
Cortea · Berlin
ABOUT US We’re Cortea, a Berlin startup transforming audits with AI. Manual, document-heavy audits waste expert time while demand keeps rising. Our AI-powered ...
We’re Cortea, a Berlin startup transforming audits with AI. Manual, document-heavy audits waste expert time while demand keeps
rising. Our AI-powered software and specialized AI agents remove the repetitive work so auditors can focus on judgment.
Backed by top-tier VCs with >15m funding, with a working product and paying customers, we’re rapidly scaling.
We value first-principles thinking, speed, trust, and kindness. We build side by side in our Berlin office.
We're looking for an experienced engineer who's happy anywhere in the stack and turns complex audit workflows into product
auditors rely on every day. You pick up whatever a problem needs, from the data model to the interface to the agents behind it.
A lot of what we build has no reference implementation. You're comfortable wading into something nobody has solved yet and
shipping a first version that actually works.
Our engineering team is a small, flat group of builders: strong ICs who open a laptop when they see a problem instead of
scheduling a meeting. Everyone owns real product and architecture decisions, and that's exactly what we want more of.
No one checks every box. If you ship across frontend, backend, and data and own what you build, let's talk.
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.
INTRO Wir suchen einen Lead Software Engineer (m/w/x), der die langfristige technische Ausrichtung der Plattform mitgestaltet, die FACTUREEs digitale Transformation der Fertigungsindustrie vorantreibt. Du wirst Teil eines kleinen Teams engagierter Software Engineers und arbeitest eng mit Product und QA zusammen, um unsere Architektur weiterzuentwickeln, Engineering Standards zu etablieren und sicherzustellen, dass unsere Plattform auch mit weiterem Wachstum skalierbar und langfristig wartbar bleibt. Diese Rolle ist eine technische Führungsposition und keine People-Management-Rolle. Wenn du Freude daran hast, komplexe Architekturherausforderungen zu lösen, Engineers zu mentorieren und Engineering Practices kontinuierlich zu verbessern, ohne dabei den Bezug zur Implementierung zu verlieren, dann ist diese Position genau das Richtige für dich. WIE WIR SOFTWARE ENTWICKELN Wir legen Wert auf ein Team, in dem Menschen gerne arbeiten und gerne miteinander zusammenarbeiten. Product und Engineering arbeiten eng zusammen, und jeder ist eingeladen, Ideen einzubringen, Ownership zu übernehmen und bestehende Annahmen konstruktiv zu hinterfragen. Wir sind überzeugt, dass Verantwortung mit Vertrauen, offener Kommunikation und gegenseitiger Unterstützung einhergeht. So schaffen wir ein Umfeld, in dem jeder sein Bestes geben und sich gleichzeitig kontinuierlich weiterentwickeln kann. DEINE AUFGABEN BEI UNS * Die Gesamtarchitektur unserer Plattform definieren und kontinuierlich weiterentwickeln * Modularität, Wartbarkeit, Skalierbarkeit und die langfristige technische Konsistenz unserer Systeme verbessern * Technische Risiken frühzeitig erkennen und nachhaltige Architekturentscheidungen treffen, die zukünftige Komplexität reduzieren * Engineering Standards etablieren und unsere Development Practices kontinuierlich weiterentwickeln * Eine starke Code-Quality- und Review-Kultur fördern und pragmatische Engineering Excellence vorantreiben * Engineers durch Mentoring, Pairing, Architekturberatung und technische Entscheidungsfindung unterstützen * Engineers dabei helfen, Ownership für ihre technischen Domänen zu übernehmen und gleichzeitig die Konsistenz der Gesamtplattform sicherstellen * Engineering Practices für AI-gestützte Softwareentwicklung gestalten und Qualitätsstandards für deren effektiven Einsatz etablieren * Eng mit dem AI Application Engineer zusammenarbeiten, um AI-Funktionalitäten nachhaltig und wartbar in unsere Plattform zu integrieren * Gemeinsam mit Product Lösungen entwerfen, technische Machbarkeit bewerten sowie Implementierungs-Trade-offs und Projektrisiken einschätzen * Selbst aktiv an architekturrelevanten und technisch anspruchsvollen Themen mitarbeiten DEINE FACHLICHEN KOMPETENZEN * Mehrjährige Erfahrung als Senior Engineer, Lead Engineer oder Staff Engineer mit wesentlicher Verantwortung für Architektur * Nachweisbare Erfahrung in der Weiterentwicklung komplexer Produktivsysteme über mehrere Jahre hinweg, mit einem guten Gleichgewicht zwischen Business-Anforderungen und technischer Nachhaltigkeit * Fundierte Fullstack-Erfahrung, insbesondere mit Node.js, TypeScript und React (oder vergleichbaren Technologien) * Tiefes Verständnis von Backend-Architekturen, APIs, verteilten Systemen, Integrationen und klaren Systemgrenzen * Erfahrung im Design wartbarer, skalierbarer und langfristig erweiterbarer Systeme * Fundierte Erfahrung