Team Lead Tech (m/f/d)

Introduction: We're hiring an Engineering Team Lead / Tech Lead (m/f/d) in Munich (hybrid, 3 days on-site / 2 days remote) to own the architecture of Peter Park's event-driven, cloud-native SaaS platform — a product used by millions of drivers across Europe. You are the highest technical authority in your squad: a hands-on architect who sets and defends the technical direction while staying close enough to the codebase to maintain deep credibility. Whether you're coming from a Senior/Staff Engineer track or an Engineering Manager background, we care about impact — not titles. Your Objectives & Role: - Orchestrate Architecture: Lead architectural discussions and guide your squad through complex trade-offs. Own the scalability, reliability, and cost-efficiency of our distributed, event-driven infrastructure on AWS. - Lead by Example: Contribute production-grade code, tackle core features, and run peer code reviews (MRs) that elevate the engineering standard. - Develop Engineers: Mentor and grow software engineers through continuous feedback, psychological safety, and clear career progression. Shield your team from operational noise so they can do their best work. - Bridge Strategy & Execution: Translate business goals into actionable technical objectives. Partner closely with Product Managers to balance feature delivery with technical debt reduction. - Drive Ownership: Foster an entrepreneurial mindset. Help engineers understand the "why" behind architectural decisions and keep customer impact front of mind. What You Bring: - Hands-On Leadership: You're an established Engineering Manager, Staff Engineer, or Senior Engineer ready to own a team. Disciplinary management experience is a plus, not a requirement. - Distributed Systems Experience: You've designed, scaled, and owned distributed, event-driven systems in a SaaS or IoT environment. You confidently defend trade-offs around consistency, throughput, and cost. - Technical Depth: Fluency in Node.js / TypeScript (our primary backend stack) or our IoT stack (C++, Python). You understand AWS cloud architectures well enough to review a senior engineer's work and push it further. - Agile Fluency: Proficiency with tools like Linear or Jira. You use data to drive team velocity and release frequency. - People-First Mindset: High emotional intelligence, proactive communication, and the ability to motivate a diverse team with kindness and clarity. - Stakeholder Communication: Comfortable navigating from engineer-level technical detail to C-level strategic conversations. - Language: Excellent English (C1+) is mandatory. German is a strong plus. Our Tech Stack: - Backend: Event-driven microservices — Node.js, NestJS, TypeScript, BullMQ, Prisma - Frontend: Vue.js in a monorepo (Turbo, pnpm, Storybook) - IoT: Embedded & edge solutions in C++ and Python - Cloud & Databases: AWS (Lambda, EKS, RDS, DynamoDB, S3), Terraform - Orchestration & CI/CD: Kubernetes (EKS) with KEDA & Karpenter, GitLab CI/CD - Serverless: AWS Lambda, Serverless Framework Work Set-up: - Munich, Bavaria — hybrid (3 on-site / 2 remote) - 40h / week, flexible hours - Permanent contract - Team: 3-6 people What We Offer: - Impact: Your architecture decisions directly shape a product used by millions of drivers and major parking facility operators across Europe. - Career: Choose your track — technical expert path or engineering management path. We invest in your growth as a leader. - Tooling: Access to all major frontier AI models, MCP servers, and agentic tooling. MacBook M4 Pro (48GB RAM) + 37" curved screen from day one. - Perks: Company pension plan, JobRad bike leasing, subsidized Deutschlandticket or EGYM Wellpass, corporate benefits. - Well-Being: Free snacks, subsidized office catering, weekly team lunch. - Stability: Start-up culture with the financial security of an established, growing company. - Location: Our modern office in Munich, a vibrant city in the heart of Bavaria. Our Hiring Process: - We respond within 48 hours - HR Interview – experience & expectations - Live Assessment – practical problem-solving - Tech Challenge – system design, cloud scalability, trade-off discussion - Leadership Conversation – with a member of our technical leadership - On-Site Meeting – meet the team in Munich About Peter Park: Peter Park helps its customers manage and digitize parking spaces simply and efficiently. We replace barriers, paper tickets, and parking discs with barrier-free parking and mobile payment options. Peter Park revolutionizes the daily parking experience through new digital technologies, making life easier for every driver. We build a cloud-native SaaS platform that serves millions of drivers and B2B partners — combining IoT hardware, mobile payments, and real-time infrastructure at scale. We're financially stable, growing fast, and serious about engineering excellence. Ready to build the future of urban mobility with us? Apply now — we'll be in touch within 48 hours.