Senior Backend Engineer
ComparaJa.pt Lisbon, Portugal
Looking for a Hybrid Remote DevOps role? Senior Backend Engineer at ComparaJa.pt is listed on Makely Remote Jobs as a Full-time opening based in Lisbon, Portugal (Worldwide). Review the role overview below, then apply on the employer’s original listing — Makely Remote Jobs does not process applications.
Role overview
Expires at: 2026-08-22
Remote policy: Partial remote
- Drive the development of high-quality software: Take hands-on ownership of complex backend features from end to end. Write robust code while ensuring solutions meet business requirements and adhere to the highest standards of performance, security, and scalability.
- Optimize the codebase and developer experience: Identify technical debt and continuously improve tooling, build processes, and system architecture to increase engineering efficiency and reduce deployment bottlenecks.
- Mentorship and technical guidance: Provide hands-on support to junior and mid-level engineers. Elevate the team's technical bar through rigorous code reviews, pair programming, and active knowledge sharing.
- Champion modern development standards: Actively write testable, maintainable code and promote engineering best practices, including comprehensive automated testing, CI/CD integration, and clean architecture principles.
- Collaborate across functions: Work closely with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to seamlessly translate business requirements into technical solutions and ensure a shared vision across the product lifecycle.
- Architectural contribution: Design robust backend systems and help drive technical decisions around tools, APIs, and frameworks, ensuring the long-term scalability and maintainability of the application.
- Innovate and explore: Continuously evaluate new technologies and methodologies to keep our tech stack modern. Leverage emerging tools to rapidly prototype ideas, solve complex problems, and accelerate development.
Main requirements
- Proven experience as a Senior Software Engineer, with a willingness to touch both backend and some frontend application development.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate with teams across the organisation.
- You have an analytical mindset to develop the best-fit technical solution.
- You have an understanding of IT infrastructure, architecture, as well as a good understanding of non-technical parts of the business.
- You are comfortable working in an international environment.
Skills Required:
- Experienced working through the design, development, release cycle, and delivering software products to market, with a track record of successful delivery of software applications as an individual and tech leader
- Experience with managing the development of SaaS and cloud-based applications
- Our stack is: C#, Python, Nuxt, PostgreSQL, all on AWS. The more experience in each the better, but all definitely not necessary.
- Fluency in Portuguese and English is required.
Start date: as soon as possible
Benefits & Perks
- Health insurance
- Meal card
- Transport subsidy
- Opportunity to work on meaningful projects that power internal operations
- A supportive, fast-moving, and collaborative team environment
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Frequently asked questions
Is Senior Backend Engineer at ComparaJa.pt a remote job?
Yes. This listing is categorized as Hybrid Remote on Makely Remote Jobs. Confirm any location or timezone limits in the original posting before you apply.
What is the employment type for Senior Backend Engineer?
Source data lists this as Full-time. Always verify the contract type, benefits, and start date on the employer’s application page.
Where is Senior Backend Engineer located?
Listed location: Lisbon, Portugal. Many remote DevOps roles allow work-from-home with country or timezone restrictions — check the full description.
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