mit produktiven AWS-Umgebungen sowie serverless oder event-driven Architekturen (z. B. Lambda, DynamoDB) * Erfahrung mit containerisierten Deployments (idealerweise ECS/Fargate), CI/CD-Pipelines und Infrastructure as Code * Erfahrung mit Datenbanken wie MongoDB-kompatiblen Datenbanken, Redis und S3 * Umfangreiche Erfahrung im täglichen Einsatz von AI-Tools in der Softwareentwicklung sowie die Fähigkeit, Engineering Standards für deren effektive Nutzung zu etablieren * Erfahrung mit AWS CDK, Parse Server, LLM-Integrationen oder Manufacturing-/ERP-Software ist von Vorteil, aber keine Voraussetzung DEINE PERSÖNLICHE KOMPETENZEN * Ausgeprägtes Ownership-Mindset und Bereitschaft, technische Führung zu übernehmen * Fähigkeit, auch bei Unsicherheit und konkurrierenden Prioritäten fundierte Architekturentscheidungen zu treffen * Pragmatische Arbeitsweise mit einem klaren Fokus auf langfristige Nachhaltigkeit * Kooperative Arbeitsweise und die Fähigkeit, technische Zusammenhänge verständlich zu vermitteln * Freude daran, andere Engineers zu mentorieren und in ihrer Entwicklung zu unterstützen * Fähigkeit, Ideen konstruktiv zu hinterfragen und dabei die Business-Ziele im Blick zu behalten * Neugier, Lernbereitschaft und Begeisterung für neue Technologien * Sehr gute Englischkenntnisse in Wort und Schrift WARUM DIESE ROLLE SPANNEND IST * Die Architektur einer etablierten, workflow-intensiven Softwareplattform mit direktem Business Impact aktiv mitgestalten * Engineering Standards und technische Arbeitsweisen definieren, die das zukünftige Wachstum unseres Teams prägen * An anspruchsvollen Herausforderungen an der Schnittstelle von Fertigung, Einkauf, Automatisierung und AI arbeiten * Gemeinsam mit Product sowohl die technische Ausrichtung als auch die Weiterentwicklung unseres Produkts mitgestalten * AI-Funktionalitäten in produktive Systeme integrieren, die reale Kundenprobleme lösen * Werde Teil eines Teams, das technische Qualität, pragmatische Entscheidungen und langfristiges Denken über unnötige Prozesse stellt DAS BIETEN WIR DIR * Flache Hierarchien, kollegiales Miteinander und viele Möglichkeiten zur Mitgestaltung * Unbefristetes Arbeitsverhältnis * Familienbewusste Personalpolitik * Strukturiertes Onboarding ab dem ersten Tag, gemeinsames Wachstum und sukzessive Übernahme von mehr Verantwortung * Trainings-Budget und individuelle Förderung von Kompetenzen und psychischer Gesundheit * Zugang zu Corporate Benefits Plattform * 50€ monatlicher Sachbezug * Modernste technische Ausstattung, u.a. MacBook, iPhone, Noise-Canceling-Kopfhörer, höhenverstellbare Tische, zwei Monitoren und ein zusätzlicher Monitor für das Home Office * 6 Tage Home Office Kontingent pro Monat * Täglich gemeinsames und kostenfreies Lunch, frisch zubereitet von unserem Koch * Kostenlose Getränke, Snacks, Obst und Frühstück * Zuschuss zum Deutschlandticket * Regelmäßige Firmen- und Teamevents * Großes Büro mit klimatisiertem Arbeitsbereich * Angenehmes Arbeitsumfeld in den Berliner Osram-Höfen mit Terrasse, nahegelegenen Einkaufsmöglichkeiten, Fitness-Studio, Brauerei, Restaurants und Bars * Sehr gute Verkehrsanbindung und kostenfreie Parkplätze DEIN KONTAKT BEI UNS Klingt nach der perfekten Herausforderung für dich? Dann bewirb dich jetzt und werde Teil unseres Teams. Wir freuen uns auf deine Bewerbung! Bitte wende dich bei Fragen per Mail an: career@facturee.de So läuft unser Bewerbungsprozess ab 1. Screening deiner Bewerbungsunterlagen 2. Virtuelles Erstgespräch mit Hannah (People Operations Managerin) 3. Persönliches Gespräch mit Christopher (CPO), Christoph (Head of Digital Product) und Hannah 4. Meet the Team
This hybrid role is based in Dublin, Ireland (Full relocation provided). Toast creates technology to help restaurants and local businesses succeed in a digital world, helping business owners operate, increase sales, engage customers, and keep employees happy. Your mission is to drive architecture, technical strategy, and implementation of AI agents for Toast's Team area which is part of the Fintech line of business. You will be one of the most senior technologists in line of business. The Team area is a mission-critical space on which our restaurants rely to manage their staff and optimize their labor. Beyond being on the forefront of agent development, your scope will also include enablement and leadership for how software is developed at Toast through adoption of bleeding edge spec driven development and other paradigms. A day in the life (Responsibilities) * Develop and drive an architectural vision to support the ambitious goals for agents and agent development * Be an active participant and an authoritative technical voice in FinTech product strategy discussions * Partner with the Team Management Director of Engineering and Sr. Director of Product to successfully deliver Team agent