Senior Frontend Engineer - Remote (Portugal)

WELCOME TO OLX

At OLX, we work together to build a more sustainable world through trade.

We make it safe, smart, and convenient to buy and sell cars, find housing, get jobs, buy and sell household goods, and more. Our colleagues around the world help to serve millions of people around the world every month, through its well-loved consumer brands including OLX, Otodom, AutoTrader, Property24.

Join OLX and see how far you can go.

Join Our Team as a Senior Frontend Engineer!

Join one of our cross-functional teams in Motors, Real Estate, OLX Classifieds or Platforms, working remotely from Portugal. As part of our 1,000+ tech team across multiple locations, you’ll collaborate with engineers, SREs, and product teams to build scalable, high-impact solutions, while reporting to an Engineering Manager who will support your growth and impact. You'll work on a mixed tech stack based on a microservices architecture, entirely on Amazon Web Services, with open-source libs like React and/or NextJS.

If you’re craving the excitement of tackling scalable problems and optimizing solutions, we’d love to hear from you!

Who We Are Looking For

• A product-minded engineer who thinks from a user perspective, understanding both the how and why behind technical solutions.
• 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.
• Experienced in architecting and scaling cloud-based systems for millions of users.
• Proficient in TypeScript & Node.js.Familiar with React.js and its ecosystem.
• Writes clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.
• Knowledgeable in testing, including Playwright or Cucumber.
• Curious, driven to learn, and confident in challenging the status quo to drive positive change.
  
  

What You Will Be Doing

• Leading the planning, execution, monitoring, and completion of projects, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to quality standards.
• Contributing to complex technical projects, ensuring robust, secure, and scalable software solutions.
• Mentoring and guiding junior engineers, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment. This includes delegating tasks, providing feedback, and facilitating team communication
• Driving innovation by encouraging new ideas, shaping software development, and collaborating closely with product management to create user-centric solutions.
• Creating 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, between others.
  
  

Our Hiring Process

• Recruiter Interview
• Live Coding
• System Design
• People Manager Interview
  
  

Our Benefits

• Flexible benefits plan (Coverflex)
• 3 extra vacation days
• Health Insurance Multicare (extendable to family)
• Life Insurance
• Remote work monthly allowance (50€)
• Urban Sports subscription (pack M)
• English & Portuguese Classes
• Discount website
• Welcome pack
  
  

If you think this is the role for you, send your application in English and let’s talk!

If you'd like to learn more about us take a look around our careers page and the OLX Group website.

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