Co-founder & CTO @ AI Logistics Venture (all genders)

Incubated at the Lufthansa Innovation Hub, Quotepilot is an agentic AI venture that is transforming freight forwarding operations and logistics.

Our AI-powered routing and price optimization engine enables forwarders to autonomously generate multimodal transport quotes for any shipper request – across email, web interface, API, or phone – thus boosting bookings, maximizing margins, and cutting operational costs. An MVP of our solution is already in daily operational use at a leading global freight forwarder.

In order to take this venture to the next level, we are looking for a strong technical co-founder to join us on our mission to build the most powerful agentic AI in logistics.

As a founding team member, you’ll receive a substantial equity package and become part of an exciting venture with initial traction, a fantastic team, and a beautiful office space in the heart of Berlin.

What You’ll Do:

• Improve upon and productise our current MVP solution for customer #1 (built in Java), and/or rebuild Quotepilot from the ground up with the tool stack of your choice to make it more scalable and onboard new customers.
• Be responsible for all aspects relating to our tech and product development, incl. hands-on coding, developing our technology and product roadmap, and optimising our tech stack, infrastructure and processes.
• Hire and manage your own team of devs, data engineers, product owners, UX designers, etc.
• Support our fundraising activities, talk to investors & stakeholders to secure necessary resources.

What You’ll Bring:

• Proven track record as a VC-backed startup tech lead (e.g. CTO, VP Engineering), Big Tech (e.g. Tech Lead, Engineering Manager) or similar.
• Basic experience in, or willingness to learn about Artificial Intelligence, prevalent commercial / open-source LLMs (GPT, Llama, Gemini, Claude, or similar), and their integration.
• Hands-on DevOps experience (= „You Build It, You Run It“).
• Demonstrated ability in assembling and leading high-performing tech teams to deliver reliable, scalable technical solutions that meet product & business requirements.
• Excellent communication skills with technical and non-technical colleagues alike.

You should be based either in Berlin, Frankfurt or Munich, with the possibility of working hybrid.

At LIH, we are super committed to fostering an environment that promotes diversity and inclusivity. We do not discriminate in employment on the basis of factors irrelevant to merit, qualifications or business need such as age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, medical status, or any other status covered by the relevant law in the areas where we operate.