AI First Builder (Design) (d/f/m)

Taxfix

OUR STORY: Every year millions of people are either filing their taxes in fear or giving up on their tax refund altogether. We're working on fixing that. Our intuitive app enables anyone, regardless of education or background, to file their taxes with newfound confidence. Spread across Germany, Spain and the UK, the team at Taxfix Group with its brands Taxfix, Steuerbot and TaxScouts, is a compassionate group of solution-finders. We speak our minds openly, and with over 400 professionals, including tax experts, developers, and IT security experts, we're rich in ideas and voices. The group has facilitated more than 3.5 billion euros in tax refunds for its customers since its founding in 2016.   YOUR OPPORTUNITY: AI is shifting how the best products get built. The handoffs between product, design, and engineering are slowing us down. The companies moving fastest are doing it with people who own the full loop, from the user problem to the shipped feature, without losing the thread. At Taxfix, we’re rebuilding our R&D organization around this idea. We call these people builders. A Builder has a primary craft, one they’re genuinely excellent at, but they don’t stop there. They stretch across product, design, and engineering as the situation demands, using AI to cover the gaps. They’re accountable to outcomes, not job descriptions. Taxfix has put €5 billion back into our customers’ pockets and we aren’t stopping there. We operate in Germany, Spain, and the UK, and we’re in the middle of a genuine AI transformation in how we build and how we’re organized. Assume there’s no designer to give you a Figma file. No engineer to hand the spec to. The magic is knowing what to build, why, and in what order, then making it happen. If building the thing sounds more natural to you than describing it, this role is for you.   YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DECISIONS: * Take a user problem from rough idea to shipped product. Write the brief, design the flow, prototype it, and get it in front of users, with as few handoffs as possible. Own the full loop. * Compress research, synthesis, and spec-writing from weeks into hours. You reach for AI tools not because you’ve been asked to, but because they’re faster. You know when to trust the output, when to edit it, and when to reject it. Use AI as a force multiplier. * You structure fuzzy problems, identify what should and shouldn’t be built, and move forward when there are dozens of possible directions. The magic is in the trade-offs, not the feature list. Turn ambiguous ideas into things users can trust. * No layers, no waiting. You’ll work closely with two or three other people who share the same model. Work in small, focused teams. * You know the metric your team is trying to move. You measure your week by what changed in user behaviour, not by how many tickets moved to Done. Be accountable to outcomes, not roadmaps. * You give feedback directly, to anyone, regardless of level. You raise blockers early and in the open. Push back when something’s wrong. Team player who raises the bar. * The PM who builds the prototype instead of describing it. Who writes the SQL query instead of waiting for an analyst. Who reads the API spec before assuming something is impossible. Who writes code to get it into the hands of users faster. That instinct is what we’re hiring for. Stretch beyond product.   YOUR PROFILE: YOUR CRAFT * You have a genuine product craft and a track record to prove it. You’ve shipped things that real people use, and you can point to the metric that moved when you did. * You have a builder track record: you’ve made things with AI, not just written specs about them. Shipped products, agent workflows, or tools real users have touched. Any of these count. * You’re AI-native by default. You use tools like Claude, Cursor, Lovable, or similar regularly. You follow the AI product space closely and you know the difference between a demo and something production-ready. * You’ve built personal AI workflows that make you meaningfully faster. You know when to trust AI output, when to edit it, and when to reject it. * You’ve gone from user problem to testable prototype without waiting for a brief to be written for you. The output was good enough that a team shipped from it. * Low PM baggage: you’re not attached to how product management "should" be done. You care about outcomes, not territory. YOUR RANGE * Across all three disciplines, you can hold your own: in Product you can identify opportunities, assess impact, and prioritize ruthlessly. In Design, you have taste: you know when something looks right but feels wrong. In Engineering, you’ve used AI coding tools to build something real, and you’re not dependent on an engineer to tell you why it’s broken. HOW YOU WORK * Data fluency: you know the metric you were trying to move, and you can say whether you moved it, with healthy skepticism about what metrics do and don’t tell you. * You believe in experimentation and ship with velocity to learn quickly. You know your way around AB tests and are excited to try new data science models to learn faster. * You’ve worked on products where getting it wrong has real consequences for real people, and that raised your bar, not lowered it. * You’ve found a way through blockers rather