Founding Engineer (all genders)

Requirements

🛠 What You Bring

• 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, ideally in a startup, scale-up, or product-driven engineering environment, is a plus
• Hands-on experience in leveraging AI tools as a natural part of your 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.

Benefits

💼 What We Offer

• Competitive salary and early ownership through VSOP
• Real product impact: your code reaches users quickly
• High responsibility, fast decisions, and strong ownership
• 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
• A strong network across logistics, startups, and investors
• Modern equipment, learning budget, and the standards you’d expect
• Develop in the areas you care about most - whether that’s product, architecture, AI, mobile, infrastructure, or logistics
• The chance to build a core platform for Europe’s trucking industry

🧭 Our Hiring Process

We respect your time. Max 10 days end-to-end:

• Intro call with Leon (30 min): mutual fit, your questions, comp transparency
• Tech conversation with our Tech Lead Kai (60 min): architecture, problem-solving, walk-through
• Take-home or pair-programming
• Final round with all founders: culture, mission, vision
• Offer

🚀 Why Now

The most important asset in logistics isn’t the truck. It’s the driver.

Europe is facing a massive driver shortage. This isn’t just an operational issue for logistics companies - it’s a broader economic and societal problem. When drivers leave, supply chains slow down.

At the same time, driver workflows are still heavily underserved by modern technology.

That’s exactly where cargovibe comes in. We build technology that supports drivers, improves logistics companies' planning, and helps solve one of the most critical bottlenecks in Europe’s economy.

✉️ Apply

Don’t tick every box? That’s totally fine. If you’re excited about cargovibe and believe you can help us build, we’d still love to hear from you.

Send your CV and anything else that helps us understand what you’ve built - GitHub, portfolio, references, side projects, or links to previous work.

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