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Lead product engineering for a B2B SaaS platform optimizing supermarket workflows

As a Lead Product Engineer or Engineering Manager at AREO, you will build and scale a cutting-edge B2B SaaS platform that optimizes workflows for supermarket employees by providing real-time access to inventory, product information, and customer inquiries. You will work with a lean, experienced team to serve large supermarket chains in Germany and across the EU, contributing to a rapidly growing startup that just closed a major retail contract...

Why This Role?

Sizeable equity in a rapidly growing company with flat hierarchies and no-ego work environment

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead product engineering initiatives: [
  • Lead product engineering efforts for a Ruby on Rails-based B2B SaaS platform serving EU supermarket chains
  • Collaborate with CTO and team to develop features using StimulusJS, Hotwire, Turbo, and AlpineJS
  • Manage backend development including Postgres, Docker, DigitalOcean, OpenAPI, and LLM integrations
  • Ensure platform reliability and performance for real-time inventory and customer inquiry access
  • Mentor backend developers and contribute to technical decisions in a flat hierarchy

Requirements

  • Professional knowledge of German
  • Minimum 8 years of experience, preferably in startups
  • Expertise in Ruby on Rails (8.x)
  • Experience with StimulusJS, Hotwire, Turbo, or AlpineJS
  • Familiarity with Postgres, Docker, DigitalOcean, OpenAPI, or LLMs
  • Ability to work fully remote within Europe

Required Skills

ruby-on-railsstimulusjspostgresproduct-managementleadershipRuby on RailsHotwireTurboAlpineJS

Indonesia Context

Working Hours Overlap:
Flexible — work your own hours
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Keywords

B2B SaaSsupermarket retailRuby on Railsremote EUproduct engineeringengineering management
View Original Description from HN Who is Hiring

Original description from HN Who is Hiring

AREO | Remote (EU) | Full-Time | Equity | Roles: [Engineering Manager (Ruby on Rails), Lead Product Engineer (Ruby on Rails)] My name is Marius and I am the CTO at AREO ( https://goareo.com/ ). AREO, founded in January 2023 by a team with 20+ years of combined experience in retail and startups, is a young startup specializing in developing innovative solutions for supermarkets and grocery retail stores. Our cutting-edge B2B SaaS platform optimizes workflows for employees by providing real-time access to inventory, product information, and customer inquiries. We serve large supermarket chains in Germany and across the EU. We already hired two backend developers through "HN - Who is hiring" and are now seeking a Lead Product Engineer / Engineering Manager with a minimum of 8 years of experience (preferably in startups), as we just closed another large contract with a major retail chain and are growing quickly. For both the Product Engineer and the Engineering Manager role professional knowledge of German is required. If you're passionate about building innovative retail products from scratch, these roles are for you. Backend Stack: Ruby / Rails (8.x), StimulusJS / Hotwire / Turbo, AlpineJS, Postgres, Docker, DigitalOcean, OpenAPI, LLMs Perks: Fully remote roles (Europe), work where you are most productive, sizeable equity in a rapidly growing company, flat hierarchies, no-ego work environment, work in a lean but highly experienced team Apply here: marius[at]goareo.com and mention “HN - Who is hiring?” and the role you are applying for in the subject.

Salary Context

Similar Engineering roles on LokerDollar pay around $170k/yr (range $11.194k–999.999k/yr, n=492 active listings).

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Company
AREO
Source
HN Who is Hiring
Job Type
contract
Location
Remote · Open worldwide
Category
Seniority
lead
Posted
Jul 1, 2026

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