Senior Backend.Net Engineer Lisboa

Overview

Our client is a leading commercial real estate advisory and service provider for large institutional investors, global corporations, and various owners and occupiers. Their mission is to simplify the process of leasing, buying, or selling properties across multiple sectors, including retail, office, multifamily, industrial, student housing, and hospitality. The team is committed to guiding clients through the real estate process, ensuring it is rewarding for everyone involved.

In this role you will

• Analyze the current legacy Commercial Real Estate (CRE) ratings platform, documenting existing architecture, workflows, and issues.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand priorities and capture both business and technical requirements.
• Design and deliver enhancements to the ratings system, ensuring stability, scalability, and performance.
• Conduct a holistic
  -
  - end (E2E) review of the platform, including performance, security, code quality, and data architecture.
• Propose and design the
  - state architecture, incorporating best practices and a modernization roadmap tailored to business needs.
• Work alongside
  - functional teams (product, QA, data, infrastructure) to ensure alignment and successful delivery of platform goals.
• Participate in code reviews, documentation, and knowledge transfer sessions as needed.
• Produce clear and actionable documentation to support technical
  - making and gain senior leadership
  - in.
• Opportunity to lead the transformation of a critical CRE Ratings platform with significant business impact.
• Work alongside a
  - caliber team of global business and technology professionals.
• Flexible working environment and competitive compensation.
• A platform to shape the architectural vision and drive innovation in the commercial real estate sector.

If you have

• 5+ years of experience as a Senior Engineer, Technical Lead, or in similar roles within enterprise technology environments.
• Expertise in software architecture, SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle), and legacy system modernization.
• Experience in reviewing and modernizing legacy systems built with C#, ASP. NET, and. NET frameworks.
• Proven ability in requirements gathering, stakeholder management, and technical documentation.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and
  - solving skills.
• A proven track record of delivering enhancements to
  - critical platforms.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills for both technical and business audiences.
• Comfortable working independently and in distributed,
  - functional teams.
• Familiarity with legacy and modern technology stacks.
• Knowledge of cloud migration, microservices, and API-driven architectures.
• A strong background in performance optimization and scalable design.
• Prior experience with CRE, financial ratings, or property management platforms is a plus.
• Experience using AI tools daily to enhance productivity is a must.

About the AI focus

Our client’s team fully embraces AI in their development workflows and expects the same mindset from new team members. Foundational coding skills remain essential, but candidates should combine technical expertise with AI to accelerate delivery and solve complex problems smarter. “AI is the lumber mill providing the wood; we ask candidates to complete the birdhouse. ”

Hiring process

We strive to provide a smooth and transparent hiring process. Steps may vary by position:

• Initial Interview: if your background fits the role, you’ll meet with a recruiter to learn more about you.
• Technical assessment: after the recruiter interview, you’ll complete one of two technical tasks.
• Client interview: meet with client representatives to discuss role specifics and project expectations.
• Final decision: after the client interview, you’ll receive a final decision.