Technical cofounder

About the Company

mindfuel is not just another wellness application. Our mission is to enable individuals to rebuild and strengthen their cognitive capacity through precision nutrition to better handle high cognitive demands—preventively and in the moment. Operating at the intersection of Mental Health and "Food as Medicine", we are laying the groundwork for a highly scalable platform.

Technical Co-Founder & CTO – Hamburg (Hybrid / In-person preferred). Compensation:
Co-Founder Equity (Pre-Seed).

• Take ownership of the MVP and architect the Data & Inference Engine to build an intelligent, context‑aware engine that parses and synthesises high volumes of data and literature.
• Implement the "Glass Box" Standard to ensure algorithmic decision‑making is 100% interpretable and auditable, in line with the EU AI Act requirements.
• Architect a cloud infrastructure and data pipelines that strictly adhere to German health regulations, GDPR, and the security thresholds required by global enterprise and medical partners.
• Transition from hands‑on MVP architecture to building an engineering team and defining technical requirements for future iOS/Android apps.
• Build an engineering culture that fosters responsibility, transparency, and business value.

• 5+ years of senior engineering experience, with a proven track record of taking a software product from concept to a live, scaled production environment.
• Previous founder or early‑startup engineering leadership experience is highly preferred.
• Hands‑on experience building AI agents, especially with Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG), multiple knowledge bases, and OCR integration.
• Deep sensitivity to data privacy, encryption, and handling of health data.
• Strong discipline, structure, foresight, and a sense of responsibility.
• Proficiency in German and English.
• Strategic mindset, low ego, operating with integrity and transparency.

Based in or willing to commute frequently to Hamburg. Fluent in German and English.