Vice President Engineering, Earlybird

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Berlin

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VC focused on European tech companies

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VC focused on European tech companies

101-200 employees

B2BInvestingConsultingVenture Capital

Be an early applicant

Salary not provided

Expert level

Berlin

More information about location

101-200 employees

B2BInvestingConsultingVenture Capital

Company mission

To offer its portfolio companies not only financial resources but also strategic support plus access to an international network and capital markets.

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Who you are

10+ years of experience across software, data, or ML engineering
Strong coding skills and experience building full-stack systems end-to-end
First leadership experience: mentoring, leading projects, managing engineers
You’re excited by the idea of working directly with investment teams
You’re pragmatic, product-minded, and thrive in fast-moving environments
Bonus: Experience building tools for investors, founders, or startup ecosystems (e.g. CRM, sourcing, analytics, workflow)
Based in or willing to relocate to Berlin or Munich
Work Authorization for Germany

What the job involves

We're looking for a VP Engineering to take over the technical leadership of a small, high-performing engineering team at Earlybird. In this role, you’ll drive the evolution of Eagle Eye - our internal VC intelligence platform - and turn it into a lasting competitive edge in how we source, evaluate, and collaborate on deals
Take technical ownership of Eagle Eye, Earlybird’s internal VC platform
Build and improve core systems: data pipelines, internal tools, automations, APIs, UIs
Lead the current engineering team to ship fast and with high quality
Collaborate with partners, investors, and analysts to translate needs into usable software
Define and implement best practices in code quality, testing, documentation, and devops
Support hiring and onboarding of future engineers as the team grows
Continuously evolve Eagle Eye as a strategic product for Earlybird

Our take

Earlybird is a venture capital firm with over 20 years of experience in the space. It backs early-stage European technology companies, providing financial support and strategic advice throughout their subsequent growth and development.

As with many VCs nowadays, the firm has stated its commitment to not only pursue financial returns but also contribute to positive change in society and help fight the climate crisis. Its portfolio spans a great number of industries from Real Estate to Quantum Computing, and includes over 150 companies. Recently, it closed its second healthcare-focused fund which will be deployed in biopharma and medtech companies.

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Company HQ

Mitte, Berlin, Germany

Leadership

Dr. Hendrik Brandis

(Co-Founder & Partner)

Board Member at Aiven, B2X Care Solutions, MyDataModels and four other companies. Began their career as an R&D engineer then was a Partner at McKinsey & Company for 6 years before founding Earlybird.

Dr. Christian Nagel

(Co-Founder & Partner)

Began their career at McKinsey & Company as a Project Manager, then was Managing Director at SMB Industrieholding for 3.5 years before founding Earlybird.

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