Engineering Lead (Product)Location:Remote (EU compatible time zones) or on-site (Dublin)Reports to:CTOAbout the RoleTranspoco 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 anEngineering Leadwho is both atop-tier product engineerand ahands-on people leaderto: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: roughly60% building, 40% leading, evolving as the team scales.What You'll DoTechnical 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 AreMust-have5–8+ 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 haveExperience 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.