Senior Software Developer Back-End

Autodoc Group; Lisboa; Presencial; EUR 50 000 - 70 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Competitive salaries based on experience

Annual vacation of 25 working days

Meal Allowance

Healthcare Plan

Learning & Development courses

Flexible working hours

Resumo da oferta

A leading technology company in Lisbon is looking for a Software Engineering Manager to lead a team in developing and operating warehouse services. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of software engineering experience, including at least 2 years in a management role. Responsibilities include guiding platform modernization, ensuring software delivery, and promoting best practices in engineering. This role offers competitive salaries, 25 working days of vacation, meal allowance, and opportunities for development.

Qualificações

• Experience designing and developing large-scale distributed systems and microservices architectures.
• Proven leadership and management skills with the ability to optimize team performance.
• Experience with relational databases and handling large data volumes.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Guide the design and evolution of scalable backend systems and microservices.
• Ensure timely software delivery by coordinating development activities.

Conhecimentos

Leadership

Software Engineering

Microservices Architecture

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving

AI Development Tools

Formação académica

5+ years of experience in software engineering

2+ years of experience leading and mentoring engineers

English proficiency (Intermediate B1 or higher)

Ferramentas

MySQL

PostgreSQL

RabbitMQ

Docker

Google Cloud Platform

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Job Description

You will join the Autodoc Corporate IT Software Engineering Organization, dedicated to supporting the business with innovative technology-driven solutions and enhancing supply chain systems.

As a Software Engineering Manager, you will lead a team responsible for the development, deployment, monitoring, and operation of warehouse services. You will guide the evolution of Autodoc’s platform toward a scalable microservice architecture, ensuring high reliability, strong performance, and improved business efficiency.

In this role, you will combine technical leadership with people management: mentoring engineers, driving engineering best practices, and ensuring the successful delivery of backend services used in the warehouse environment. You will also promote the use of modern engineering practices and AI-powered development tools to accelerate delivery, improve productivity, and maintain high-quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership & Development – Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, quality, and continuous improvement while supporting career growth and skill development.
• Technical Leadership & Architecture – Guide the design and evolution of scalable backend systems and microservices supporting warehouse operations.
• Delivery & Execution – Ensure timely and reliable software delivery by coordinating development activities and managing priorities with agile and project planning methodologies.
• Platform Modernization – Drive the migration of platforms to a modern microservices architecture using technologies such as PHP, Node.js, RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, Docker, and Google Cloud Platform.
• Engineering Excellence – Promote best practices including test-driven development, automated testing, code reviews, and SOLID-based software design.
• Operational Reliability – Maintain service stability through monitoring, alerting, and incident management using tools such as New Relic and Grafana.
• Developer Productivity & AI Adoption – Promote the use of AI-powered development tools to improve code quality, efficiency, and development workflows.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering
• 2+ years experience leading and mentoring engineers in a technical team environment
• Experience designing and developing large-scale distributed systems and microservices architectures
• Proven leadership and management skills with the ability to optimize team performance and development
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to guide teams and work cross-functionally
• Proven ability to engage in negotiations, manage stakeholder expectations, and deliver on commitments.
• Highly motivated and detail-oriented individual.
• Experience with relational databases such as MySQL and PostgreSQL, including working with large data volumes
• Proven technical leadership skills with the ability to breakdown functional requirements into technical specifications
• Experience with message queues such as RabbitMQ
• Experience working with cloud environments and containerized architectures (Google Cloud Platform, Docker)
• Solid understanding of architecture and design principles including SOLID, OOP, and service-oriented design
• Knowledge of API design and integration (REST, SOAP)
• Experience implementing quality assurance practices such as automated testing and test-driven development
• Experience using AI-powered development tools (coding assistants, AI-based debugging or documentation tools) to improve engineering productivity
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• English proficiency: Intermediate (B1) or higher

Will be a plus:

• Experience with PHP 7+ and frameworks such as Laravel, Symfony, or FuelPHP
• Experience working in high-scale e-commerce or logistics environments

Additional Information

What do we offer?

• Competitive salaries based on your professional experience
• Fast growing international company with stable employment
• Annual vacation of 25 working days and 1 additional day off on your birthday
• Day off on Municipality day and Carnaval
• Meal Allowance (8 euros per working day)
• Fidelidade Healthcare Plan (Comprehensive health coverage with the option to include your partner and children at discounted rates).
• Mental Wellbeing Program through the OpenUp platform
• AUTODOC corporate discount for purchasing car parts at special rates for personal use
• Learning & Development (over 650 courses on soft and hard skills on our e-learning platform)
• Free English and German language classes (after probation period)
• Flexible working hours and hybrid work

Join us today and let’s create a success story together!