fleetster is a SaaS company located in Munich that provides smart solutions for global fleets and car-sharers to make customers’ daily fleet life as easy as possible. Our product core is the sophisticated software platform with over 100,000 users in 9 languages and in over 28 countries. Our company backbone are smart people who strive to redefine the future of mobility and build a better future.
In our ongoing effort to grow while ensuring quality, we are searching for a VP Engineering (m/f/x) in Munich. Join us at fleetster and embark on this innovative journey!
Your responsibilities:
As VP Engineering will lead the modernization of a live, revenue-backed SaaS platform in a bootstrapped, cash-flow-positive, non-bureaucratic environment and own predictable delivery end-to-end.
- Lead, coach, and grow Engineering & QA; hire and develop top talent
- Own delivery reliability: capacity planning, realistic estimates, sprint commitments, and trade-offs
- Be the single point of contact for the CEO on effort and risk; provide quick ballpark estimates
- Partner with Product to sequence the roadmap and align scope, timelines, and resources
- Drive architecture modernization while keeping the platform stable; balance features vs. tech debt & documentation
- Strengthen QA with automation, quality gates, and disciplined releases
- Oversee CI/CD, monitoring, on-call, and cloud cost efficiency; introduce pragmatic AI tooling
Your profile:
- 7+ years in software engineering, incl. 3+ years leading teams in a B2B SaaS scale-up
- Hands-on with our stack and loves to dive into code
- Proven delivery record: reliable estimates and on-time execution in fast-moving environments
- Strong architecture & systems design; confident making sound trade-offs
- Experience building/maturing QA, CI/CD, and release processes
- Security-aware; ideally familiar with ISO-style controls and secure development practices
- Excellent communicator and coach; fluent in English (German a plus)
Our (backend) tech stack
Our (frontend) tech stack
- NodeJS
- Express (moving to NestJS)
- TypeScript (some JavaScript left)
- MongoDB
- AWS (quite some bits and pieces)
- React / Redux (well, most of it)
- Typescript / JavaScript
- Cypress / Jest
- Blueprint (UI Library)
Our offer:
- Many options for individual growth
- International team / all communication in English
- Inclusive environment
- Annual training budget for personal development (Lotaro)
- Free access to courses for German language training (Udemy)
- Wellpass or Deutschlandticket (after probation period)
- Furnished company apartments close to the office
Please only consider an application if you live or want to live in (the vicinity of) Munich. This leadership role is on-site. We believe a strong in-person connection with the team is vital for success. We look forward to receiving your application!
