Engineering Lead

Bloq.it

Engineering Lead leading a talented team to develop smart locker solutions at Bloq.it. Responsible for delivering innovative engineering solutions and guiding the team's growth and performance.

Posted 5/16/2026full-timeLisboa • 🇵🇹 PortugalSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and manage a multi-skilled team of backend, frontend, and firmware engineers
Set clear team and individual objectives, and provide ongoing performance feedback and development
Build and empower a team to deliver creative, thorough, and practical solutions to a wide range of complex technical problems
Collaborate closely with other Engineering leads to bring continuous improvements and take our Engineering organisation to a new level
Provide technical guidance and support to the engineering team, ensuring adherence to best practices and company standards
Ensure that the code produced is aligned with the best practices and standards in the industry (such as following SOLID principles and containing a healthy level of test coverage)
Collaborate with Product Managers and other EMs to align our engineering efforts with business goals
Focus on the professional and personal growth of your team, including conducting performance and compensation reviews

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience as an Engineering Lead or similar leadership role in a technology-driven environment
First hand experience as a software engineer
Have experience building team & hiring new team members
Excellent leadership, communication (written and spoken in English), and interpersonal skills
Expertise with the best principles, practices, and standards in the industry, such as: SOLID, TDD, design patterns, refactoring, etc
Demonstrated ability to work closely with senior management and product teams
Proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and learning
Experience in leading teams working on large-scale products
Experience in products combining both hardware and software is preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary and benefits package, tailored to your experience and skills, including performance-based bonus and Portuguese health insurance
Flexible work conditions, including a remote-friendly policy and a flexible schedule that allows you to balance your work and personal life
Regular meetings in-person at our HQ Office in Lisbon, PT, giving you the chance to connect with the team and immerse yourself in our company culture

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Hard Skills & Tools

software engineeringSOLID principlesTDDdesign patternsrefactoringtest coveragelarge-scale productshardware-software integration

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationinterpersonal skillsteam buildingperformance feedbackproactive mindsetcontinuous improvement