Technical lead

webook.com; Lisboa; Presencial; EUR 60 000 - 110 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

webook.com is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead technical delivery for a high-traffic platform in Lisbon. You will own system design, drive coding standards, and contribute hands-on when needed.

You will mentor engineers, align product priorities with architectural decisions, and ensure production readiness. Strong background in Laravel/PHP, databases, and cloud infrastructure is essential.

Qualificações

• 3–5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Experience delivering high-traffic mission-critical platforms.
• Open-source contributions or technical thought leadership is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Own system design, code quality, and engineering standards.
• Lead scalable, reliable software solutions with quality.
• Review code and guide architectural decisions; ensure testing and observability.
• Balance short-term delivery with long-term system health.
• Mentor engineers and foster ownership; support onboarding and knowledge sharing.
• Work with Product and Design to translate business needs into technical solutions.

Conhecimentos

Laravel/PHP

Software quality

Observability

Databases

Caching & concurrency

Cloud platforms

CI/CD pipelines

Agile/Scrum

English communication

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Ferramentas

AWS/GCP

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Do you want to love what you do at work? Make a real impact? Help shape experiences that transform how people connect, celebrate, and engage with events?

Are you excited to work with a team that challenges the status quo, breaks away from the ordinary, and builds what's next?

If yes, you're in the right place.

webook.com is one of the leading event ticketing and experience platforms, known for its innovation, agility, and ability to scale. We've powered some of the largest events in the region, with over2 billion SAR in ticket salesand now we're expanding globally.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership & Delivery

• Act as the technical leader for your squad, owning system design, code quality, and engineering standards.
• Lead the design and implementation of scalable, reliable, and maintainable software solutions.
• Contribute hands-on to the codebase when needed, especially for complex or high-impact areas.
• Review code, guide architectural decisions, and ensure best practices in testing, documentation, and observability.
• Balance short-term delivery needs with long-term system health and sustainability.

Team Enablement

• Lead, mentor, and support software engineers, helping them grow technically and professionally.
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Support onboarding and knowledge sharing within the team.
• Provide clear technical direction while empowering engineers to make strong decisions.

Execution & Collaboration

• Own end-to-end execution for your team’s deliverables, from planning to production.
• Work closely with Product, Design, and other stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Ensure alignment between product priorities, technical execution, and platform standards.
• Act as the first point of escalation for technical or delivery challenges within your team.

Operational Excellence

• Ensure production readiness, performance, and reliability of owned services.
• Participate in incident response, root-cause analysis, and post-mortems.
• Continuously improve development workflows, tooling, and team productivity.
• Leverage AI and automation where possible to improve engineering efficiency and product quality.

Key Skills

• Deep expertise in Laravel/PHP backend systems, with experience designing scalable, maintainable, and high-performance platforms.
• Solid knowledge of software development best practices, including code quality, testing, documentation, and observability.
• Deep understanding of large-scale, high-performance platforms, including SQL/NoSQL, caching, and concurrency.
• Strong strategic and operational planning skills, balancing short-term delivery with long-term system sustainability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (fluent English speaking and writing).
• Experience in Scrum and Agile methodology
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), CI/CD pipelines, and containerized deployments is a plus.

• 3-5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proven experience delivering high-traffic, mission-critical platforms.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience contributing to open-source projects or technical thought leadership is a plus.