Team Lead AI Engineering (f/m/d)

We're digitizing the construction industry – are you in?At VESTIGAS, you build the digital backbone of the construction supply chain. We turn purchase orders, delivery notes, and invoices into a digital, legally compliant platform used in everyday operations by construction companies and suppliers. You’ll work on a product with real market traction in the DACH mid-market, ship iteratively, and take ownership of solutions that must work in the field—not just in theory. Your RoleAs Team Lead – AI Engineering, you'll own the AI infrastructure and capabilities that power our supply chain platform end to end – from pipeline design to production deployment. You bring prior leadership experience and are ready to lead a team of AI engineers: setting technical direction, growing your team's capabilities, and making sure the team consistently delivers reliable, scalable AI systems. The Technical ChallengeYour team will tackle problems like extracting structured data reliably from many different documents, building uncertainty estimation so the system knows when to flag a document for human review instead of silently guessing, and automatically reconciling purchase orders, delivery notes, and invoices against each other – all within legal and compliance requirements that leave no room for "close enough." This is a domain where clean benchmark metrics mean far less than robustness against real documents nobody has seen before – and you'll set the technical direction for how the team navigates that trade-off, deciding where to push automation further and where human review still matters. Your MissionLead and long-term grow a team of AI engineers, providing both strategical technical direction and people leadershipOwn MLOps processes and infrastructure, ensuring our AI systems are reliable, scalable, and secureDrive the design and implementation of advanced AI features, partnering closely with engineering and product leadership to deploy machine learning models and data pipelinesSet the bar for accuracy, efficiency, and uncertainty estimation of our AI features through rigorous testing practicesEnsure the scalability, maintainability, and core functionality of our AI solutions – and drive the build of new ones from scratchTranslate customer needs into technical priorities and represent AI engineering in strategic product and sales discussionsEstablish and evolve engineering standards, tooling, and quality practices across the teamCoach and develop your team members, supporting their technical and professional growthChampion the use of modern AI tools such as Claude or Cursor across the team Your ProfileBachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field; alternatively, an equivalent education5+ years of experience in AI engineering and at least 1+ years in a leading position, including end-to-end lifecycle management and MLOpsProven experience leading or managing a technical team, with strong people-leadership skillsHands-on expertise in natural language processing and image processingStrong Python skills and experience with Azure; Terraform experience is a plusA passion for generative AI, OCR, and building customer-focused solutionsA habit of writing clean, well-tested code with an eye on what happens after deploymentSolid understanding of AI agents, tools, and their limitationsFluent English and German (C1 or above)Willingness to work from our Munich office at least two days a week Your BenefitsReal ownership instead of micromanagement. You shape, you decide, and you see the impact of your work directly in the market.Direct line to founders and leadership. Flat hierarchies are our everyday reality – short paths, fast decisions.AI-First workflow. Copilot, Claude, Cursor & co. are standard tools for us. We expect and support their use.Hybrid work with an office in the heart of Munich, just around the corner from Theresienwiese. Flexible setup with regular office presence – because we believe the best idea