Lead FullStack Engineer

GoMining; Portugal; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Courses & conferences

English learning support

Flexible hours

Paid leave

Job summary

GoMining is seeking a Lead FullStack Engineer with strong backend expertise to build reliable, scalable products. You will lead a small team of 3 engineers and 2 QA specialists, stay hands-on with architecture, and drive production development.

Expect to actively leverage AI tools to improve engineering quality and velocity, mentor engineers, and collaborate with Product, Design, and QA teams in a hybrid, international setup.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong commercial experience with Node.js and TypeScript.
• Experience designing scalable architectures and distributed systems.
• Solid understanding of PostgreSQL, Redis, REST APIs, and asynchronous patterns.
• Experience with Docker and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience leading engineers and driving technical decisions.
• Strong hands-on approach and willingness to stay close to the code.
• Experience using AI tools such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or similar in daily development.
• English B2/C1.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable backend services and APIs.
• Drive architecture decisions and ensure high engineering standards.
• Write production-ready code and actively use AI tools to accelerate development.
• Solve complex technical challenges and improve system reliability.
• Lead code reviews and maintain code quality across the team.
• Mentor engineers and help increase team productivity.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and QA teams.
• Continuously improve development processes and engineering practices.

Skills

Leadership

Backend architecture

REST APIs

Distributed systems

PostgreSQL

Redis

Node.js

TypeScript

AI tooling usage

Mentoring

Code quality

English communication

React

Angular

RabbitMQ

Kubernetes

Tools

Docker

CI/CD

GitHub Copilot

Cursor

Claude Code

Job description

We are looking for a Lead FullStack Engineer with strong backend expertise to help us build reliable, scalable, and high-quality products.

You will lead a small engineering team consisting of 3 engineers and 2 QA specialists. This is a hands-on role requiring deep involvement in architecture, complex technical challenges, and production development.

We expect you to actively leverage AI tools to improve engineering quality and development velocity.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable backend services and APIs
• Drive architecture decisions and ensure high engineering standards
• Write production-ready code and actively use AI tools to accelerate development
• Solve complex technical challenges and improve system reliability
• Lead code reviews and maintain code quality across the team
• Mentor engineers and help increase team productivity
• Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and QA teams
• Continuously improve development processes and engineering practices

Requirements

• 7+ years of software engineering experience
• Strong commercial experience with Node.js and TypeScript
• Experience designing scalable architectures and distributed systems
• Solid understanding of PostgreSQL, Redis, REST APIs, and asynchronous patterns
• Experience with Docker and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience leading engineers and driving technical decisions
• Strong hands-on approach and willingness to stay close to the code
• Experience using AI tools such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or similar in daily development
• English B2/C1

Nice to Have

• Experience with React or Angular
• Experience with RabbitMQ, Kubernetes, and GitOps
• Experience with Web3 or blockchain products
• Experience integrating LLM APIs and AI capabilities into products

Benefits

• Professional growth: support for courses, conferences, and English learning (up to 100% coverage).
• Work-life fit: remote or hybrid format with flexible hours across international teams.
• Paid leave: up to 20 vacation days + 8 company holidays + 5 personal days per year
• Recognition programs: structured performance reviews and team awards.
• Team culture: retreats in international locations (for example, company apartments in Cyprus)