Senior Software Engineer

Pyramid Consulting, Inc; Portugal; Remote; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Pyramid Consulting, Inc. is seeking an experienced senior software engineer for a 12-month remote role across Portugal, Germany and the UK. You will design scalable full-stack applications, build secure APIs (REST/GraphQL), and shape cloud-native architectures with IaC and CI/CD pipelines.

Travel will be required to client sites as needed. Candidate must have strong leadership, exceptional time management, and excellent English communication skills to collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams in

Qualifications

• Design and implement full-stack applications with scalable APIs (REST/GraphQL).
• Proficient in cloud-native architectures, IaC, and zero-downtime deployments.
• Experience with AI-assisted engineering and evaluating AI safety boundaries.
• Advocate for secure development practices and authentication flows (OAuth/OIDC).
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and communicate effectively in English.

Skills

Full-stack development

API design (REST/GraphQL)

Cloud & IaC & CI/CD

AI-assisted engineering

AI systems architecture

Security-first development

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Location: Portugal/ Germany/ United Kingdom

Travel: This is going to be a remote role, but the selected candidates should be comfortable for frequent travel whenever required.

Duration: 12 months contract

Work Arrangement: Remote with frequent client-site travel

• Undergraduate or master's degree; or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience developing full-stack applications, writing code that is readable, testable, maintainable, and scalable
• Demonstrated ability to design complex, secure APIs — including REST and GraphQL — with a focus on scalability and maintainability, implementing advanced features such as rate limiting, caching, and API gateways, grounded in expert knowledge of software design patterns including microservices and distributed architectures
• Proficiency across two cloud providers with the ability to build complex IaC and CI/CD pipelines from scratch, implement zero downtime deployment strategies, and apply cloud-native architecture concepts to ensure scalability, reliability, and elasticity
• Advanced proficiency in AI-assisted engineering, orchestrating specialized agents across parallel workstreams, building reusable agent tooling, and exercising sound technical judgment on AI safety and application boundaries
• Experience architecting AI systems and ensuring engineering quality, utilizing robust LLM evaluation frameworks, guardrails, and validation methodologies to deliver reliable, production-grade AI applications
• A security-first mindset, able to advocate for standards and compliance, implement authentication flows such as OAuth and OIDC, proactively identify and mitigate security issues during development, and mentor others in secure development practices; ensures quality through comprehensive testing strategies and performance optimization
• Experience leading collaborative, cross-functional engineering teams and fostering a strong engineering culture
• Exceptional time management to meet your responsibilities in a complex and largely autonomous work environment
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, in English and local office language(s), with the ability to adjust your style to suit different perspectives and seniority levels