than waiting to be unblocked. When something was genuinely impossible, you documented why and moved on. * Fluency in English is required. THIS ROLE IS NOT FOR YOU IF… * You’re not genuinely excited about being able to stretch across design and engineering functions. * You’ve never built an AI prototype and/or shipped code (vibe coded side project counts) * You pride yourself in what you delivered rather than the outcome you achieved. * You need certainty, a full brief, or someone else’s research to get started. * You don’t believe in fast learning and getting things into customers hands early and use   WHY TAXFIX? * A chance to do meaningful, people-centric work with an international team of passionate professionals. * Holistic well-being with free mental health coaching sessions and yoga. * A monthly allowance to spend on an extensive range of services that you can use and roll over as flexibly as you like. * Employee stock options for all employees—because everyone deserves to benefit from the success they help to create. * 30 annual vacation days and flexible working hours. * Work from abroad for up to six weeks every year. Just align with your team, and then enjoy your trip. * Plenty of opportunities to socialise as a team. In addition to internal tech meetups, our international team hosts regular get-togethers—virtually and in person when possible. * Free tax declaration filing, of course, through the Taxfix app—and internal support for all personal tax-related questions. * Have a four-legged friend in your life? We’re happy to have dogs join us in the office. Excited? So are we. Learn more about Team Taxfix on our blog and get a glimpse of our culture.   At Taxfix, we believe that incredible things happen when you have a wealth of perspectives and experiences. We're proudly committed to equal employment and development opportunities no matter your gender, race, religion, age, sexual orientation, colour, disability, or place of origin. To help mitigate any potential unconscious biases, we ask that you refrain from including your picture, age, or marital status on your CV. Let your experiences speak for themselves.   Not sure if you meet all the requirements for this role? Please apply anyway. You might bring something special to the team that we hadn't considered previously.

Superchat

At Superchat, we're rebuilding how businesses talk to their customers. The phone call, the contact form, the support ticket: all of it is being replaced by messaging and AI. We're building the platform that runs underneath. Founded in 2020, Superchat has become the platform of choice for 10,000+ businesses worldwide, from globally recognized brands like Allianz, Auto1, Enpal, Danone, and GASAG to the small businesses, dental practices, and one-person startups that need to look bigger than they are. Today, millions of messages flow through Superchat every single day. We started as a unified inbox: one place for every channel a customer might pick, WhatsApp, email, SMS, Instagram. Then ChatGPT happened, and the second chapter began: AI agents that respond across chat, email, and voice at the quality of the best human teams. We're 100 people, profitable, and have raised €18M in funding (last round 4.5 years ago, we've been growing on our own money since). Headquartered in Berlin. We're hiring a Director of Engineering to take operational leadership of our Engineering organization. You'll partner with the CTO on strategy, own people leadership across all engineering squads, and build the structures that let us scale. WHO WE WANT Experienced engineering leader. You bring 5+ years of experience leading engineering teams in B2B SaaS or product-led companies. Seen scale before. You have a track record of stewarding a team through a scaling phase and seeing the breakpoints first-hand. Technically credible. You come from a strong technical background (former Senior+/Staff level), read code comfortably, and can follow and contribute to technical architecture discussions. Builder of strong engineering systems. You have built career frameworks, calibration systems, and performance management processes - and run them with consistency and discipline. Clear communicator and strategic operator. You are a strong communicator who turns strategy into clear quarterly objectives and actionable plans for teams. High standards, low ego. You combine high standards with a low-ego, builder mentality and lead by example rather than hierarchy. Structured, calm, and execution-focused. You know how to scale execution quality and operational discipline without slowing teams dow WHO WE DON’T WANT Hands-on architect first. You still want to spend 30%+ of your time coding or personally owning architecture decisions instead of scaling teams and engineering execution. Needs a large support structure. You rely heavily on fully built HR or people operations structures to manage performance, hiring, and team development. First-time engineering manager. You are entering engineering leadership for the first time and have not yet experienced scaling teams and organizations firsthand. YOUR DAY TO DAY * You run regular 1:1s with Engineering Managers and select senior engineers to support growth, alignment, and execution * You lead growth conversations, performance reviews, and calibration sessions across the