Software Development Engineer II

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Portugal.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, test, and maintain software applications from conception to production.

• Create features that improve user experience and enhance product functionalities.

• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to comprehend requirements and convert them into technical solutions.

• Develop responsive, accessible, and user-friendly interfaces utilizing HTML, CSS, and contemporary JavaScript frameworks (React, Angular, Vue, or similar).

• Optimize applications for performance, scalability, and usability.

• Integrate front-end applications with APIs and AI-driven services.

• Design and implement APIs (REST, GraphQL, event-driven) to facilitate front-end and system integrations.

• Create server-side logic using modern frameworks and design patterns (OOP, functional programming, microservices).

• Integrate third-party services, including AI/ML APIs, LLM-based services, or internal AI platforms.

• Design, create, and manage data models using SQL and/or NoSQL databases.

• Ensure effective data storage, retrieval, and consistency aligned with application requirements.

• Support data flows that enable analytics and AI-driven features.

• Write unit, integration, and/or behavioral tests (TDD/BDD) to guarantee code reliability and stability.

• Work alongside QA teams to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve defects and performance issues.

• Engage in maintaining high engineering quality standards.

• Utilize Git-based workflows for source control and collaboration.

• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, building, and deployment.

• Provide support for deployments in cloud environments and troubleshoot production issues as necessary.

• Apply security best practices to safeguard applications, APIs, and user data.

• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and scalability challenges.

• Adhere to secure coding and data-handling standards, particularly when working with AI-integrated features.

• Participate in code reviews and offer constructive feedback.

• Collaborate effectively within cross-functional and distributed teams.

• Contribute to documentation, technical discussions, and initiatives for continuous improvement.

⛳️ Requirements

• 2–3 years of professional experience as a Software Engineer, Full Stack Developer, or a similar role.

• Strong proficiency in both front-end and back-end development.

• Practical experience with at least one modern JavaScript framework (React, Angular, Vue, etc.).

• Solid understanding of API design, application architecture, and software design patterns.

• Experience working with SQL and/or NoSQL databases and data modeling.

• Familiarity with Git, code reviews, and CI/CD pipelines.

• Strong problem-solving abilities and the capacity to work independently as well as in a team.

• Good communication skills and a collaborative mindset.

• Proactive, curious, and enthusiastic about learning new technologies.

• Experience integrating AI/ML services or APIs into applications (e.g., LLMs, recommendation engines, NLP, chatbots, analytics).

• Familiarity with AI-enabled workflows, such as invoking inference endpoints, managing prompts/responses, or integrating AI outputs into user experiences.

• Understanding of data flows, observability, and reliability considerations when working with AI-driven systems.

🏝️ Benefits

• Work from Home, in-office, or hybrid.

• Employee Belonging Groups.

• Healthcare: Dental, Medical, and Vision.

• Paid Vacation, Volunteer, and Holiday Time Off.