
traide AI specializes in simplifying global customs compliance through our pioneering Customs Compliance Intelligence Software (CCIS), designed to support companies of all industries and sizes. With AI-powered SaaS solutions, traideGO and traidePlatform, we help businesses streamline customs processes and stay compliant with ever-changing global regulations. Built for businesses of any size, our scalable platform grows with you, integrating seamlessly to ensure quick implementation and reliable compliance. Supported by a vast database of customs rules, we keep companies up-to-date with global regulations, ensuring they can navigate complex customs landscapes with ease. Trusted by over 100 customers, traide AI reduces manual workload, minimizes errors and delivers real-time insights, enabling smarter decisions and collaboration across departments.

traide AI specializes in simplifying global customs compliance through our pioneering Customs Compliance Intelligence Software (CCIS), designed to support companies of all industries and sizes. With AI-powered SaaS solutions, traideGO and traidePlatform, we help businesses streamline customs processes and stay compliant with ever-changing global regulations. Built for businesses of any size, our scalable platform grows with you, integrating seamlessly to ensure quick implementation and reliable compliance. Supported by a vast database of customs rules, we keep companies up-to-date with global regulations, ensuring they can navigate complex customs landscapes with ease. Trusted by over 100 customers, traide AI reduces manual workload, minimizes errors and delivers real-time insights, enabling smarter decisions and collaboration across departments.
Headquarters & founding: Berlin; founded 2021
Product: AI-driven customs tariff classification and compliance platform (traideGo, traideCompliance/Platform)
Integrations: API, Excel upload, SAP
Team size: ~20 employees
Funding: Seven-figure Seed (Aug 29, 2023); lead investor HTGF
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Customs tariff classification, customs compliance, and product master data processing for cross-border trade.
2021
B2B SaaS; customs compliance / trade tech
seven-figure
Participation from Smart Infrastructure Ventures, Prequel Ventures and multiple angel investors; six investors reported
“Led by a prominent European seed investor (HTGF) with participation from VCs and angel investors”
At traide AI, we believe customs specialists deserve smarter, faster workflows - and we know the future of global trade depends on it. As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in turning cutting-edge AI research into intuitive web experiences that transform how teams work.
You’ll join a tight-knit, VC-backed B2B startup - calm but ambitious - where your ideas shape both product and culture. Partner with designers, AI engineers, and product leads to architect and build features end-to-end, using TypeScript, React, and our GraphQL API. You’ll tackle complex UI challenges, optimize for performance, and define standards that keep our codebase healthy at scale.
If you’re driven by real customer impact, love sharing knowledge, and thrive in a fast-moving environment that values clear thinking over hype, let’s talk.
Tasks
Product Development
Own the end-to-end delivery of new features and improvements in our web application, shaping everything from technical design to production release.
Write both client side and server side TypeScript code within our well established codebases
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Work alongside designers to shape user flows, evaluate feasibility, and improve interfaces and user experience.
Partner with AI engineers to bring cutting-edge research and prototypes into production-ready features.
Contribute your perspective to product discussions, helping set direction with both technical and user impact in mind.
Code Quality and Technical Excellence
Continuously optimize the application for speed, responsiveness, and maintainability where needed.
Set and uphold high standards for code quality, architecture, and best practices within the team.
Proactively identify and solve technical challenges before they become blockers.
Design and maintain robust automated tests to ensure reliability and quality at scale.
Select and configure tooling that improves developer experience and keeps our CI/CD pipeline efficient.
Knowledge Sharing
Requirements
Benefits
✔️ A place where you can be your authentic self!
✔️ Startup culture with a passionate, international team forming an inclusive community
✔️ A work culture with a lot of flexibility and individual responsibility based on trust and integrity, where everyone strives to grow & learn
✔️ Regular events during and around work like hackathons, drinks and team events
✔️ Flexible hybrid work policy with days together in the office but also a contigent of weeks where you can work fully remote
Does this sound like an interesting opportunity? We would love to hear from you.
Our application process is short and consists of a screening call, a technical interview and an opportunity to get to know the team in person. We are looking forward to your application!
You bring 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, ideally building complex products in dynamic environments.
You hold a bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science or a related discipline.
You are deeply proficient in TypeScript, including advanced type-level programming.
You have a good understanding of the following components of Fullstack Development: View framework (React or similar), HTTP APIs (GraphQL/REST), server side TypeScript (Node.js), relational databases (Postgres or similar)
Ideally you excell in a specific part or area of fullstack development that allows you to help others with especially challenging aspects of it
You embrace AI tools in your workflow and are driven to master emerging technologies.
You’re curious about adjacent fields like Design, Product Management, DevOps, and AI Engineering.
You champion code quality and drive best practices across the team.
You thrive in fast-moving environments, seeking opportunities to learn, grow, and both give and receive feedback.