Full-Stack Engineer - Cortex Team

WeHireYou; Lisbon (IN); Hybrid; USD 57,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid mode of work

Flexible schedule

Healthcare benefits

Fully-stocked kitchens

Stock-based awards

Udemy access

Job summary

Riskified is seeking a Full-Stack Engineer for the Cortex Team in Lisbon. You will work on Riskified’s Control Center, building scalable front- and back-end features with Node.js, React, and a modern CI/CD pipeline.

You’ll own production systems, collaborate across teams, and contribute to product roadmaps. The role requires hands-on experience beyond 3 years in full-stack development, with a strong emphasis on code quality, reliability, and cross-team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or military equivalent certifications.
• 3+ years of hands-on full-stack coding experience.
• Strong writing and testing of clean, high-quality code.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop a reliable, scalable architecture for core services.
• Take ownership of production systems to ensure reliability.
• Deploy code to production daily using CI/CD pipelines.
• Take technical ownership of cross-domain problems from design to production.
• Shape the team roadmap and influence product and technical direction.
• Collaborate closely with other engineering teams and product managers.

Skills

Full stack

Node.js

React

CI/CD

Team collaboration

Education

B.Sc. in CS

Tools

Kubernetes

Grafana

Prometheus

Elastic

AWS

Docker

Kafka

Angular

Job description

Full-Stack Engineer - Cortex Team

About Us

Riskified empowers businesses to unleash ecommerce growth by taking risk off the table. Many of the world’s biggest brands and publicly traded companies selling online rely on Riskified for guaranteed protection against chargebacks, to fight fraud and policy abuse at scale, and to improve customer retention. Developed and managed by the largest team of ecommerce risk analysts, data scientists and researchers, Riskified’s AI-powered fraud and risk intelligence platform analyzes the individual behind each interaction to provide real-time decisions and robust identity-based insights. Riskified is proud to work with incredible companies in virtually all industries including Acer, Gucci, Lorna Jane, GoPro, and many more.

We thrive in a collaborative work setting, alongside great people, to build and enhance products that matter. Abundant opportunities to create and contribute provide us with a sense of purpose that extends beyond ourselves, leaving a lasting impact. These sentiments capture why we choose Riskified every day.

About the Role

The Cortex team is a full-stack team, building Riskified’s Control center app, The main platform for our customers to analyze performance, perform actions on orders, generate reports, manage users etc. We develop the core AI capabilities for our customers on the platform. We also provide infrastructure solutions for MicroFrontends, auth services, export and more.

Our Stack

• Node.js
• React
• Kafka
• Elastic
• Ruby
• AWS
• Docker
• Angular
• Kubernetes
• Prometheus
• Grafana

What You'll Be Doing

• Design and develop a highly reliable, available, and scalable architecture for our core services in new promising products
• Take strong ownership over production systems, ensuring they run smoothly and reliably at all times
• Deploy code to production on a daily basis using advanced CI\/CD pipelines
• Take technical ownership over complex, cross-domain problems and drive them from design through production
• Play an active role in shaping the team roadmap and influencing product and technical direction
• Collaborate closely with other engineering teams and product managers on cross-department initiatives

Qualifications

• B.Sc. in Computer Science or military equivalent certifications
• 3+ years of proven experience in hands-on full stack coding
• Passion for writing clean, tested, and high-quality code
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams
• Independent self-learner with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
• Hands‑on experience in Node.js
• Experience with CI\/CD tools
• Experience with Grafana\/Prometheus - advantage
• Experience with kubernetes - advantage
• Experience with Elastic - advantage
• Experience using AI tools to improve workflows and productivity - advantage

We include transparent salary ranges to support fairness, clarity, and informed decision‑making early in the process. The base salary range for this position is €50,000 - €75,000 gross annually for candidates based in Lisbon. Your actual salary will be determined based on your unique skills, experience, and competencies. If your expectations differ, please let us know - we’re always open to a conversation.

The base salary is one part of the total compensation package at Riskified. All full‑time regular employees receive a bonus target and are eligible to receive stock‑based awards. Also, our value proposition goes way beyond compensation: our perks and benefits package, culture, community, and learning and development programs are just some of the elements we provide to bring value to our employees.

Life at Riskified

We are a fast-growing and dynamic tech company with 750+ team members globally. We value collaboration and innovative thinking.

We’re looking for bright, driven, and passionate people to grow with us.

Some of our Lisbon Benefits & Perks

• Hybrid mode of work
• Flexible schedule
• Healthcare benefits
• Fully-stocked kitchens
• Benefits package per month—per your choice, e.g., work-from-home equipment, gym membership, wellbeing activities, and more.
• Wellness program
• Celebrations and activities
• Team events
• Happy hours
• Awesome Riskified gifts and swags
• Volunteer programs
• Personal development
• Global onboarding
• Role-based technical skills training
• Full access to Udemy

In the News

• C-Tech: We need to find the balance between leveraging innovative AI solutions and using them cautiously
• Built In: How We Built This: A Riskified Technologist Unpacks The Company’s Beacon Technology
• Globes: Riskified is among Israel’s fastest growing companies
• Yahoo: Riskified Earns "Top Rated" Award Across Four TrustRadius Solution Categories

Riskified is deeply committed to the principle of equal opportunity for all individuals. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Lisbon