Founders Associate - AI​/ML Consulting Lead

As the Founders Associate – AI/ML Consulting Lead, you’ll take a hands-on role in expanding our software engineering and AI/ML services. You’ll lead and grow a skilled team of forward-deployed engineers, and secure and manage major projects for clients across industries like retail, insurance, and energy.

This role includes a clear path to significant equity and future C-level responsibility.

Who we are: As a lean, bootstrapped team of 12, Code
17 GmbH brings together senior software architects and pioneering ML researchers to partner with leading enterprises – Arvato, PwC, and AOK – on their toughest software engineering and AI challenges.

Our USP: At Code
17, we build getML, a problem-agnostic machine learning software for predictive analytics on relational business data. Our patented algorithms automate feature discovery through supervised learning, uncovering prediction-relevant domain logic in unprecedented detail. Most importantly, accelerating customer projects with getML reduces delivery timelines from months to days, while providing more accurate predictions – both crucial for maximising our partners’ ROI. – Read more on

Position Details:

• Anticipated Start Date: Q2/2025
• Location: On-site or remote during the first six months (based in the EU, with Leipzig comfortably reachable by train). Conversion to a permanent, full-time management role requires on-site presence in Leipzig.

In this role, you’ll take charge of our core consulting functions. You’ll work closely with Alex, Co-Founder at Code
17 GmbH, who will support you as you step into this leadership position:

• Lead Client Engagements: Oversee engineering and AI/ML projects from planning through delivery, ensuring measurable business outcomes.
• Identify & Drive Growth: Pinpoint high-value AI/ML use cases, lead client workshops to solve challenges, and cultivate new business.
• Develop & Lead Team: Recruit, mentor, and foster the growth of our professional services team.
• Spearhead Sales & Marketing: Identify recurring industry challenges for AI/ML solutions, manage lead generation and close new projects.
• Shape Brand & Presence: Guide our market positioning and lead strategic marketing initiatives.

At Code
17, we value passion, creativity, and the willingness to grow. Key qualifications for this role include:

• 2–5 years of project delivery experience at a reputable software consulting firm
• Proven ability to build and lead high-performing teams
• Solid understanding of software development and machine learning concepts
• Strong networking and client relationship-building skills
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a proactive approach to identifying opportunities
• Highly self-motivated with strong ownership and collaboration skills
• Fluency in both German and English

We work hard, but we also believe it should be fun and help you excel personally and professionally:

• Latest hardware, including your choice of Apple or Framework notebooks, height-adjustable desk, and a 40" curved screen
• Subsidized lunches, a job ticket for commuting, and a fitness membership (Urban Sports Club or EGYM Wellpass)
• Monthly team weeks and retreats for strategic planning, trend discussions, and social activities
• Open culture that values honest feedback and new ideas
• Free drinks, from coffee to after-hours beer in our office
• Flexible working hours and a hybrid arrangement in Leipzig
• Option to work remotely from most parts of the world for a defined period

As problem-solvers, we value out-of-the-box thinking—show us why you’re the right fit. Present your skills and abilities in any way; the key is to make a lasting impression.

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