engineering organization * You own key parts of the hiring process - from interviewing and org design to closing strong candidates * You sponsor and prioritize tech debt reduction and long-term architectural investments together with engineering leadership * You review squad delivery progress, surface blockers early, and maintain a high quality bar across teams * You work closely with the CTO on org design, hiring strategy, and headcount planning * You coordinate roadmap priorities and engineering capacity planning together with the CPO STAKEHOLDERS CTO: Your manager and closest partner on strategy and org design CPO: Counterpart on the Product side Engineering Managers: Your direct reports People Ops: Partner on compensation and hiring processes WHY PEOPLE CHOOSE US Mission that matters. Real impact on small businesses, not abstract metrics Executive-level ownership. Opportunity to shape and scale the engineering organization during a critical growth phase Funded with conviction. $16.5M raised with a strong trajectory toward profitability Modern stack. Kotlin/Quarkus, AWS, TypeScript/React/Next.js, LangGraph for AI - with intentionally low tech debt for our stage High-impact leadership scope. Influence engineering strategy, org design, execution quality, and cross-functional collaboration end-to-end Berlin office in Prenzlauer Berg. Hybrid setup with 2 work-from-home days, team events, and fully stocked office Squad-based organization. Each squad owns its domain end-to-end with strong accountability and autonomy PMs report to the CPO, not Engineering. Product strategy stays focused, consistent, and clearly prioritized Engineers own technical decisions. Directors and EMs challenge, support, and sponsor decisions — but do not override engineering judgment Hybrid by design. Our Berlin office is the center of gravity, with 2 WFH days as the standard setup Direct feedback culture. Transparent, respectful, and candid communication across all levels of the organization Two career tracks. Clear long-term growth paths for both ICs (Junior → Staff) and Engineering Managers, with explicit reversibility between tracks Benefits & Culture * Choose between an Urban Sports Club/John Reed membership or a public transport/Dance subscription * Regular company and team events * Annual personal development budget of €500 for conferences, courses, books, career coaching, and more * An inclusive and exciting startup culture that enables fast professional and personal growth * Beautiful office in the heart of Berlin (Prenzlauer Allee 242) with free snacks, drinks, and top-notch equipment We want to build a community, not just a company. It’s important to us to create an environment where people genuinely enjoy spending time together - whether that’s through HYROX training, golfing, beer pong tournaments, running clubs, Warhammer, weekend activities, or whatever kind of community you’d like to help build here! We're looking for people with passion, grit, and integrity. You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the description. At Superchat, we welcome diverse perspectives and people who think rigorously. Relocating to Berlin? We support you with practical relocation help. You'll feel home in no time. We look forward to your application! 🙂 With your application you agree to our privacy policy.

Superchat

At Superchat, we're rebuilding how businesses talk to their customers. The phone call, the contact form, the support ticket: all of it is being replaced by messaging and AI. We're building the platform that runs underneath. Founded in 2020, Superchat has become the platform of choice for 10,000+ businesses worldwide, from globally recognized brands like Allianz, Auto1, Enpal, Danone, and GASAG to the small businesses, dental practices, and one-person startups that need to look bigger than they are. Today, millions of messages flow through Superchat every single day. We started as a unified inbox: one place for every channel a customer might pick, WhatsApp, email, SMS, Instagram. Then ChatGPT happened, and the second chapter began: AI agents that respond across chat, email, and voice at the quality of the best human teams. We're 100 people, profitable, and have raised €18M in funding (last round 4.5 years ago, we've been growing on our own money since). Headquartered in Berlin. We're hiring an Engineering Manager to lead one or more squads. You'll partner directly with the CTO to develop engineers, ship reliable software, and shape how our team works as we scale. WHO WE WANT Experienced engineering people manager. You bring 3–5+ years of people management experience in software engineering, ideally in B2B SaaS environments. Strong delivery leadership. You have a track record of leading squads of 5-10 engineers through full product and delivery cycles. Technically credible. You come from a strong technical background as a backend or full-stack engineer (former Senior Engineer or equivalent). You read code comfortably, engage on server-side architecture and trade-offs, and contribute meaningfully to technical discussions about the systems your squads own. Backend experience in Java/Kotlin is a plus, since our backend runs on Kotlin/Quarkus. Builder of strong engineers. Your former reports got promoted, took on broader scope, or grew into roles that better matched