Technical Founder in Residence at Knowunity GmbH (Berlin, Germany)
Knowunity GmbH· Berlin, Germany·
Role details
Work type
Onsite
Employment
Full-Time
Job description
An 18-month program for ambitious builders who want to ship products to millions, learn what it takes to build a company, and potentially start their own. What you'll do:
- Own products end-to-end, shipping to 28M+ users
- Work directly with founders on growth, AI, and product
- Build the skills and network to launch your own startup
What you'll get:
- Above-market salary + equity
- First-check investment from our CEO when you're ready to start
- Mentoring from top VCs and entrepreneurs
Berlin, on-site. For technical builders who want to become founders.
For more details click HERE technical-founder.knowunity.com
Why work at Knowunity GmbH
- Impact at Scale: Engineers and product builders see their work directly improve the educational journeys of millions of students daily.
- True Ownership: The lean team structure means every individual owns entire features and flows from concept to deployment, with minimal bureaucracy.
- Cutting-Edge AI Challenges: Work at the intersection of large language models, personalized learning, and global education—solving complex technical problems that are rare in the industry.
- Elite Peer Group: A deliberately selective team of 50–60 exceptional people, described as "winners" who are ambitious and execution-focused.
- Compensation: Competitive salary with meaningful equity in a company with unicorn potential; team members who help reach that goal are "rewarded accordingly."
- Direct Leadership Access: Work directly with founders and leaders without management layers or approval chains.
- Culture: High-velocity, hands-on, and impact-driven. The company explicitly states it is "not for those seeking predictability or conventional career paths."
- Office/Remote Policy: Offices in Berlin (HQ), Sindelfingen (Germany), and the United States. The company operates across 21 countries with a distributed team.
- Notable Perks: Accelerated technical growth, real-world impact at scale, and the opportunity to architect core systems for a platform targeting 1+ billion users.