Founded in 2020, Kaiko Systems is a tech company driving digital innovation in the global maritime industry. Our mission is to make shipping safer, smarter, and more collaborative by transforming manual processes into actionable intelligence.
With our products, ship crews can collect reliable vessel data on the job, while our AI-powered analysis generates actionable insights for technical teams onshore. These insights help predict incidents, reduce downtime, and enhance safety and efficiency, empowering shipping companies to operate at their best.
At Kaiko Systems, we’re not just building technology — we’re delivering solutions that make a real difference in people’s work lives and their professional environment. Join us as we navigate the future of maritime together.
Your missionWe are looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our journey at Kaiko Systems in Berlin, London or Brasil. If you're passionate about clean code, smart architecture, and product impact—you'll feel right at home.
What you’ll do:
- Deliver End-to-End Value: Think beyond the story — own features from idea to delivery. Collaborate closely with Product Managers from the start, challenge and enrich their thinking, and take full responsibility for testing, code reviews, and deployment. Ensure that what we ship is reliable, impactful, and maintainable.
- Code with Purpose: Write and maintain Python code using Django, Celery, and PostgreSQL — always optimizing for performance, readability, and scalability.
- Design Thoughtfully: Develop mid-sized project architectures that are scalable, maintainable, and secure.
- Build Reliable Systems: Develop robust, testable code and implement automated testing strategies to ensure maintainability and high code quality.
- Own the Infra: Support and improve our DevOps stack with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code practices.
- Secure by Design: Implement secure development practices and proactively contribute to security reviews and threat mitigation.
- Collaborate in Agile Flow: Contribute as a core member of cross-functional agile teams, engaging fully in sprints, sharing feedback, and helping improve team workflows.
- Mentor & Grow: Share your experience by mentoring other engineers and leading by example.
Our current tech stack:
- Python
- Django
- Celery
- PostgreSQL
- HTMX
- Tailwind
Your skillset to navigate success:
- You have 5+ years of experience building complex applications in a full-stack environment.
- You’ve experienced product and company growth and know how to navigate the challenges that come with it.
- You strike the right balance between agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban) and just getting things done — knowing when structure helps and when speed matters most.
- You've shipped large-scale products while keeping simplicity, maintainability, and performance in mind.
- You make technical decisions based on pragmatism, not hype — always choosing the right tool for the job.
- Ideally, you’ve had exposure to ReScript or are curious about ML-style languages like OCaml, ReasonML, or Gleam.
- You take projects from idea to delivery, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
- You’re self-driven but also a great team player who collaborates openly and supports others.
- Join a highly ambitious and diverse team with a collaborative working environment at a very exciting time in the company’s development, as we scale on the back of significant product market fit
- Be at the forefront of digitalization in a critical global industry
- Great office in the heart of Berlin as well as flexible / remote options
- Flexible and hybrid work environment that values work-life balance
- Generous vacation policy on top of bank holidays
At Kaiko Systems, we believe that innovation thrives when diverse perspectives come together. As a forward-thinking maritime tech startup, we are committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels empowered to contribute their unique talents and experiences. We value every individual’s cultural background, gender identity, age, ability, or any other characteristic that makes you who you are. By embracing these differences, we create an environment where collaboration flourishes and ideas grow. If you share our passion for revolutionizing the maritime sector through technology, we’d love to hear from you. Let’s chart new waters together.
About usWe’re a growing company, expanding both our business and our team. To ensure everyone feels safe, can perform at their best, and to keep the company successful in uncharted waters, we’ve aligned on a set of values that guide us:
- Be the G.O.A.T — We take initiative and own the outcome, hold ourselves and others accountable, execute with excellence, and we are curious to learn
- Promote Joy, Respect & Sincerity — We enjoy our time together, leave our ego at the door, treat others with respect and seek truth together
- Have the Customer at Heart — We stay focused, strive for simplicity, use data to lead discussions and make decisions collaboratively
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What We Do
The founding partner for maritime startups.
The global maritime industry is at the cusp of a digital transformation that will fundamentally reshape the sector in the coming decade. At Flagship Founders we strongly believe that innovation lies at the confluence of deep sector insights, entrepreneurial thinking and information technology. We partner with ambitious founding teams to build agile and scalable solutions for the global maritime market. With an experienced team of seasoned entrepreneurs, investors and shipping experts, we provide our ventures with the support that makes all the difference.
