ToucanTix | Lead Engineer | Berlin/REMOTE (EU) | Rails
Salary: €60k-€90k
About Us:
We're the ticketing platform behind major theme parks, zoos, and experience villages across Germany and the USA. We are a spin-off from COMBASE AG, focusing on the leisure and culture industries.
The Situation:
We are a 2-engineer team building on COMBASE's platform. We handle online ticketing, visitor management, and capacity control. Our CSO recently joined from a major competitor and is closing enterprise deals. We're staying lean and using AI tools to compete with larger competitors.
Technical Challenges:
- Multi-tenant booking with venue-specific business logic (pricing rules, capacity, timed entry)
- Real-time capacity management across access zones
- Integration with the COMBASE platform
- Making AI-augmented development work in production
About the Role
Lead engineer working with the founder. You will own features end-to-end, make architecture decisions, and work full-stack, with a backend-heavy focus.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience shipping production code
- Excitement about small teams leveraging AI
- Preference for ownership over structure
- Experience with Rails or a quick ability to learn it
Stack: Rails, Svelte, PostgreSQL, GraphQL, GCP
Perks
- Remote work (with occasional meetups in Berlin)
- MacBook and home office setup
- Free admission to attractions
- Stable backing (COMBASE: 80+ people, 3 decades of experience)
Apply
Send your application to jobs@toucantix.com
Please include:
- CV/LinkedIn profile
- A technical challenge you're proud of
- Why this role interests you
- Your favorite attraction
Subject: Lead Engineer Application
Learn more: https://www.toucantix.com/careers/lead-engineer