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About Journey Further:

At Journey Further, we don’t just deliver results – we push the boundaries of what’s possible. Founded in the UK in 2017, the agency has rapidly grown to over 160 specialists across offices in London, Leeds, Manchester and New York City, all on a mission to take brands beyond the limits of performance, platform optimization, and human potential. As a global,
- service digital media agency, we believe in transparency, innovation, and expertise to create partnerships that drive real, measurable impact.

Our commitment to being at the forefront of tools and technology development in the marketing space is a key reason Journey Further landed on the Sunday Times’ “100 Fastest Growing Companies in Britain” list. Our Pioneering value underpins everything we do, and the Technology Solutions team – where this role sits – is the driving force behind this innovation, both within the team and across the entire agency.

We’re seeking a Lead Engineer with Solutions Architect experience to join our Technology & Innovations team. You will lead the design, development and deployment of robust systems, mentor fellow developers and drive technical excellence across projects.

What you will do:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, translate them into scalable software solutions and present solution proposals
• Design and implement
  - side logic using Type
  Script and Node
  JS, ensuring performance and maintainability
• Utilise Tailwind
  CSS and Next
  JS for
  - end development in functional React components
• Define database schemas and integrate with any database technology in use.
• Implement authentication, REST APIs and enforce security principles throughout the stack
• Establish and optimise Dev
  Ops practices, including logging and monitoring tools to ensure system reliability and performance
• Configure and refine CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, integration and deployment workflows
• Analyse and troubleshoot complex technical problems; propose
  - term improvements and effective solutions
• Mentor and coach junior developers, conduct code reviews and advocate best practices

Requirements:

• Friendly,
  - oriented personality with strong leadership and communication skills
• Proven track record (5+ years) designing and architecting software solutions
• Extensive
  - on experience with Type
  Script, Node
  JS, Tailwind
  CSS, React (functional), Next
  JS and any database technology
• Solid understanding of authentication, REST APIs and security principles
• Fluent (verbal and written) in English
• Demonstrable experience with Dev
  Ops practices, including logging and monitoring tools
• Extensive experience with CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, integration and deployment workflows
• Exceptional
  - solving skills, a proactive mindset and the confidence to challenge assumptions and suggest better approaches
• Prior experience mentoring or leading development teams; a natural inclination to guide and support others

Location:

Lisbon, Portugal (This role will be fully remote until the Lisbon office is up and running)

You must be based in Lisbon and have the right to work in Portugal

Process:

Apply via the Journey Further website, any applications not submitted via the website will not be considered. If your application is successful, you can expect:

• Step 1: Interview with TA team member and Senior Director, Technology & Innovation
• Step 2: Task based interview with Senior Director, Technology & Innovation and Chief Technology Officer

Diversity & Inclusion

Journey Further takes pride in creating an environment where everyone can be themselves. This starts with recruitment.

We pledge to make our roles as open as possible and to provide equal opportunities to everyone that is kind enough to give us their time. All recruitment decisions we take will be based solely on the positive skills and behaviours that applicants display and absolutely nothing else.

We do not discriminate based on any personal characteristic, we are a people first agency and we care about and celebrate individuals.

If something is important to you,
- 's important to us. If you have a particular need during the application process or during your time at Journey Further, please let us know.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Marketing

Industries

• Advertising Services and Marketing Services

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