Founding Software Engineer (Backend)

We’re building the future of fleet management with AI — and we’re still early.

Flottando is growing fast, and we’re looking for a Founding Software Engineer ready to take real ownership and build the backbone of our new AI products alongside the CTO and Head of Product.

This isn’t a “just implement tickets” job. It’s a chance to join at the inflection point, shape architecture and culture, and leave your fingerprints on a product used by real businesses across Europe.

If you’ve helped a startup scale before, know how to move fast without breaking things, and love to build end-to-end systems with impact — this might be the one.

What You’ll Do

• Build, scale, and maintain the core backend powering Flottando’s fleet management platform
• Work directly with the CTO to define architecture, priorities, and roadmap
• Take ownership from idea to production — design, implement, test, deploy, measure, repeat
• Collaborate tightly with product and design to deliver features that actually solve user problems
• Help shape our engineering culture, development practices, and tooling choices as we grow

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer — ideally in fast-moving startups
• Strong backend development skills (Python preferred — FastAPI experience is a plus)
• Comfortable across the stack: we use FastAPI, React, PostgreSQL, and AWS (serverless)
• You’ve shipped real products, not just internal tools — and you know what “ownership” really means
• You value performance, scalability, and clean architecture as much as getting things done
• You’re a clear communicator who thrives in async, remote-first environments

What We Offer

• Competitive salary + meaningful stock options — you’ll own a piece of what you’re building
• Fully remote role — work from anywhere in Italy
• Real impact — every line of code touches real customers
• High autonomy — no corporate layers, no PM overhead; engineers here drive the product
• Startup pace — you’ll learn and grow faster than anywhere else
• Team meetups twice a year (we fly everyone in — on us)

Who You Are

You’ve seen how startups work — the chaos, the speed, the grind, the reward — and you want more of it.

You don’t wait for instructions. You connect dots, move fast, and care deeply about what you build.

You want to be part of a small, elite team where your work actually matters.

Our Hiring Process

1. Introduce yourself to us with a loom video (https://www.loom.com/)
2. Intro chat (30 min) with the CEO
3. Technical interview (90 min) with our CTO

We move fast — usually from first chat to offer within 2 weeks.

Ready to build the foundation of something big?

• Apply now — and let’s make fleet management finally work for modern businesses.