Lead Software Engineer (TypeScript)

Location: Munich, Germany; hybrid model with 3 days in the office and 2 days remote. Temporary remote work is available from within the EU.

Company

hirify.global develops software-powered parking solutions, including cloud services, customer applications, driver-facing apps, and IoT systems for parking lots.

What you will do

• Define and evolve the architecture of the systems owned by the team, ensuring scalability, security, and alignment with product strategy.
• Translate business and product objectives into engineering initiatives and measurable outcomes.
• Work with Product and Design to ship end-to-end features from API to UI.
• Own delivery from concept through production, including scope, milestones, risk communication, reliability, and quality.
• Set engineering standards, mentor engineers, and provide technical direction.
• Improve system performance, observability, CI/CD, developer workflows, resilience, and security.

Requirements

• Experience at senior or lead level with end-to-end ownership of production systems.
• Proven technical leadership through mentoring, code reviews, and clear technical direction.
• Strong proficiency in at least one of TypeScript/Node.js, Python, or C++, with hands-on experience in relevant frameworks such as NestJS, Fastify, FastAPI, Flask, or Vue.js.
• Experience shipping product features across the stack, including APIs, data models, services, performance, UI, and usability.
• Solid understanding of AWS or a comparable cloud provider and cloud architecture.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and containers.
• Experience building and operating high-traffic production systems.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Datadog, plus a good understanding of software and cloud security best practices.
• Experience working in agile teams and dynamic, fast-growing technology environments.
• Strong English communication skills at C1+ level are required. German proficiency is not required.

Nice to have

• Experience with Kubernetes or Terraform.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent contract, 40 hours per week, flexible working hours, and a trust-based work model.
• Company pension plan, corporate benefits, JobRad bike leasing, and a choice between a subsidized Deutschlandticket or EGYM Wellpass membership.
• Modern Apple equipment, height-adjustable desks, onboarding support, and access to frontier AI models, MCP servers, and agentic tooling.
• Free snacks, subsidized office catering, and a weekly team lunch.
• Startup mentality within a financially stable environment, with a focus on growth, well-being, and work-life balance.

Hiring process

• Initial contact within 48 hours, followed by an HR interview.
• Complete a live technical assessment and a tech challenge.
• Attend a leadership conversation and an on-site meeting at the Munich office.