Full Stack Tech Lead

Surf Eye

Full Stack Tech Lead for Surf Eye, building AI camera networks for action sports. Lead web development and mentor the team in a hybrid role based in Lisbon.

Posted 7/27/2026contractLisbon • 🇵🇹 PortugalSenior💰 €60,000 - €75,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaScriptNext.jsNode.jsPostgresReactTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead day-to-day web development across our Next.js / React, and Postgres database stack
Coordinate, mentor, and review the work of our developers
Review pull requests and maintain strong code quality across the team
Translate product and business priorities into clear technical tasks
Act as the main liaison between the web development team and the CEO & CTO
Build and maintain frontend features, backend APIs, database logic, and internal tools
Help structure development processes, sprint planning, task breakdown, and delivery workflows
Identify technical risks, blockers, and quality issues before they become bigger problems
Improve testing, CI/CD, deployment, documentation, and engineering best practices
Work autonomously from idea → planning → implementation → production

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of professional full-stack development experience
At least 2 years of experience as a Tech Lead, Lead Developer, or similar hands-on leadership role
Strong experience with React.js / Next.js
Strong experience with Node.js
Strong experience with JavaScript and TypeScript
Experience with PostgresSQL or similar relational databases
Comfortable working across frontend, backend, and database layers
Experience reviewing code, mentoring developers, and helping teams deliver
Experience breaking down projects, planning technical work, and translating product needs into clear development tasks
Strong understanding of software quality, testing, CI/CD, and collaborative development workflows
Comfortable acting as the communication bridge between developers and founders/product stakeholders
Able to bring structure without slowing down a fast-moving startup environment
Self-motivated, pragmatic, and comfortable taking ownership
Based in Portugal or already legally authorized to work and invoice in Portugal
Available for a hybrid role in Lisbon

Benefits

Comp & perks

Real product, real users: Our technology is already live across leading wave pools and ski resorts
High ownership: You will play a leading role in our web development and have direct influence on how we build
Hands-on leadership: This is not a pure management role. You will still build, ship, and solve problems
Small team, big impact: You will work directly with the founders and help raise engineering standards across the team
Multi-sport vision: Surf Eye, Snow Eye, and future verticals are all built on the same core platform
Global reach: Our products are used by riders, resorts, and operators around the world
Portugal-based: Hybrid work from Lisbon, one of Europe’s most exciting startup and surf cities