Senior Full-Stack Engineer

Overview

Arkadium is seeking an exceptional and experienced Senior Full-Stack Engineer to join our Web Platforms team.

Work Location & Hybrid Model (Portugal)

In Portugal, we operate under a hybrid work model that blends remote and
- office work. Employees may work from home or from the office depending on team and individual needs, ensuring both flexibility and strong collaboration.

If you reside in the Lisbon metropolitan area: you will be expected to work onsite one to three times per week, with specific days agreed upon with your manager. If you are based outside of Lisbon: a different onsite cadence will apply.

For candidates not residing in Portugal, you will be onboarded as a
- time contractor through our international payroll provider.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of scalable and
  - performance applications and systems.
• Build comprehensive and robust
  - stack solutions aligned with business and technical requirements.
• Design, develop, and maintain both
  - side and
  - side applications for live games.
• Support internal game teams by creating tools that help them scale and accelerate development.
• Design database schemas that ensure data consistency, integrity, and security.
• Implement and enforce security best practices for data protection and user authentication.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure high code quality and adherence to best practices.
• Create and maintain clear documentation and technical specifications to support knowledge transfer.
• Work within agile processes and contribute actively to team goals and planning.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience as a
  - stack engineer.
• 3+ years working with
  - side runtime environments (e. g. Node. js).
• Strong
  - on experience with React, Next. js, Java
  Script, and Type
  Script.
• Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Solid understanding of backend architectures and patterns for scalable distributed systems.
• Ability to own features
  -
  - end and work independently when needed.
• Strong
  - solving and
  - thinking skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience working in an agile development environment.
• A strong focus on code quality, maintainability, and reliability.

Nice to Have

• Experience with containerization (Docker) or orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with cloud services (Azure or AWS).
• Experience building or maintaining online games or
  - traffic applications.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and modern Dev
  Ops practices.
• Experience working with databases (SQL or No
  SQL).

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with structured performance and career development
  - ins
• Health insurance
• Additional budget for conferences you are interested in
• Personal development budget to fuel your passions and desire to learn (Arkadians are taking classes in not only Excel and leadership, but also interior design and even swimming!)
• Time off from Christmas Eve through New Year-'s Day so we can all enjoy the holidays
• A unique culture of transparency, true teamwork and fun
• Summer Fridays: Fridays off throughout the Summer to have more fun in the sun!

The above benefits may vary depending on location or country.

Please note we do not provide visa sponsorship or relocation support for this role.