Software Engineer (all genders) in Berlin

TIER-Dott is the European champion of shared micro-mobility. Created through the merger of operators TIER and Dott in March 2024, the company decided to move forward under the name of Dott and integrated all vehicles into the Dott app. With the mission to change mobility for good, the team is led by CEO Henri Moissinac and President Maxim Romain. TIER-Dott facilitates sustainable travel, reduces congestion and pollution in cities, and decreases reliance on cars. With more than 250,000 shared vehicles in more than 400 cities across 21 countries in Europe and the Middle East, the 10 million users have generated over 400 million rides so far. For more information, visit www.ridedott.com

Permanent employee, full-time, hybrid-work model

GET AN IMPRESSION OF THE TEAM

As a Backend Engineer in the Fleet team, you build and maintain services that ensure seamless connectivity between our vehicles and the backend system. This enables reliable data flow and efficient vehicle management.

The team plays a key role in scaling our connected fleet and integrating new IoT devices. We collaborate closely with vehicle manufacturers, connectivity providers, and internal teams to deliver reliable and aligned technical solutions.

THE ROLE AND YOUR IMPACT

• Develop our Dott’s Typescript/Node.js backend applications in close collaboration with your team of Software Engineers, Engineering Manager and Product Manager, participating in all aspects of the software development lifecycle.
• Ensure stability and scalability of our services by a consistent application of clean architecture and industry best practices.
• Deploy and monitor the health of your applications in production, debugging and mitigating issues as they arise, communicating with stakeholders to align priorities, escalate impediments and inform them of progress.
• Identify technical opportunities that improve vehicle connectivity and system performance, contributing to the Fleet team’s operational excellence.
• Help in onboarding new connectivity partners and troubleshooting technical issues that may arise during integration.

YOU’LL FIT GREAT WITH THESE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Passion for technology and software engineering, with a continuous improvement mindset.
• A user-centered approach, with the ability to understand real user problems and build effective, scalable solutions.
• Critical thinking, with a focus on observability, self-reflection, team performance, and data-informed decision-making.
• Effectiveness as independent contributor, with fluency in TypeScript/Node.js, and familiarity with best practices, architecture guidelines, and quality standards.
• 2-4 years of experience building distributed backend applications.
• Fluent in English

Bonus Points:

• Interest in or experience with IoT applications, especially those related to vehicle connectivity
• Experience with MVNO/MNO providers and their role in IoT data connectivity
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or Amazon Web Services (AWS), Kubernetes
• Experience with event-streaming technologies (e.g. Kafka or GCP Pub/Sub)
• Experience with observability tooling (Grafana, Prometheus)
• Experience in rapid growth or large scale environments

THIS MAY INSPIRE YOU*

• 💻 Our one time home office bonus upon your start to create your ideal home office set up
• 📚 Our annual learning & development budget
• 🛴 Our rides program with availability to opt in and opt out to ride our e-scooters & e-bikes
• ☀️ Our partnership for mental health at work, with free 1on1 video counselling, self-guided development and more
• 🚀 Our company onboarding
• 🌴 Our sabbatical program
• ⏳ Our flexible hours and 1 months remote working option
• 🏳️‍🌈 Our diversity and inclusivity initiatives and programs
• 🎉 Our public holiday swap, with which you can switch two public holidays to another day
• 🌍 Our voluntary day off for charity work
• 🍽️ Our lunch support on Tuesdays in the office
• 🏋️‍♀️ Our subsidised membership for Urban Sports Club
• 💸 Our corporate benefits platform with discounts for various companies

* benefits may vary depending on country and position

We actively encourage a diverse and inclusive environment that fosters each employee’s individuality at Dott. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for your application, regardless to your nationality, ethnic or national origin, skin color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity. Come as you are and join our ride! 

In case you are living with disabilities, chronic illness or neurodiversity please inform us, so we can ensure a smooth application process.

If we could spark your interest and you want to change mobility for good with us, apply now and let us know why you’re the one for the job! We encourage everyone to apply and grow with us. Even if you may not tick all the boxes of the requirements, we are happy to hear about the value you can add to the team. We are all learners!

We are looking forward to your application!

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