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comstruct is building autonomous AI agents that transform material procurement in construction—a €12.5M-funded startup backed by Google Ventures and 20VC, trusted by major players like Vinci. The construction industry is inefficient and complex; comstruct's platform automates repetitive, error-prone tasks across the material flow, freeing construction companies to focus on building.
As Head of Engineering, you will own the scaling of the engineering organization from 10+ people across three teams. You'll report to the CTO and take full ownership of hiring, coaching, and organizational design, allowing the CTO to focus on product and discovery. This is a hands-on leadership role at the intersection of AI, software engineering, and a complex industry vertical.
Key responsibilities:
- Redesign comstruct's engineering org structure and career ladder as the team scales beyond 10 engineers
- Build and scale a recruiting engine that consistently attracts A-players across all three engineering teams
- Establish coaching, feedback, and performance rhythms that enable team leads to grow into strong managers
- Drive your own strategic initiatives to 10x platform or team value
- Serve as a technical sparring partner in architecture and system design conversations
- Mentor and develop engineering leaders and individual contributors
You'll have a clear path to expand from team leadership into a broader Engineering leadership function, direct access to customer champions for product iteration, and support from experienced colleagues and external mentors. The company offers competitive salary, equity, top hardware, daily office dinners, learning budget, wellness subscriptions, and regular team events.
Requirements:
- 6+ years of software engineering experience, including meaningful time in high-growth startups or scale-ups
- Proven track record leading engineering teams of 10+ people, ideally managing managers or leads (not just individual contributors)
- Technical depth sufficient to be a real sparring partner in architecture and system design—not a distant people manager
- Experience building or scaling a technical recruiting function with ability to raise hiring standards
- AI-first mindset; actively use modern AI-assisted engineering workflows
- Structured, calm under ambiguity; able to design an org from scratch rather than just run an existing one
- Full professional proficiency in German and English
