Technical Product Lead for Innovative Telecom Services – 100% Remote – 6 hours per day

Creating Telecom-centric Web Services

You would work 6 hours per day, Monday to Friday. Freelancer contract. The monthly salary is 2000 EUR.

We are a small, 100% remote telecommunications services company based in Germany and Switzerland established in 1998. Our team currently consists of 10 people working remotely across different countries and time zones.

We build and operate innovative web-based products in the telecommunications and ISP space for retail, business and enterprise clients and telecom operators. Our projects sit at the intersection of telecom infrastructure, customer-facing web applications, automation, billing, provisioning, and operational processes.

We are now looking for a Technical Product Lead to take ownership of translating complex telecom product ideas into clear technical concepts, development tasks, and working software.

The role

You would work 6 hours per day, Monday to Friday. Freelancer contract. The monthly salary is 2000 EUR.

We are looking for someone with a strong technical background who can understand complex infrastructure-driven services, structure them into practical web projects, and lead developers through implementation.

You will work directly with the General Manager and act as the bridge between business ideas, telecom/ISP knowledge, product requirements, and software development.

Your job is to make sure that ideas become clear specifications, that developers know exactly what to build, and that projects move forward with quality, speed, and technical sanity.

Responsibilities

You would work 6 hours per day, Monday to Friday. Freelancer contract. The monthly salary is 2000 EUR.

Translate high-level product and business ideas into clear technical concepts, specifications, user stories, and development tickets
Lead and coordinate a small remote developer team
Break down complex telecom/ISP workflows into practical web application features
Define MVPs, priorities, milestones, and delivery plans
Review developer output from a functional and technical perspective
Challenge unclear requirements, weak architecture, and poor implementation choices
Ensure that web applications are built with scalability, maintainability, security, and operational reality in mind
Help design customer portals, admin backends, provisioning flows, billing-related workflows, APIs, dashboards, and internal tools
Identify technical risks, blockers, dependencies, and missing pieces early
Keep projects moving without unnecessary meetings or corporate overhead
Report progress, risks, and decisions directly to the General Manager

What we are looking for

You would work 6 hours per day, Monday to Friday. Freelancer contract. The monthly salary is 2000 EUR.

You should be a technical generalist with a strong product sense.

Ideally, you come from one or more of these backgrounds:

Technical Product Lead
Engineering Lead
Tech Lead
Solution Architect
Senior DevOps Engineer
Senior Sysadmin
ISP / Telecom Engineer
Technical company builder
Fractional CTO

You do not necessarily need to be the main developer yourself, but you must understand enough to lead developers, evaluate technical decisions, and know when something is overbuilt, underbuilt, unclear, or simply wrong.

Required experience

You would work 6 hours per day, Monday to Friday. Freelancer contract. The monthly salary is 2000 EUR.

Strong understanding of web applications, APIs, databases, backend systems, and software delivery
Profound knowledge of Linux (CentOS, Ubuntu, other distros) environments
Good understanding of networking concepts such as TCP/IP, DNS, routing, IPv4/IPv6, firewalls, VPNs and related infrastructure
Experience working with developers and turning requirements into clear technical tasks
Ability to structure complex systems into manageable modules, milestones, and deliverables
Practical understanding of security, monitoring, logging, reliability, and operational requirements
Experience working in remote teams
Strong written communication skills in English
Perfect English grammar without using AI
Ability to work independently and take ownership

Nice to have

You would work 6 hours per day, Monday to Friday. Freelancer contract. The monthly salary is 2000 EUR. Yes, sorry for repeating this over and over and but people tend to just scroll and apply without reading, so we want to make sure this is clear from the beginning. 🙂

Experience in telecommunications, ISP, hosting, datacenter, VoIP, SIP, cloud infrastructure, or B2B SaaS
Understanding of Linux environments, many years of experience with Linux/GNU command line tools from a time before AI, Python, Bash and/or PHP or all of them, other programming/scripting languages, Proxmox, Virtual Machines, Apache/nginx, MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, server hardware & networking gear, IPMI / KVM-over-IP, BGP, IP address management, CIDR, provisioning systems, billing workflows, customer portals, network automation
Experience building or managing self-service platforms for customers or internal teams
Experience with small companies, startups, founder-led teams, or distributed freelancer teams
Hands-on development experience, even if you no longer want to code full-time
German language skills are a plus, but not mandatory

What makes this role different

You would work 6 hours per day, Monday to Friday. Freelancer contract. The monthly salary is 2000 EUR.

This role is for someone who enjoys the messy middle between product, technology, business, and execution.

You should be comfortable taking a rough idea like:

“We need a customer portal for managing telecom services, provisioning, billing, and support workflows.”

and turning it into:

a clear product concept
a technical architecture
implementation phases
developer tickets
acceptance criteria
priorities
risks
delivery checkpoints

We need someone who understands what should be built, why it matters, and how to get developers to build it properly.

Working style

You would work 6 hours per day, Monday to Friday. Freelancer contract. The monthly salary is 2000 EUR.

100% Remote
Freelancer agreement
6 hours per day work-time (Monday to Friday)
Monthly salary: 2000 EUR
Direct collaboration with the General Manager
Small team, fast decisions, low bureaucracy
Focus on practical delivery, not corporate process

You may be a good fit if you…

By the way, you would work 6 hours per day, Monday to Friday. Freelancer contract. The monthly salary is 2000 EUR.

Have a strong technical background but also understand product and customers
Can speak with developers, management, and business stakeholders
Are comfortable with telecom, ISP, infrastructure, and web platforms
Like creating clarity from vague ideas
Can write excellent technical specifications and tickets
Know how to push developers without micromanaging them
Prefer pragmatic execution over endless meetings
Have worked in small, remote, technically complex environments
Can challenge assumptions and make things move forward

How to apply

PS: You would work 6 hours per day, Monday to Friday. Freelancer contract. The monthly salary is 2000 EUR.

You can apply via WWR or by sending an E-Mail to jobs@lightupnet.de

Please send us:

A short introduction about your background
Ideally, your CV
Relevant projects you have led or helped build
Your experience with telecom, ISP, infrastructure, SaaS, or web platforms

You can apply via WWR or by sending an E-Mail to jobs@lightupnet.de

We are especially interested in people who have previously worked as technical company builders, engineering leads, solution architects, senior sysadmins, DevOps leads, or technical product leads in infrastructure-heavy environments.

You can apply via WWR or by sending an E-Mail to jobs@lightupnet.de

To apply: https://weworkremotely.com/remote-jobs/lightup-network-solutions-gmbh-co-kg-technical-product-lead-for-innovative-telecom-services