Senior Software Engineer
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Senior Software Engineer who designs, builds, and maintains scalable TypeScript-based software across backend, frontend, and IaC, with a focus on performance, security, and collaboration in a remote Portugal-based role.
About this role
Alongside is a Portuguese company that partners with international organizations to build and scale exceptional tech teams. Our client is a** fast‑growing SaaS company ** transforming the automotive dealership experience by ** automating administrative processes, streamlining sales workflows and ensuring compliance , enabling dealers to focus on customer engagement and operational efficiency. They are looking for a ** Senior Software Engineer who will work ** remotely (Eastern Time)** and contribute to their engineering team. The ideal candidate thrives in a startup environment with flat hierarchy, values autonomy, and is comfortable wearing multiple hats as needed.
Responsabilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable software solutions
- Identify and address performance bottlenecks and implement optimizations
- Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to other developers
- Contribute to architecture decisions and help establish best practices
- Implement and maintain security best practices
- Troubleshoot production issues and develop solutions to address them
Requirements
- Strong proficiency in TypeScript across ** IaaS, backend, and frontend development **.
- End-to-end TypeScript expertise: emphasis on strict typing and avoiding coercions.
- Experience with Pulumi for infrastructure-as-code (IaaS).
- Backend development using **Bun **.
- Frontend development with React and ** Vite **.
- Experience hosting applications on **AWS **.
- Familiarity with Postgres and ** Redis** for data storage.
- Experience with GraphQL with end-to-end type safety.
- Excellent **problem-solving skills **, strong ** attention to detail **, and the ability to work ** independently **.
- Strong communication skills and experience collaborating in cross-functional teams.
- Passion for one or more focus areas: **Security, Platform/SRE, AI, Product Engineering, or Business Intelligence **.
Benefits
- Fully remote, based in Portugal.