Remote Staff Software Engineer

About QuintoAndar:

Grupo QuintoAndar is the most valuable real estate tech company in Latin America, it was born in Brazil to do something very rewarding: open doors. We opened doors for technology to be part of living. And, through it, we reduce the bureaucracy and simplify the experience of the whole real estate ecosystem, including those renting, buying, and selling homes, as well as real estate brokers, agencies, and other partners of the real estate market.

Together, our leading brands offer solutions covering all stages of the housing journey, namely: Immuebles24 (Mexico), Zonaprop (Argentina), Adondevivier & Urbania (Peru), Plusvalia (Ecuador), ImovelWeb and Quintoandar (Brazil)

Backed by a world-class team of investors and advisors, such as Kaszek, Qualcomm, General Atlantic, and Softbank, QuintoAndar Group is currently valued at over $5.1 billion and continues to grow year-over-year.

To make all this happen, we have more than 3,500 talented people, working with cutting-edge technology and best design practices to ensure a seamless experience throughout the sales and rental process, combined with smart financial products. Here you will work with the best professionals in the market, in an environment that breathes innovation, collaboration, and high performance.

To learn more about our history, visit https://grupoquintoandar.com/.

Life at Lisbon Tech Hub

In 2022, QuintoAndar proudly opened its first European tech hub in Lisbon, marking a significant milestone in our global expansion. Aiming to tap into a new tech ecosystem, attract top talents, offer international opportunities for Brazilian employees, and enhance cultural diversity.

Our Lisbon tech hub is home to a team of over 30 experienced engineers, designers, product managers, and data scientists. As we continue to grow in the coming years, we are excited to expand this talented team even further.

You’ll collaborate closely with teams primarily based in Brazil, contributing to our innovative projects on a global scale. Join us at QuintoAndar Lisbon and help shape the future of real estate technology.

Location and remote work

At QuintoAndar, we embrace a remote-first philosophy, allowing you to work from anywhere in Portugal. However, for those who prefer in-person collaboration, we offer a vibrant office in Lisbon’s historic center.

Stages of the Selection Process

Our selection process currently lasts an average of 40 days, from application to completion of the assessment. Going through:

• Application Screening
• Remote Interview with Engineering Team
• Remote Interview with the CTO and/or stakeholders
• Phone interview with Recruiters
• Offer

Staff Software Engineering at QuintoAndar

In our Engineering chapter, you’ll have the opportunity to work as part of our product squads, delivering features that enhance our product and contribute to the first-class experience we are renowned for. You’ll collaborate with brilliant minds from various fields: Product Managers, Designers, Data Scientists, and Machine Learning Engineers. Prepare yourself for an extraordinary journey filled with hard challenges, high expectations, intelligent work, meaningful conversations, and exceptional productivity.

We expect all engineers to engage in the entire product development cycle, from ideation to deployment, monitoring the impact on users and the business, and making data-driven decisions.

Join us at QuintoAndar and be a part of a team that’s shaping the future of real estate technology.

Our technology stack:

• Backend: Java, and K otlin are our main stacks, but we also have some services in Python, Clojure, and Typescript.
• Apps: Flutter
• PWAs: React (Next.js)
• Cloud, infrastructure, and monitoring: AWS, Kubernetes, ELK, Prometheus, Sentry
• Databases: PostgreSQL, Mysql, MongoDB

Responsibilities as Staff Software Engineer

• Develop and improve scalable, high-maintainable services (mostly Java/Kotlin), web applications (React), and mobile apps (Flutter).

• Own the entire lifecycle of your code, including monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving production issues.

• Enhance the development experience by improving dev tools, test coverage, and code structure.

• Contribute to the broader product team by conducting code reviews, RFC reviews, and sharing knowledge and best practices in product development.

• Lead complex projects, involving multiple teams

• Mentor less experienced software developers

• Participate in the hiring process: interviewing, evaluating candidates, and raising the bar.

• Engage in critical analysis of company-wide development tools and processes, identifying areas for improvement and implementing best practices to enhance software maintainability and team productivity

• Fluency in at least one programming language, relational databases, web or app development.

• Proven track record of delivering solutions to complex problems, with experience designing, building, and maintaining large, scalable systems/apps.

• Deep understanding of best practices for software maintainability and team productivity

• Experience using RESTful APIs, distributed systems, CI/CD, and test automation

• Excellent operational and troubleshooting skills

• 7+ years experience in software development

• Ability to learn quickly and deliver real impact through high-quality data-driven and structured software

• Professional fluency in English (Portuguese is a plus)

You’ll stand out if you:

• Know computer theory, including optimization of algorithms and distributed systems;
• Deep understanding of one of our main stacks/frameworks: Java (Spring), Kotlin, React (Next.js), Flutter
• Have experience with AWS cloud services
• Understand containers, and container orchestration (eg. Kubernetes)
• Have experience maintaining high-availability services/apps
• Led projects that involved the collaboration of different teams
• Have experience mentoring less experienced engineers, and interviewing software engineering candidates

Competitive compensation package, including salary + performance annual bonus + stock options, and additional benefits, such as:

• Meal allowance
• Health insurance
• Work from-home allowance
• Transportation
• 25 vacation days per year + a week off between end of year Holidays
• Labor accident insurance
• Life insurance
• Child care allowance (children up to 5 years old)
• Maternity and paternity leave extended to 180 and 30 days, respectively