Senior Backend Software Engineer

Summary

Join OLX's team as a Backend Engineer and contribute to building scalable, high-impact solutions for various platforms. Collaborate with engineers, SREs, and product teams, working remotely from Portugal. Utilize Golang and Kotlin, modernizing systems and deploying through GitLab CI/CD to AWS. The ideal candidate is a product-minded engineer with strong programming skills, experience with various databases and AWS, and excellent communication abilities. You will lead projects, mentor junior engineers, and drive innovation. OLX offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including flexible working options, health insurance, and various bonuses.

Requirements

• A product-minded engineer who thinks from a user perspective, understanding both the how and why behind technical solutions
• Someone with deep knowledge of programming languages, frameworks, and best practices, with strong mastery of data structures, algorithms, and software architecture to build and scale cloud-based systems
• A backend engineer with strong background experience in Golang, Java/Kotlin, or PHP (preferred technologies). Flexible and capable of adjusting to changing project requirements, roles, and backend technologies as needed
• A problem solver who can break down complex challenges into manageable solutions using both analytical thinking and creativity
• An effective communicator who can explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders while documenting technical specifications and processes clearly
• A developer who believes in "you build it, you run it, you own it," ensuring high-quality code, debugging, optimization, and automation as key priorities
• Someone with solid experience with relational and non-relational databases (MySQL, DynamoDB, Redis, Memcached) and a strong understanding of AWS cloud architecture and Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• A professional with experience in large-scale web applications, an economic-thinking mindset, and being able to design well-bounded domain systems

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, monitoring, and completion of projects, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to quality standards
• Contribute to complex technical projects, ensuring robust, secure, and scalable software solutions
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment. This includes delegating tasks, providing feedback, and facilitating team communication
• Drive innovation by encouraging new ideas, shaping software development, and collaborating closely with product management to create user-centric solutions
• Develop and deploy cloud-native solutions using GitLab CI/CD to AWS, contributing to broader engineering strategy and cross-team collaboration
• Create impact outside of your team by helping drive the Engineering strategy and contributing to cross-team collaboration through inter-team working groups or community guilds, among others

Benefits

• Flexible benefits plan
• 3 extra vacation days
• Health Insurance (extendable to family)
• Life Insurance
• Remote or hybrid monthly allowance (incl. transportation supplement)
• Meal Allowance
• Urban Sports subscription (pack M)
• English & Portuguese Classes
• Marriage Bonus
• New baby bonus
• Discount website
• Welcome pack