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Founding Engineer building cargovibe’s digital co-pilot for truck drivers. Developing React Native, backend, and logistics technology for Europe’s trucking industry.
Responsibilities:
- Own product-critical features end-to-end, from database schema and backend APIs to frontend/mobile integration
- Further develop the React Native app, backend systems, and technical infrastructure
- Integrate logistics, geo, routing, and real-time data into a product used daily by truck drivers
- Collaborate with founders, engineering, customers, and drivers to turn real-world problems into reliable product solutions
- Work quickly, take ownership, and make decisions in a dynamic startup environment
- Help build out the existing product, scale the customer base, and strengthen the technology
Requirements:
- Professional experience with TypeScript / Node and a corresponding testing framework (i.e. Jest)
- Solid experience with React / React Native, ideally Expo
- Good understanding of backend systems, API integrations, and data models
- Previous experience in fast-paced software teams; startup, scale-up, or product-driven engineering experience is a plus
- Hands-on experience leveraging AI tools as part of daily workflow
- Interest in mobile development, logistics, geo data, or automation
- Independent working style and a high bar for reliable software
- Nice to have: experience with mobile apps, routing/maps, real-time data, cloud infrastructure, or LLM/voice features
- Ability to work remotely from Germany
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Early ownership through VSOP
- Remote-first work with no fixed office requirement
- Hubs in Münster and Hamburg, plus regular team days and offsites
- Sparring with Unicorn Founders, logistics executives, and experienced operators
- Strong network across logistics, startups, and investors
- Modern equipment
- Learning budget
- Opportunities to develop in product, architecture, AI, mobile, infrastructure, or logistics
- Real product impact: code reaches users quickly
- High responsibility, fast decisions, and strong ownership
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