Founding Engineer - Product & Process

About the Company

Limetax is building the operating system for the €20B German tax advisory industry. We acquire established tax firms and transform them into high-performing, technology-enabled businesses by combining proprietary software, streamlined operations, and a strong group infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Analyze workflows across accounting, payroll, reporting, and client communication
• Identify bottlenecks, handovers, failure modes, and unnecessary manual work
• Rapidly design and build MEPs / MVPs to automate and validate workflows
• Implement workflow systems using n8n, Temporal, or custom backend services
• Collaborate closely with tax advisors and engineers in tight feedback loops
• Own the transition from prototype to hardened production workflow
• Work directly with the CTO and COO on process identification, building, and shipping
• Decide deliberately when UI matters and when it is an implementation detail

Requirements

• Ability to think in processes, states, and failure modes
• Experience building workflow-heavy or automation-driven systems
• Product-minded approach with deep technical skills
• Experience prototyping fast and hardening production systems
• Proficiency in a TypeScript-first stack
• Ability to work in-office in Berlin