Senior Backend Engineer (Automation & Integration) Lisboa

Senior Backend Engineer (Automation & Integration)
Lisboa
Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

Overview

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Deel is the
-
- one payroll and HR platform for global teams. Our vision is to unlock global opportunity for every person, team, and business. Built for the way the world works today, Deel combines HRIS, payroll, compliance, benefits, performance, and equipment management into one seamless platform. With AI-powered tools and a fully owned payroll infrastructure, Deel supports every worker type in 150+ countries—helping businesses scale smarter, faster, and more compliantly.

Among the largest globally distributed companies in the world, our team of 6, 000 spans more than 100 countries, speaks 74 languages, and brings a connected and dynamic culture that drives continuous learning and innovation for our customers.

Why join Deel? As the
- growing Software as a Service (Saa
S) company in history, Deel is transforming how global talent connects with
- class companies—breaking down borders that have traditionally limited both hiring and career opportunities. We're not just building software; we're creating the infrastructure for the future of work, enabling a more diverse and inclusive global economy. In 2024 alone, we paid $11. 2 billion to workers in nearly 100 currencies and provided healthcare and benefits to workers in 109 countries—ensuring people get paid and protected, no matter where they are.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain automation services that connect internal tools,
  - party platforms, and messy data pipelines
• Power intelligent workflow orchestration for our Payroll team

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering with an integration/automation focus
• Strong Node. js/Java
  Script experience
• API integration and data transformation skills
• Experience working with automation frameworks (e. g. , Selenium, Playwright, Puppeteer, e2b, n8n)
• Comfortable handling messy, unreliable data from multiple sources

Bonus

• React experience for building internal UIs
• RPA tools background
• Workflow orchestration familiarity (Zapier, n8n, etc. )
• Deep experience with file parsing and data extraction (PDFs, Excel, CSVs)

Total Rewards

Our workforce deserves fair and competitive pay that meets them where they are. With scalable benefits, rewards, and perks, our total rewards programs reflect our commitment to inclusivity and access for all.

Some things you’ll enjoy

• Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location
• Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country
• The flexibility of remote work, including optional We
  Work access

Equal Opportunity

Deel is an
- opportunity employer and is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects different abilities, backgrounds, beliefs, experiences, identities and perspectives.

Accommodation

Deel will provide accommodation on request throughout the recruitment, selection and assessment process for applicants with disabilities. If you require accommodation, please inform our Talent Acquisition Team at recruiting@deel.com of the nature of the accommodation that you may require, to ensure your equal participation.

Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: Human Resources Services