Engineering Lead (Product)
Location:
Remote (EU compatible time zones) or on-site (Dublin)
Reports to:
CTO
About the Role
Transpoco is a €4M ARR fleet SaaS business on a path to €10M and beyond. The platform is mature and stable, serving customers with reliable telematics solutions. As the company scales, the engineering organisation is transitioning from a small, founder-led team to a more structured operation,creating an opportunity to introduce outcome-focused practices, establish engineering leadership, and build the systems and standards that will support the next phase of growth.
We're hiring an
Engineering Lead
who is both a
top-tier product engineer
and a
hands-on people leader
to:
* Raise the technical and delivery bar.
* Shift the team from "tickets and sprints" to
outcomes and impact
.
* Introduce
modern SaaS engineering practices
.
* Free up the CTO to focus on strategy, architecture, and M&A.
This is hands-on + leadership hybrid role: roughly
60% building, 40% leading
, evolving as the team scales.
What You'll Do
* Technical Leadership & Hands-on Building:
Design and ship complex features end-to-end. You'll lead by example in code, enforce clean patterns, and ensure tests add real leverage.
* People Leadership & Team Growth:
Be the day-to-day leader for the team. You'll run 1:1s, hire and onboard new talent, and raise performance standards by celebrating impact over activity.
* System Architecture & Platform Health:
Pragmatically evolve our legacy system into a modern platform. You'll manage technical debt, improve reliability, and embed security practices into everyday development.
* Delivery Excellence & Process:
Shift the team from "tickets and sprints" to
outcomes
. You'll move us to an engineering-owned quality model and improve developer experience to reduce friction.
* Product Strategy & AI:
Partner with Product and our leadership team to solve real user problems. You'll also define and execute a practical AI strategy to increase engineering velocity where relevant.
Who You Are
Must-have
* 5–8+ years
in software engineering, including time as a
Senior
in a modern B2B SaaS environment.
* Proven track record as a
technical lead or engineering manager
in a small-to-mid sized team (6–12 engineers), ideally in a remote or distributed setup.
* Strong
product mindset
: you think in terms of customer outcomes and business value.
* Excellent
systems thinking
: you can see how architecture, processes, incentives, and culture interact.
* Hands-on capability with modern web backend/frontend stacks, CI/CD, testing, and cloud infrastructure (e.g. AWS).
* Strong communication in English.
Nice to have
* Experience modernising a
legacy but business-critical
system.
* Exposure to or interest in
telematics, IoT, or data-heavy SaaS
.
* Experience introducing outcome-based planning frameworks.
* Hands-on experience using AI tooling in real production workflows.
Why Join Transpoco?
* Founder-like ownership:
You're the first dedicated engineering lead layer under the CTO.
* Shape an A-player team:
You'll hire, coach, and level up the team.
* Clear path to VP of Engineering:
Explicit track to own the whole function as we grow.
* Rebuild a mission-critical product:
Re-architect a system that tracks thousands of vehicles and millions of live data points.
* Turnaround challenge:
Perfect for someone who enjoys imposing clarity and raising the bar.
* Seat at the table:
Work directly with the CTO, CPO, and CEO.