Founding Engineer

🕒 September 15

🇩🇪 Germany – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🖥 Software Engineer

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cargovibe

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2 - 10 employees

📦 Logistics

☁️ SaaS

🚗 Transport

Logistics • SaaS • Transport

cargovibe is a German startup that provides a "digital co-driver" for truck drivers and freight companies. Its platform delivers real-time, in-vehicle information (live parking availability and occupancy, reservable parking, rest-time planning, and voice-controlled guidance) that integrates with existing telematics or in-house systems without new hardware and can be live within 48 hours. The product is positioned to reduce driver stress and turnover, improve operational planning and use of driving/rest times, and generate measurable fleet efficiency and cost savings; it is built by logistics practitioners and uses scalable, algorithm- and AI-driven systems.

📋 Description

• 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