Founding Engineer

About the Role

This is a founding engineering position at an early-stage healthtech startup building a practice management platform for veterinary clinics. You will work directly with the technical co-founder to shape the product and architecture from day one, with real ownership over features that reach customers immediately.

What You'll Do

Build full-stack features across a TypeScript/Express backend, React frontend, and PostgreSQL database. Translate user feedback directly into code and ship to real veterinary practices. Own entire feature areas end-to-end, from conception through production. Make early architectural decisions with genuine influence over the tech stack. Integrate with practice management systems and third-party services. Balance user needs with technical feasibility, thinking like a product manager while shipping like an engineer.

What We're Looking For

2 to 6 years of professional software engineering experience building and shipping web applications. Strong proficiency with TypeScript, Express, and React for full-stack development. Solid PostgreSQL skills, including database design and SQL.

Experience making architectural decisions for scalable systems. Background in a startup environment or demonstrated history of shipping software with real users. A product-first mindset: you ask why before building, connecting engineering decisions to user needs.

Comfort with ambiguity, rapid pivots, and direct communication. A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent demonstrated competency through shipped work. Experience with B2B SaaS development or vertical software is a plus.

Familiarity with AI tools to improve development workflow and productivity is a plus. Compensation & Benefits Salary range: 65,000 to 85,000 EUR annually . Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Location Hybrid or on-site in Berlin, Germany . Candidates must be able and willing to work from Berlin.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is a founding engineering position at an early-stage healthtech startup building a practice management platform for veterinary clinics. You will work directly with the technical co-founder to shape the product and architecture from day one, with real ownership over features that reach customers immediately.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Build full-stack features across a TypeScript/Express backend, React frontend, and PostgreSQL database.
• Translate user feedback directly into code and ship to real veterinary practices.
• Own entire feature areas end-to-end, from conception through production.
• Make early architectural decisions with genuine influence over the tech stack.
• Integrate with practice management systems and third-party services.
• Balance user needs with technical feasibility, thinking like a product manager while shipping like an engineer.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

- 2 to 6 years of professional software engineering experience building and shipping web applications.

• Strong proficiency with TypeScript, Express, and React for full-stack development.
• Solid PostgreSQL skills, including database design and SQL.
• Experience making architectural decisions for scalable systems.
• Background in a startup environment or demonstrated history of shipping software with real users.
• A product-first mindset: you ask why before building, connecting engineering decisions to user needs.
• Comfort with ambiguity, rapid pivots, and direct communication.
• A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent demonstrated competency through shipped work.
• Experience with B2B SaaS development or vertical software is a plus.
• Familiarity with AI tools to improve development workflow and productivity is a plus. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS Salary range: 65,000 to 85,000 EUR annually. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role. LOCATION Hybrid or on-site in Berlin, Germany. Candidates must be able and willing to work from Berlin.