products from design to production * Work closely with other Senior Principal Engineers to further the agent patterns and ecosystem across Toast as a whole * Evolve an ever more efficient way of working through agents and spread it across Toast * Work directly with the product manager for the Team Agent space, collaborating to drive vision * Be hands on and actively participate in development on the Team Agent * Mentor and develop technical leadership across Team, and Fintech What you'll need to thrive (Requirements) * 15+ years experience designing and building highly scalable, mission-critical distributed and fullstack software systems * 10+ years experience building and operating SaaS products, ideally AWS hosted * 1+ years experience using the latest in coding agents * A strong desire to lean all in on agentic development practices * Passion for building autonomous agents * Demonstrated ability to drive technical architecture for a company or highly scalable line of products * A desire to work not only with technologists but also product owners and business leaders * Ability and desire to draw big lines and boxes on a whiteboard paired with the ability to dig in and understand the ebb and flow of what the code is doing under load * Ability and desire to communicate and influence at the executive level What will help you stand out (Nonessential Skills/Nice to Haves) * Experience designing agentic products * Experience building systems that leverage LLMs and other ML models * Experience with enterprise integration using Apache Camel * Experience architecting event-driven distributed systems using Apache Pulsar * Experience defining test, build and deploy strategies * Solid understanding of workforce management * Solid understanding of restaurant operations #LI-HYBRID #BI-Hybrid AI at Toast At Toast, one of our company values is that we're hungry to build and learn. We believe learning new AI tools empowers us to build for our customers faster, more independently, and with higher quality. We provide these tools across all disciplines, from Engineering and Product to Sales and Support, and are inspired by how our Toasters are already driving real value with them. The people who thrive here are those who embrace changes that let us build more for our customers; it’s a core part of our culture. Our Total Rewards Philosophy We strive to provide competitive compensation and benefits programs that help to attract, retain, and motivate the best and brightest people in our industry. Our total rewards package goes beyond great earnings potential and provides the means to a healthy lifestyle with the flexibility to meet Toasters’ changing needs. Learn more about our benefits at https://careers.toasttab.com/toast-benefits. How Toast Uses AI in its Hiring Process Throughout the hiring process, our goal is to get to know you. We use AI tools to support our recruiters and interviewers with tasks like note-taking, summarization, and documentation of interviews to ensure they can be fully focused on your conversation. All hiring decisions are made by people. To learn more: https://careers.toasttab.com/ai-in-hiring Our Approach to Hybrid Working We embrace a hybrid work model that fosters in-person collaboration while valuing individual needs. Our goal is to build a strong culture of connection as we work together to empower the hospitality community, regardless of location. Please visit the Locations page on our career site to learn more about our in-office expectations by region: https://careers.toasttab.com/locations-toast Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is Baked into our Recipe for Success At Toast, our employees are our secret ingredient—when they thrive, we thrive. The restaurant industry is one of the most diverse, and we embrace that diversity with authenticity, inclusivity, respect, and humility. By embedding these principles into our culture and design, we create equitable opportunities for all and raise the bar in delivering exceptional experiences. We Thrive Together We embrace a hybrid work model that fosters in-person collaboration while valuing individual needs. Our goal is to build a strong culture of connection as we work together to empower the restaurant community. To learn more about how we work globally and regionally, check out: https://careers.toasttab.com/locations-toast. Apply today! Toast is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive hiring process. As part of this commitment, we strive to provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities to enable them to access the hiring process. If you need an accommodation to access the job application or interview process, please contact candidateaccommodations@toasttab.com. ------ For roles in the United States, it is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.