Team Lead Software Development - AI SaaS Scale-Up

Location: Nuremberg, Germany - Hybrid (4 days in the office)

About the Company

A fast-growing AI startup, driving innovation and pushing global boundaries.

With over €6.5 million raised in funding, €200k in monthly recurring revenue, and a growing client base including leading industry providers, the company is well positioned to break even before its Series A — an exceptional milestone in the startup world.

Their proprietary AI-driven voice assistant technology is reshaping customer service, particularly within sectors like healthcare and gastronomy, through natural, end-to-end automation powered by deep learning.

The Role

They are now looking for a Team Lead Software Development to guide and strengthen their high-performing engineering team. This role offers a blend of leadership, mentorship, and hands-on development - ideal for someone who enjoys building clean, scalable systems while also coaching others to do the same.

As the technical lead, you will drive the team’s coding standards, support individual developer growth, and ensure delivery of high-quality features that directly impact customers and business outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure and champion code quality within the development team
• Support developers in writing cleaner, more efficient, and more scalable code
• Lead and participate in code reviews, with a strong focus on quality and consistency
• Coordinate, evaluate, and drive continuous improvement of features and systems
• Remain hands-on in programming (primarily in Python) and feature development
• Implement new features with a focus on clean code principles and long-term scalability
• Optimise software architecture and contribute to system design

Qualifications & Skills:

• Degree in Computer Science or a comparable technical field
• Several years of experience as a full-stack developer, with prior experience in a team lead or senior mentoring role
• Strong Python expertise and a passion for high-quality, maintainable code
• Deep understanding of software architecture, refactoring, and clean coding principles
• Practical experience with micro services, Kubernetes, streaming services, REST APIs, multithreading, asynchronous processing, and relational databases
• Familiarity with agile methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid approaches — with a proven ability to move projects forward iteratively and collaboratively
• Ideally, experience with frameworks such as FastAPI, Flask, Tornado, Angular, and awareness of current AI trends
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage across technical and non-technical teams

What Success Looks Like......

Within 3 months: You’ve established trust with the development team, improved the pull request and code review processes, and contributed to architectural discussions and planning.

Within 6 months: You’ve led successful deliveries of high-quality features, guided the team through performance and refactoring improvements, and introduced new standards that elevate code quality across the board.

Within 12 months: You’re fully established as a key technical and people leader, consistently improving team performance, product scalability, and development velocity - playing a central role in helping the company scale toward its next funding milestone.

Please note: If you are not contacted within 7 days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful due to the volume of responses.