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What makes this work especially rewarding: our AI is already deployed in routine diagnostics in more than 25 countries, meaning the tools we build are used by clinicians and patients every day.\nAt Mindpeak, we believe that reliable, clinically applicable AI can change how cancer is treated. If you want to work on challenging problems, collaborate across disciplines, and see your work make a real difference in patient care, you’ll feel at home here.\nThe Role\nYou will lead and develop our Engineering organization, helping teams operate with greater clarity, accountability, and effectiveness.\nYour mission is to ensure our software engineering runs reliably today while building the foundation for future growth. You will help the team deliver predictably, raise quality and ownership, and connect software engineering decisions closely to customer and business needs. You will shape the evolution of our AI-assisted software development lifecycle, driving Engineering to embrace and adopt new ways of building software while ensuring high quality, robustness and reliability, and at substantially increased speed.\nYou will work closely with Product, Machine Learning, Clinical and QA/Regulatory teams.\nWhat You'll Do\nBuild and strengthen the engineering team\nLead, coach, and develop engineers\n\nEstablish a culture of accountability, trust, and continuous improvement\n\nArchitect a high-performing team; attract, hire, and retain exceptional talent\n\nCreate structure and clarity\nEstablish clear ownership, responsibilities, and improved ways of working\n\nImprove planning, prioritization, and execution\n\nHelp teams focus on the highest-impact work\n\nApply AI-assistance in all steps of the Software-Development-Lifecycle\n\nBuild a reliable engineering organization\nIncrease predictability and transparency of delivery\n\nEnsure issues and risks are surfaced early, communicated clearly and openly to relevant stakeholders\n\nCreate an environment where teams consistently deliver high-quality outcomes\n\nDevelop people and future leaders\nProvide coaching, feedback, and career development\n\nSupport individual growth and leadership development\n\nRaise the overall capability of the engineering organization, esp. AI-assisted software development\n\nStrengthen cross-functional collaboration\nImprove alignment between Engineering, Product, Clinical, Regulatory, and Commercial teams\n\nRemove organizational friction and close communication gaps\n\nShare global context to ensure engineering stays closely connected to customer and business needs\n\nChallenge Product building the RIGHT THING, and Engineering building it the RIGHT WAY\n\nWhat Success Looks Like After 12 Months\nEngineering teams operate with clear ownership and accountability\n\nDelivery is more predictable and transparent\n\nProductivity has increased using AI-assistance while ensuring high quality and full human code accountability\n\nThe organization has successfully grown through strong hires\n\nTeam engagement and retention remain high\n\nCollaboration across functions is significantly stronger\n\nEngineers spend less time firefighting and more time creating value for customers (\n\nEngineering decisions are strongly connected to customer and business impact.\n\nThe team has developed a stronger ownership mindset across functions.\n\nWhat You Bring\n5-10 years of experience leading and developing software engineering teams\n\nStrong coaching, mentoring, and people management skills\n\nA proven track record of building high-performing teams\n\nExperience improving execution, delivery, and organizational effectiveness\n\nExcellent communication and stakeholder management skills\n\nA software engineering background with sufficient technical credibility to work effectively with senior engineers\n\nA pragmatic, hands-on approach and a strong sense of ownership\n\nA strong ownership mindset and willingness to take responsibility beyond the boundaries of Engineering.\n\nCuriosity to explore the impact of AI-assistance on software development and the will to reshape the tech industry, including your own role.\n\nIdeal Candidate\nYou are an engineering leader who enjoys and excels building high-performing teams, developing people, and creating clarity in complex and uncertain environments.\nYou care deeply about helping others succeed and building an organization where talented engineers can do their best work.\nWhy Mindpeak\nThe opportunity to build AI systems that power both clinical cancer diagnostics and data-driven drug development.\n\nAn open, creative work environment with flat hierarchies and quick decision-making.\n\nBe part of an excellent leadership team that invests in continuous development through regular workshops, peer exchange, and coaching\n\nDiverse, engaging projects that help you deepen both your technical and domain expertise.\n\nA centrally located Hamburg office with a beautiful view over the harbor.\n\nApplication Details\nPlease provide:\nYour CV\n\nJob references\n\nYour salary expectations and the earliest possible starting date\n\nNote: Direct applicants only. 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