Forward Deployed Engineering Lead (all genders)

The role

You will lead and develop the Forward Deployed Engineering function. You will design scalable architectures and act as a technical advisor to internal stakeholders and enterprise customers.

What you will do

• Lead and develop the FDE team, including mentoring, hiring, and performance management
• Own solution architecture across key projects and strategic customers
• Act as technical authority in complex sales cycles and high-impact deals
• Design scalable architectures, APIs, and integrations end-to-end
• Align closely with sales, product, engineering, and DevOps
• Translate clinical, administrative, and technical requirements into robust solutions
• Serve as trusted advisor to senior customer stakeholders
• Lead and support technical aspects of public and private tenders
• Identify risks, trade-offs, and ensure long-term solution quality and scalability
• Define and evolve architecture standards, best practices, and reusable patterns

Required qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or a comparable qualification
• Extensive experience in solution architecture, ideally in complex B2B / enterprise environments
• Strong expertise in system architecture, APIs, and integration design
• Deep understanding of IT infrastructure (cloud, on-premise, networking, security, VPN, etc.)
• Proven experience in leading or mentoring technical teams
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Fluent German
• Strong English skills

Nice to have

• Experience with clinical or hospital IT systems

Benefits

• Variety in your tasks and the opportunity to take ownership
• International, informal team structure in a motivating start-up atmosphere
• Hands-on experience in a startup backed by leading international VCs
• Support for your personal development through continuous learning and feedback
• Flexible working hours and trust-based time tracking
• A virtual stock option package (VSOP)
• A monthly meal allowance up to 75 euros
• Full coverage of the Deutschlandticket, Urban Sports Club or a subsidized Wellpass membership
• A bike leasing program
• Corporate Benefits with access to discounts

About the company

Avelios has built a modular software platform that digitizes and optimizes workflows in hospitals. Their mission is to unlock clinical data to power seamless healthcare operations for better patient care.