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What we do

We’re an operational optimisation partner: we build the software that runs and optimises our customers’ operations. Sometimes that starts with an MVP to test a market. More often it’s the next version of a product that has already proven itself: the v2, the v3, the module that takes the software deeper into the customer’s operations, where the real value sits. A growing share of that work is in logistics, building operational software with companies who move real goods in the real world.

Our buyers are product owners and founders who know their business cold and bring us in for the part where their expertise ends and ours begins. We take on a problem when something about it sparks real interest in one of us, whether that’s the technology, the people, or the business model. That mutual interest is the ingredient that makes a killer product.

And we let the evidence do the promising: we show you, with working software and numbers from projects like yours, which outcomes are possible.

A few of our products

  • MP Logistics
  • Ruheforst
  • SIP
  • Atrium – a React-based SaaS solution for art schools in Germany
  • Puma Catch up – a React Native app for internal Puma employees
  • Easteams – a React app for European cross-border police to reduce illegal human trafficking
  • Bücherbüchse – a React Native app for avid book readers in Germany


Others are under NDA or still in stealth mode.

How we work

Remote-first, in sprints, with daily standups to surface blockers. As much as possible we run on a memo/documentation culture, so decisions and processes get written down and shared. Everybody has access to relevant information at any time and everything important survives outside individual heads.

We structure the team on a product basis: you generally work on one product and obsess over making its users love us. Everyone building here is a product engineer. Frontend, backend, infrastructure, whatever the product needs, you optimise for the user’s experience of it.

AI is your tool, the output is yours

We use AI heavily and expect you to. It’s how 12 people outbuild teams triple our size. The flip side is simple: you’re responsible for your output. AI is your tool, so its output is your output. Polish everything to the standard you’d sign your name under, because you are signing your name under it. People who wield the machine with judgment become worth several people here.

Solve it yourself first

One principle to know before you apply: try to solve challenges yourself before going to others. Don’t get me wrong, each of us is happy to help you. But strain your creative muscle first; the thrill of cracking a problem after three failed approaches is the whole reason to be here. If you’re looking to be challenged every day, this is the right place. If you’re looking for a 9-to-5, it isn’t.

Learning and growth

If you’re interested in growth and raising your current level through complex problem solving, you’ve reached the right place. Our problems fall into 3 parts: solving something that hasn’t been done before, doing it with a tremendous cost advantage, or solving for scale on something that has. If this is what excites you most, you’re at the right place.

We’ve seen plenty of companies that talk about respecting their people and are toxic to work at. Our company is not for everyone, but for everyone who fits our values, we make sure it’s exciting, enjoyable and challenging.

People over processes: we build processes to serve the people using them, and when a process stops making sense, whoever notices it is obligated to bring it up.

Our team is built on mutual trust. Tell your team you need help during a tough spot and watch them support you, just be there to do the same. We’re here to make sure each of us succeeds in the goals we define for ourselves.

We treat each other as adults: we’ve removed the checks and policies that exist to make HR feel safer, because we believe each of us acts in the company’s best interest. With great power comes great responsibility.

Perks

  • Open time off. Take the break you need; we don’t keep track. Sick? Focus on getting better, and skip finding us a doctor’s note. The counterweight: you plan your week off around the deployment, and your team around your absence. Adults, remember.
  • Offsites, compulsory. Goa, Hosur, Munnar so far; suggest the next one. Remote-first works because trust is rebuilt in person, so everyone is free for at least two a year. We schedule far ahead.
  • Remote-first. Work from where you want. We left the office behind, and with it the barriers of those 4 walls.
  • Compensation based on output. Delivering value is what matters; your growth and performance set the upper limit.
  • Flat hierarchies. This is your company. Something isn’t working right? Go to your boss, or your boss’s boss, and get it working right.
  • Germany option. Work onsite in Germany for a few weeks or months. Full relocation is real here: we relocated Raj, and we’ll do it again. Slots and performance decide.

Who you'd work with

We’re 12 people, remote-first across Germany and India, and we grow revenue faster than headcount, by design. Talent density matters to us: we’d rather work with 4 very smart, highly motivated people than 10 where only 3 are actually solving the problem.

Learn more about our team here

How we hire

We have a simple but important hiring philosophy that we use across all positions. Our Principles describe what we look for in people. Depending on the role and level of seniority we interpret the values differently, but at their heart they stay the same. Beyond that, 4 fundamental ideas guide our hiring:

  • Responsible and committed to our vision, team, culture and your personal growth. Each of us is here because we really believe in the value we’re creating, for our customers, our team, ourselves, and feel ownership. Because we’re a small team, we look for a reason beyond the financial that drives you to excel here. That spirit is what fuels us to learn more and really go the extra mile.
  • Each person is here for a strong skill they bring to the table. It could be your problem solving, your critical thinking or your financial wizardry. The key point: you have the potential to become best in class in your field, or already are. Some roles require a jack of all trades; king of one is still important to us. In 2026 that includes how you multiply your skill with AI: the machine is part of every strong player’s toolkit here, and the judgment you apply to it is part of the skill.
  • Small is beautiful: talent density matters. We prefer small teams where each person feels ownership, responsibility and the urge to make the product the best version of what it can be.
  • Hire for growth. You don’t have all the answers, and neither do we. Through hard work, grit and determination we find them together. You’re here to keep learning and improving the company and yourself, because nothing is perfect.

You’ll notice money is missing from these four. We pay competitively precisely so money stays off everyone’s mind. Everyone is at a different stage of life, and we’re not here to judge why that may be the case. If money is your driving factor, though, this is the wrong place for you.