Tech Lead

vor 8 Stunden

Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland Kertos Vollzeit 80.000 € - 120.000 € pro Jahr


Kertos Intro

Kertos is the fastest-growing compliance startup in Europe. 

Following our €14M Series A, backed by leading VCs and business angels, we are building the compliance engine for Europe – faster, smarter, and more automated than ever.
With customers like Enpal, Flink, Personio, and Blacklane, leading companies trust our AI-native platform that automates compliance, scales effortlessly, and makes organizations audit-ready in record time.
The market is growing by 20% every year, fueled by regulations like GDPR, NIS2, DORA, and the AI Act. We are perfectly positioned to establish Kertos as the European compliance champion. 
There has never been a better moment to join our team. 

Come shape the future of compliance in Europe with us.

Your purpose at Kertos

As a Lead Engineer / Tech Lead at Kertos – the European Champion for Compliance Automation – you'll lead one of our product squads and play a key role in shaping our platform.

You'll combine technical leadership and hands-on coding, making impactful technical decisions, driving our development processes, and pushing the boundaries of automation and innovation. 
In close collaboration with our CTO, you'll work on strategic initiatives, continuously improving how we build, ship, and collaborate — taking both our product and team to the next level.

OUR TEAM SETUP
We work in three cross-functional product squads, each focused on one of our core internal products or solutions:

Squad composition:
  • 1 Product Manager, 1 Product Designer, 3–4 Engineers
  • Your role: Each squad is led by a Lead Engineer / Tech Lead, reporting directly to the CTO
  • Collaboration style: Flat hierarchies, shared ownership, and strong cross-functional teamwork
TECH STACK
  • Backend: Python (Django)
  • Frontend: , TypeScript
  • Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, terraform, ArgoCD, Karpenter
  • AI: LangChain, LangGraph, Langfuse
  • DevOps & Tools: We experiment with cutting-edge tools like Claude Code, Cursor,     Windsurf, Copilot, Raycast – and encourage you to push for the best setup for your work
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Lead with impact: Guide your team in making smart, high-value technical decisions
  • Stay hands-on: Spend ~70% of your time coding and contributing to the codebase
  • Mentor & grow: Support your engineers through code reviews, feedback, and regular 1:1s
  • Innovate: Bring new ideas to automate workflows, improve recommendations, and delight our users
  • Own the process: Drive your work from concept to delivery — and see the results in real time
  • Boost product quality: Turn feedback and usage data into meaningful improvements
  • Shape the developer experience: Initiate projects to improve quality, delivery speed, and collaboration


The skills, motivation, and mentality you should bring
  • Strong background in building scalable web applications
  • Proven experience leading engineering teams in fast-growing startups or scale-ups
  • Experience as a Senior or Lead Engineer in either Backend (Python/Django) or Frontend (React/TypeScript)
  • Thrives in flat hierarchies and team-driven decision-making
  • Passion for personal and team growth, fostering collaboration across functions
  • Comfortable balancing hands-on coding with leadership responsibilities
  • Curiosity to try, evaluate, and adopt new technologies and developer tools


Why Kertos
  • You are Kertos: Don't like something? Could be done better? You have the freedom to push things forward and contribute to making Kertos a great place to work
  • Unique opportunity: Join the growing team of one of Europe's most promising early stages companies and to work directly with our CTO Alex
  • European funding in the millions: The EU has funded our AI research with a total of over 2 million euros
  • Regular Feedback: We foster an open feedback culture and support your growth with regular 1-on-1 meetings
  • Full Flexibility: Whether at the Berlin office, our Munich HQ or at your home office – we are flexible, and you'll be happy
  • Keep growing: To boost your professional and personal growth, we provide you with a Personal Development Budget of 1.500€ per year
  • Cutting Edge Technology: Leading VCs have invested in our vision to revolutionize how compliance measures are handled sustainably
  • Mental Health: We've partnered with nilo to prioritize your well-being, offering personalized mental health support for all employees
  • For Sports Enthusiasts: We subsidize your Wellpass membership for your physical fitness for a better work-life balance
  • Steep learning curve: With us you get full responsibility from day 1, push topics forward independently and thus learn a lot 
  • Strong onboarding: No idea about compliance and its automation? No problem, we'll turn you into an expert and provide you with an onboarding buddy
  • Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: We are a strong team that supports each other, and we also have a lot of fun together beyond work and across different locations


Sounds like you are the one we've been looking for?

Perfect, let's have a chat Just send in your CV. We are excited to meet you soon. 
In case you have any questions, feel free to reach out to our People & Culture team. We're happy to answer all your questions.

About us

Founded in 2021 and backed by investors such as Portage, Redstone, 10x Founders, Seed + Speed, and xdeck, we are on a rapid growth trajectory. Today, we are a team of over 45 ambitious talents from 15 nations, united by our mission to transform compliance from a challenge into a seamless standard. With our platform, we help companies implement regulatory requirements effortlessly, cost-effectively, and stress-free. From our offices in Berlin and Munich, we are driving this vision forward – and this is just the beginning.

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