Hands-on Tech Lead — Data Platform & AI

Opplane; Lisboa; Presencial; EUR 120 000 - 180 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Opplane seeks a hands-on tech lead to guide backend and data systems, shaping how things are built and made to land as final decisions. You will lead other developers, drive platform direction, and keep operations smooth with autonomy.

You'll design scalable architectures using Python/Java, GCP/AWS, Kafka/Elasticsearch, and LLM-enabled workflows, while ensuring observability and security in client-facing environments. This role blends coding with leadership in a fast-paced setting.

Qualificações

• 7+ years building and operating backend/data systems.
• Strong object-oriented engineering in production with Python and Java.
• Deep cloud experience on GCP or AWS for production workloads.
• Solid data and infrastructure fundamentals: databases, Kafka, Elasticsearch, containers, streaming and batch pipelines.
• Hands-on LLM engineering with in-loop eval, cost control, tool/prompt design and failure modes.
• Operational maturity: observability, incident handling, security basics in regulated environments.
• Tech lead experience: ownership of technical direction, epics, sequencing and decision rationale.
• Proactive ownership: challenge requirements, surface risks, align with roadmap; handle multiple contexts in one day.

Responsabilidades

• Drive architectural discussions and decisive outcomes; unblock blockers.
• Lead and mentor developers; supervise the team; ensure delivery.
• Run the platform day-to-day with autonomy, without needing constant approvals.
• Communicate priorities to the Head of Engineering and junior engineers; justify why.

Conhecimentos

Backend architectures

OO engineering

Python

Java

Cloud computing (GCP/AWS)

Data pipelines

LLM engineering

Observability/SRE practices

Team leadership

Ferramentas

Kafka

Elasticsearch

Docker/Kubernetes

Terraform

LangChain/LangGraph

Langfuse

GCP

AWS

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Opplane seeks a hands-on tech lead to guide backend and data systems, shaping how things are built and made to land as final decisions. You will lead other developers, drive platform direction, and keep operations smooth with autonomy.

You'll design scalable architectures using Python/Java, GCP/AWS, Kafka/Elasticsearch, and LLM-enabled workflows, while ensuring observability and security in client-facing environments. This role blends coding with leadership in a fast-paced setting.