Technology Environment

• Backend: Python (service-oriented APIs)
• Databases: PostgreSQL (primary), Redis (caching and lightweight messaging/queues)
• Frontend: Modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React, Vue, or similar)
• Infrastructure: Scaleway (compute, networking, storage), containerized deployments
• CI/CD: Automated build, test, and deployment pipelines

Architectural Direction (Pragmatic, Loosely Coupled Services)

We aim for a pragmatic microservice architecture: services are introduced where they provide clear benefits (team autonomy, isolation of change, scaling hotspots), while avoiding unnecessary complexity.

You will help shape and implement this direction by:

• Defining service boundaries around business capabilities (domain-driven where useful).
• Establishing stable API contracts (REST/JSON or similar), versioning, and backward compatibility.
• Designing data ownership patterns (service-owned schemas, clear integration boundaries).
• Implementing asynchronous integration where appropriate (Redis-backed queues/events, idempotency, retries).
• Standardizing cross-cutting concerns (auth, observability, configuration, secrets) without heavy bureaucracy.
• Setting a path for migration from a simpler initial structure (modular monolith) to services where justified.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting Line

Reports to: Founder/CEO (technical background)

Works closely with Product/Marketing/Sales and other stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong backend development experience in Python.
• Experience designing and operating service-oriented systems (microservices or modular monoliths).
• Solid knowledge of PostgreSQL (schema design, indexing, performance tuning).
• Experience using Redis (caching and/or messaging/queues).
• Experience operating services in a cloud environment (preferably Scaleway or comparable providers).
• Experience leading or mentoring engineers in small teams.
• Strong understanding of API design, distributed system fundamentals, and production operations.
• Demonstrated ownership of production systems (including incident handling and post-incident improvements).

Bonus Qualifications and Certifications

The following are considered advantageous but not required.

What Success Looks Like (First 3 to 6 Months)

• A clear, documented service architecture with stable interfaces and ownership boundaries.
• Stable and observable production systems on Scaleway (monitoring, logs, actionable alerts).
• Predictable feature delivery across one or more services.
• Controlled database evolution and migration discipline (with service ownership clarity).
• Improved developer onboarding and CI/CD reliability.
• Security fundamentals demonstrably in place (access control, secrets, scanning, patching).

What is Trusted Carrier?

Trusted Carrier is the neutral, digital compliance infrastructure for European transport logistics. We create a shared data foundation for all actors in the supply chain – from principals to forwarders to carriers and their drivers.

Our goal: perform verifications once and have them recognized everywhere. This creates transparency, legal certainty, and efficiency in complex transport chains.

The Problem

The transport industry faces a structural problem: growing regulatory requirements meet fragmented processes and lack of standardization. Principals are increasingly liable for their entire transport chain – including subcontractors they did not choose themselves.

• Multi-tier transport chains make tracking compliance status nearly impossible.
• Documents are scattered, and validity checks are performed manually.
• There is no central overview of the compliance status of all partners.
• Verification processes consume significant time and resources.
• Expired licenses and certificates create operational and legal risks.

Our Approach

Trusted Carrier provides a shared compliance infrastructure for all actors in the transport chain. Verifications are performed once and can be retrieved by authorized partners.

• Central overview of the compliance status of all partners in real time.
• Automated verification of regulatory requirements according to European standards.
• Verification of companies and drivers through certified processes.
• Structured capture, validation, and archiving of all relevant certificates.
• Proactive notifications about changes or expiring documents.

Equal Opportunity

Trusted Carrier is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from candidates of all genders, backgrounds, and identities. We are committed to building a diverse team and creating an inclusive working environment.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to gender, gender identity or expression, disability, age, ethnic or social background, religion, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.

We encourage applications from people with disabilities and are happy to provide reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process.