Munich — remote & on-site
softleb plans, builds and connects digital solutions for independents and small-to-medium businesses. From a new website to the systems behind it — one consistent point of contact, from the first idea to day-to-day operation.
softleb's work spans web development and the systems behind it. The two often meet in the middle — a new website that plugs into existing systems, or a dashboard that finally brings scattered data into one place.
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From a company website to a complete web product — designed, built and looked after by one person who owns the whole stack.
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Connecting systems that currently run side by side — and setting up new projects on solid technical ground before the first line of code.
Every project is different — the path to it follows a clear, proven sequence. No agency overhead, fast decisions, one consistent point of contact.
Listen first. We work out the goal, the constraints and the budget — in plain language, without jargon. The result is a shared understanding of what the project should achieve.
I draft the approach, the technology and the timeline, and bring it together in a binding proposal with a fixed scope. You decide on a clear basis.
Built in short, visible steps. You see a working version early and give feedback as it goes — rather than waiting months on a black box.
A clean go-live, a clear handover and, on request, maintenance, hosting and further development. A point of contact stays reachable after launch, too.
Fair, market-standard rates. Before a project starts you receive a binding proposal with a fixed scope — no surprises.
A selection of recent work — from a client website through a complete SaaS product to a dashboard for a real heating system.
A professional directory built for the US market, delivered as a complete SaaS product: sign-up with email verification, full-text search with filters, profile management with image upload and a built-in assistant.
Delivery
From concept to deployment by one person: React frontend, Express API with Prisma, PostgreSQL full-text search, JWT authentication, an image pipeline with Sharp, an OpenRouter-powered AI assistant, and a dockerised deployment with separate nginx and Node containers.
A SaaS platform for sharing and managing recipes, with a built-in AI assistant — custom authentication, an image pipeline, search and offline support.
Delivery
Designed, built and shipped end-to-end — full-stack TypeScript with React and Node.js plus an AI assistant for working with recipes, run in containers. Rebuilt and relaunched in 2026 under its own domain.
A website for a medical practice: service pages, an about section and a contact form in a calm, nature-inspired design.
Delivery
Design and build of the complete website with React and Vite — from information architecture through visual design to go-live.
A visualisation of a complex heating system: real-time monitoring of every component in one place, privately hosted.
Delivery
Data capture, time-series storage and a dashboard that shows the system's state at a glance — Grafana on InfluxDB, wired to real sensors through Node-RED and MQTT.
Seven years as a senior software engineer at sqanit GmbH in Munich — conception and development of RepairCode, an enterprise PWA for field-service workflows.
Delivery
Led the migration of a ~250k-line frontend from AMD/RequireJS to ESM/Vite, built a Workbox service worker for reliable offline use, and set up an end-to-end test strategy with Playwright, Vitest and Cypress. Co-led a five-engineer team; backend work on WildFly/Java EE with PostgreSQL, Kafka and Elasticsearch.
Behind softleb is Simon Leber — a software engineer with more than seven years of experience building production web applications. From 2018 to 2025 at a Munich software company, responsible among other things for migrating a 250,000-line frontend to modern tooling and building an offline-capable PWA for field service.
Independent since 2025: websites, full-stack products and integration work for independents and small-to-medium businesses. Alongside that, hands-on experience from the family business with photovoltaics and heat pumps — and the software that makes such systems visible and controllable.
What that means for you: you talk to the person who also builds. A direct line, honest assessments, technology without showing off.
Mr. Leber showed outstanding development and familiarised himself with the most complex topics in a very short time. He completed every task quickly, independently and to our complete satisfaction.
Answered briefly and directly — what softleb does, how working together looks and what it costs.
softleb plans, builds and connects websites and software for independents and small-to-medium businesses. The work covers web development — from a company website to a complete full-stack product — and systems integration: interfaces, custom dashboards, automation, and energy and IoT connectivity.
softleb is the one-person practice of Simon Leber, a software engineer based in Munich with more than seven years of experience building production web applications. You talk directly to the person who does the work — a direct line, no agency middle layer.
Before a project starts you receive a binding proposal with a fixed scope at fair, market-standard rates — with no hidden costs. The exact price depends on scope and requirements and is worked out in a free initial conversation.
In four clear steps: a conversation to define the goal and constraints, a binding concept with a proposal, the build in short visible steps, and finally launch and operation. On request, softleb also handles maintenance, hosting and further development.
Yes. softleb is based in Munich and handles projects both remotely and on site — across Germany, Austria and Switzerland as well as internationally. Enquiries usually receive a reply within one to two business days.
Projects and communication run in German and English, and the website itself is delivered bilingually.
A concrete project or just a vague idea? Both are a good start. Write a few lines about what you have in mind — you'll get an honest first assessment soon after.
Usually a reply within one to two business days.