Senior Software Engineer & Tech Lead - Automotive AI

Technica-Engineering-Spain-Slu; Vigo; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Welcome pack

Flexible work schedule

Hybrid work mode

Flexible remuneration card

30 days paid vacations

Continuous trainings

Private health insurance

Coffee & snacks

Job summary

Technica Engineering Spain in Vigo, Spain, seeks a Principal Senior SW Developer to join the software development team. You will act as a technical reference across multiple groups, guiding architecture, delivery, and best practices to raise overall software quality.

You will promote AI-assisted development, mentor engineers, and drive scalable solutions in a global, technology-driven environment with a hybrid-friendly culture.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in software development.
• Production-ready software systems design and development.
• Experience with modern software architectures, APIs, backend services, and distributed systems.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD and automated testing.
• Experience identifying and managing technical debt, improving maintainability, and establishing engineering standards and best practices.
• Proven ability to influence technical decisions, collaborate across multiple teams, and mentor other developers.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, a pragmatic mindset, and balancing technical excellence with business priorities.
• Professional working proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical reference across software development teams.
• Define and promote scalable, maintainable, and reusable software architectures.
• Drive engineering excellence by improving code quality, testing strategies, code reviews, documentation, and software development standards.
• Identify opportunities to reduce technical debt, simplify systems, and improve development efficiency.
• Promote the adoption of AI-assisted software development.
• Evaluate new technologies to improve software quality and team productivity.
• Share knowledge and mentor developers.
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to identify technical dependencies and align decisions with business needs.
• Encourage continuous improvement across the organization, turning recurring challenges into reusable solutions and best practices.

Skills

Senior software developer

8+ years experience

Production-ready software

APIs & distributed systems

CI/CD

Technical debt management

Mentoring developers

English proficiency

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Job description

Technica Engineering Spain in Vigo, Spain, seeks a Principal Senior SW Developer to join the software development team. You will act as a technical reference across multiple groups, guiding architecture, delivery, and best practices to raise overall software quality.

You will promote AI-assisted development, mentor engineers, and drive scalable solutions in a global, technology-driven environment with a hybrid-friendly culture.