Head of Product – Platform Lisboa

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At Bloq. it, we’ve created the world’s leading smart locker solution—solving
- mile deliveries by enabling everyone to participate easily, reducing delivery costs, and making them more sustainable.

We’re quickly expanding: after growing at 1000 % for three years in a row, we’re now the
- growing Smart Locker company in the world and one of the
- growing
- ups in Europe.

We are looking for a Head of Product – Platform to join our team as our new #bloqstar. In this role, you will own the vision, roadmap, and execution of Bloq. it’s core platform—the foundation that powers our services, APIs, and
- scale Io
T device management—balancing product outcomes with strong technical stewardship across architecture, scalability, and
- debt reduction.

What Will Be Your Responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Own the Platform vision & roadmap (APIs, services, data, identity, device management), aligning with Product and Engineering to unlock scale and developer velocity.
• Define platform architecture standards—modularization, microservices,
  - driven patterns, data contracts, and SLOs—ensuring reliability, security, and cost efficiency.
• Lead modernization programs (monolith decomposition, refactors, consolidation), creating clear migration plans that reduce tech debt without disrupting delivery.
• Productize the platform: establish
  -
  -
  - product practices (DX, documentation, SDKs, versioning, backward compatibility), driving adoption across internal squads and partners.
• Io
  T at scale: set capabilities for device provisioning, identity/PKI, telemetry ingestion, command & control, OTA orchestration, and fleet health observability.
• Establish measurable KPIs (availability, latency, change failure rate, lead time, platform adoption/usage, unit cost), and run an experimentation/rollout strategy (canaries, feature flags).
• Build and lead a
  - functional platform group (PMs, Staff/Principal engineers, architects), fostering a culture of clarity, ownership, and outcomes.

What are the requirements to join us in this position

Requirements

• 8 + years in product and/or engineering for cloud platforms, with 4 + years leading platform or
  - architecture initiatives in
  - growth environments.
• Demonstrated success designing and evolving microservices/event-driven architectures (e. g. , Kafka/MSK, queues, streams) and migrating legacy systems for scale.
• Deep,
  - on understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred: EKS, API Gateway, IAM, Io
  T Core, Lambda, S3, RDS/Postgre
  SQL, Elasti
  Cache/Redis), Kubernetes, Ia
  C (Terraform/Helm), and observability (Open
  Telemetry, Prometheus, Grafana).
• Proven experience managing large Io
  T fleets (MQTT/Web
  Sockets, device identity & certificates, OTA pipelines, device twins/state sync,
  -
  - cloud data flows).
• Strong API product skills (REST/g
  RPC, versioning, Open
  API, rate limiting, auth
  N/Z, RBAC), with a track record improving developer experience and
  -
  - integrate.
• Ability to balance product
  - offs (build vs. buy,
  -
  - market vs.platform health) and influence senior stakeholders with crisp,
  - driven reasoning.
• Fluency in English, both verbal and written.

Extra Valued Skills

Extra Valued Skills

• Domain-Driven Design,
  - team topologies, and internal platform/product marketplace experience.
• Data platform exposure (CDC, stream processing, warehousing, lakehouse) supporting
  -
  - time operational use cases.
• Experience in security & compliance for platforms (secure bootstrapping, secrets management, SOC 2/ISO 27001 alignment).

What will you get if you join us in this position

What you get

• A pivotal role shaping the software core that powers Europe’s
  - growing
  - locker network.
• A dynamic,
  - paced environment driven by innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Competitive salary and benefits, including
  - based bonus and Portuguese health insurance.
• Flexible work conditions,
  - first culture, and schedule autonomy for work–life balance.
• Regular
  - person gatherings at our HQ in Lisbon or Porto, reinforcing team cohesion and culture.
• Direct impact on platform scalability, reliability, and unit economics, enabling sustainable
  - mile logistics.

If you’re a
- minded platform leader with deep architectural instincts and a bias for practical scaling, Bloq. it is the place for you. Join our team of #bloqstars and help redefine the
- locker experience!

At Bloq. it, we provide
-
- end solutions for Smart Lockers, and our software ecosystem, Bloq. it OS, is the leading tech solution available in the market.

We-'ve had the pleasure of working with some of the biggest names in
- commerce, logistics, and retail in Europe, such as Vinted and DHL.

We have recently become the
- growing Smart Locker company in the world. Before Bloq. it the industry had stagnated and lacked innovation and good products. We strive to have the same impact in this industry as Tesla has had on the car industry.

We believe that Smart Lockers are a big part of the future for everyone, and we want to play our part in making sure that Smart Lockers become as mainstream as the mobile phone.