build independently from zero to a working product.
- The candidate must have experience automating messy, real-world workflows.
- The candidate must have hands-on experience shipping large language model or artificial intelligence agent functionality to users.
- The candidate must be comfortable connecting application programming interfaces, databases, messaging tools, and third-party systems.
- The candidate should be product-minded and focused on whether technology removes work and improves conversion.
- The candidate must demonstrate high ownership and entrepreneurial ambition, whether as a founder, early engineer, freelancer, or technical operator.
- Familiarity with the DACH market is required.
- German language proficiency is strongly preferred.
- Build the first product from scratch for candidate acquisition, qualification, matching, follow-up, and integrations into existing recruiting workflows.
- Redesign recruiting workflows using artificial intelligence, conversational interfaces, and automation.
- Build the first version of the product, covering candidate acquisition and qualification through matching, follow-up, and integrations.
- Build the company from day one with capital and hands-on support from Founders Factory.
- Validate the product quickly and potentially step in as Technical Co-Founder of an independent venture-backed company.
- Experience with recruitment or human resources technology.
- Experience with applicant tracking system or customer relationship management integrations.
- Experience with WhatsApp.
- Experience with voice artificial intelligence.
- Experience with n8n or Make.
- Experience with matching systems.
- Experience with marketplaces.
- Experience with workflow-heavy software as a service.
Founders Factory helps entrepreneurs grow by pairing capital, hands-on operational support, and access to corporate partners. Its Venture Studio co-founds businesses from inception, turning ideas, technologies, and new models into high-growth startups. It runs sector-focused accelerators and venture funds for pre-seed and seed startups, investing in diverse founding teams across Climate, Fintech, Health, and Deep Tech. The company collaborates with global corporates (such as Aviva, Rio Tinto, Vonovia, Fastweb, Nesta, Mediobanca) to provide customers, pilots, and strategic guidance. Since 2015, its portfolio has raised over $1 billion in follow-on funding. Its goal is to build and fund scalable startups by combining capital, operational expertise, and corporate networks to accelerate growth and long-term impact.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
$182.9M
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
2015
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Rio Tinto selected six startups from 500 applications in March 2026.
- Northwestern Medicine launched a 2026 program to commercialize European AI health startups.
- Aviva opened a January 2026 fintech accelerator with £50k checks and six months support.
What critics are saying
- Corporate programs end when sponsors reprioritize; 54 Collective already wound down in 2025.
- Startup quality depends on partner-led pilots; weak conversion kills venture-studio economics by 2026.
- A few exits mask portfolio fragility; one bad cycle can break founder demand.
What makes Founders Factory unique
- Brings corporate distribution: Rio Tinto, Aviva, Northwestern Medicine, Fastweb, Mediobanca.
- Runs bespoke accelerators across fintech, health, climate, mining, and telecom.
- Still ranked the UK and Ireland’s top startup hub in 2025.
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