their strengths. Strong hiring instinct. You have experience hiring engineers and successfully closing high-quality candidates. Comfortable with difficult conversations. You are comfortable having clear, honest, and sometimes difficult conversations when needed. Clear communicator. You are fluent in written and spoken English. You communicate clearly across engineering, product, and leadership teams and create alignment through strong written and verbal communication. WHO WE DON’T WANT Pure delivery manager. You treat engineering as a ticketing operation focused only on timelines and task tracking instead of product quality, technical health, and team growth. We need engineering leaders, not project coordinators. Engineer escaping into management. You moved into management mainly to stop coding rather than because you genuinely enjoy leading, coaching, and developing people. This role requires a real interest in people leadership, not retreating from technical work. Top-down architecture owner. You want to personally own architecture decisions alone instead of enabling strong technical ownership within engineering teams. Engineers own architecture decisions - you participate, challenge, and sponsor the right investments. First-time people manager. You are entering engineering management for the first time and have not yet experienced leading teams through performance, hiring, and scaling challenges. We’re looking for someone who has already managed engineering teams successfully. Remote-only operator. You prefer fully remote work and don’t want to actively build relationships and culture in person with the team. We believe strong engineering leadership requires regular in-person collaboration and presence in Berlin. YOUR DAY TO DAY * You run weekly or bi-weekly 1:1s with each of your direct reports to support growth, alignment, and execution * You lead growth conversations and performance reviews - including development planning, quarterly check-ins, and calibration sessions with peers and the CTO * You work closely with PMs and senior engineers on cycle planning, scoping, prioritization, dependencies, and team capacity * You actively participate in architecture and tech debt discussions - challenging decisions, supporting strong technical direction, and sponsoring long-term investments * You play a key role in hiring - from interviewing and feedback to debriefs and closing strong candidates * You collaborate closely across squads with other Engineering Managers and the CTO to maintain alignment and execution quality * You handle difficult conversations directly and thoughtfully - including performance issues, conflicts, and compensation discussions, with support from the CTO where needed STAKEHOLDERS CTO: Your manager and partner on people development, calibration, technical direction Direct Reports: Engineers in your squad(s); you own their development, performance, and growth Product Manager(s): PMs own what and why; you own how (delivery) and who (people) People Ops: Partner on compensation and processes WHY PEOPLE CHOOSE US Mission that matters. Real impact on small businesses, not abstract metrics Funded with conviction. $16.5M raised with a strong trajectory toward profitability Modern stack. Kotlin/Quarkus, AWS, TypeScript/React/Next.js, and LangGraph for AI-powered features Squad-based organization. Each squad owns its domain end-to-end with real ownership and autonomy Product-led structure. PMs report directly to the CPO, keeping product strategy focused, consistent, and clearly prioritized Engineers own technical decisions. Engineering Managers participate, challenge, and sponsor decisions - but engineering judgment stays with the team Hybrid by design. Our Berlin office in Prenzlauer Berg is the center of gravity, with two work-from-home days as the standard setup Direct feedback culture. Honest, direct, and kind feedback is part of how we work together - in 1:1s, retrospectives, and everyday collaboration Two clear career tracks. We support both Individual Contributor growth (up to Staff level) and Engineering Management paths, with explicit reversibility between both Benefits & Culture * Choose between an Urban Sports Club/John Reed membership or a public transport/Dance subscription * Regular company and team events * Annual personal development budget of €500 for conferences, courses, books, career coaching, and more * An inclusive and exciting startup culture that enables fast professional and personal growth * Beautiful office in the heart of Berlin (Prenzlauer Allee 242) with free snacks, drinks, and top-notch equipment We want to build a community, not just a company. It’s important to us to create an environment where people genuinely enjoy spending time together - whether that’s through HYROX training, golfing, beer pong tournaments, running clubs, Warhammer, weekend activities, or whatever kind of community you’d like to help build here! We're looking for people with passion, grit, and integrity. You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the description. At Superchat, we welcome diverse perspectives and people who think rigorously. Relocating to Berlin? We support you with practical relocation help. You'll feel home in no time. We look forward to your application! 🙂 With your application you agree to our privacy policy.