Senior AI Software Engineer, Kertos
Data privacy automation
Open for applications
Data privacy automation
21-100 employees
Open for applications
21-100 employees
Company mission
To save companies time, money, and stress - to focus on their actual business.
Role
Who you are
- Proven track record as a Software Engineer (backend or fullstack)
- Strong experience with Python
- Experience building production-grade systems and APIs
- Interest in AI and applied LLM use cases (hands-on experience is a plus)
- Strong problem-solving skills, ownership mindset, and a passion for building impactful products
- Comfortable working in environments with evolving requirements and imperfect information
- Proactive mindset: you don’t just deliver tasks, you improve systems
What the job involves
- As an AI Software Engineer at Kertos – the European Champion for Compliance Automation – you’ll play a key role in shaping how AI is embedded into our platform and product experience
- We turn compliance from a yearly fire drill into a continuous, low-friction product experience – and AI is at the heart of that transformation
- You’ll build AI-powered product features that help companies generate documentation, automate workflows, and interact intelligently with compliance systems
- Working in a cross-functional squad, you’ll ship improvements weekly, shape product decisions, and directly influence how applied AI is used in modern compliance across Europe
- Build AI-powered compliance experiences: Develop features that generate policies, automate documentation, and assist users through intelligent workflows
- Work on applied AI, not research: Integrate and orchestrate LLMs into real product use cases that deliver immediate value to customers
- Make automation feel intelligent and reliable: Improve how our AI assistant and generative systems behave, ensuring accuracy, usability, and trust
- Own the process: Drive features from concept to delivery, shaping both technical implementation and product outcomes
- Continuously improve what you build: Iterate on existing systems, refine outputs, and enhance performance over time
- Shape engineering excellence: Contribute to improving developer experience, system quality, and delivery speed
Our take
As businesses become more data-driven, privacy concerns mean that regulations on the proper handling of that data have also increased. The volume of data flowing through most modern companies is extremely hard to manage manually while remaining compliant with laws such as the GDPR, which can leave companies liable to fines of up to 20 million Euros per breach. This puts businesses in a position where they have to spend their resources on data compliance instead of their core product.
Kertos exists to fix this with a platform that is able to automatically manage data privacy in a compliant way across an entire business. Able to integrate with most major data silos, databases and SaaS applications, it is capable of yielding up to 80% savings on resources compared to manual privacy operations. This has grown it a customer base including the likes of Gorillas, McMakler and Wellster HealthTech.
In 2025, Kertos raised $14 million in Series A, which is being used to scale the company's operations and invest in product development. Going forward, Kertos will also aim to enter into strategic partnerships to grow its marketing reach and expand its customer base. With an innovative, first-in-class product and significant investor backing, Kertos is well poised to grow into a significant business in the privacy automation space.
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Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Sep 2025
$16.3m
SERIES A
May 2023
$4.7m
SEED
Total funding: $23.4m
Company benefits
- A generous share package in addition to a fixed salary and variable salary based on ARR
- A dynamic and fast-paced work environment
- The chance to work with a cutting-edge technology that is changing the way data privacy operations are managed
- A supportive and collaborative team culture
Company HQ
Maxvorstadt, Munich, Germany
Leadership
Dr. Kilian Schmidt
(Co-Founder & CEO)Was previously an advisor to Groillas and Director of Legal & Public Policy for TIER Mobility. Before that was Senior Legal Counsel at Home24.
Alexander Prams
(Co-Founder & CTO)Also a Co-founder of Aitaro. Previously was AI Tech Executive at Motius and a freeland C#/.Net Developer.
Johannes Hussak
(Co-Founder)Also co-founded HuGe Innovations and Aitaro. Before that was Energy & Innovation Tech Executive and Project Owner at Motius.
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