Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, FoodLabs

• We are looking for someone highly technical, hands-on, and motivated by building complex distributed systems at the earliest stage. You might be a Founding Engineer, you might be a CTO - what matters is the work that you do here
• Significant experience in backend engineering and system architecture
• Ideally, exposure in technical leadership roles
• Experience shipping complex distributed systems
• Deep understanding of OAuth/OIDC, identity flows, API keys, tokens, scopes
• Knowledge of RBAC/ABAC or fine-grained access systems
• Familiarity with Zero Trust principles and integration security
• Experience with AI/LLM systems or ability to learn fast
• Strong security mindset and understanding of modern attack surfaces
• Experience integrating with SaaS APIs
• Ability to move fast and operate independently
• Experience with Terraform and cloud deployments
• Prior startup experience and strong founder mentality
• Experience with token analysis or credential hygiene
• Familiarity with cloud IAM (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Desirable

• We are building a next-generation Identity + AI Cybersecurity platform designed to secure how modern SaaS systems, users, and AI agents interact. Our platform combines identity modelling, real-time policy enforcement, and AI-driven risk analysis to help enterprises manage access, trust, and security in an increasingly agent-driven world
• Having just secured pre-seed funding, we are now moving into build mode. You will join a technical CEO and early founding team in Berlin to architect, design, and ship the core platform from day one
• We are looking for a deeply technical Founding CTO (or even a Founding Engineer) who will take full ownership of the platform architecture and build the first version of the product
• This is a hands-on role where you will spend meaningful time writing production code while defining the long-term direction for engineering, security, infrastructure, and team growth
• Own the full technical architecture across identity, AI agent systems, and enforcement
• Design and implement identity models, permission graphs, token lifecycle, and SaaS risk flows
• Build the agent identity model, sandboxing framework, trust scoring, and behavior engine
• Write production-grade backend code (4–6 hours/day in the early stage)
• Lead engineering execution across roadmap planning, sprints, and delivery
• Build core services including connectors, policy engine, risk engine, and real-time enforcement
• Partner with the CEO on system design, product direction, and technical strategy
• Support enterprise customers with technical deep dives, PoCs, and security validation
• Maintain high standards of security, reliability, and architecture
• Define and establish the long-term technology strategy and data infrastructure
• Hire, lead, and scale an in-house engineering team
• Manage data privacy, secure storage, and analysis frameworks
• Contribute directly to building Europe’s most advanced cybersecurity platform