👾 Work with us, not for us.
We are recruiting Senior Engineers and Product Designers who are ready to build companies, not just features. You are a veteran of your craft with a proven track record of shipping complex software.
To maintain our culture of high-bandwidth collaboration, we work on-site in our Hamburg office. For our engineering roles, we require the theoretical depth of a University Master's degree.
Open Positions
Fullstack Engineer
We're looking for a senior fullstack engineer who can own products end-to-end. You'll work directly with founders and users, shipping features from database to UI without handoffs.
What you'll do:
- • Build and ship SaaS products for SMBs
- • Own features from conception to production
- • Work directly with users and customers
- • Make architectural decisions
- • Mentor and pair with other engineers
What we're looking for:
- • Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
- • 5+ years shipping production software
- • Deep experience with Ruby on Rails
- • Strong frontend skills (React, Tailwind)
- • Located in or willing to relocate to Hamburg
Product Designer
We're seeking a product designer who thinks in systems and ships in code. You'll work alongside engineers to craft beautiful, functional products for real businesses.
What you'll do:
- • Design end-to-end product experiences
- • Build and maintain design systems
- • Work directly with engineers in code
- • Talk to users and iterate rapidly
- • Shape product strategy and direction
What we're looking for:
- • 5+ years designing digital products
- • Portfolio showing shipped B2B software
- • Strong understanding of HTML/CSS
- • Experience with design systems
- • Located in or willing to relocate to Hamburg
Why Portlabs?
Ship Real Products
Build and launch actual businesses, not just features. See your work generate revenue and impact real users.
Small Elite Team
Work with senior engineers and designers only. No juniors, no bureaucracy, no meetings that could be emails.
Equity & Upside
Competitive salary plus meaningful equity in the ventures you build. You're a co-creator, not a contractor.
Don't see your role?
We're always open to meeting exceptional people. If you think you'd be a great fit, reach out.
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