Software Engineer

Software Engineer
Viseu
Viseu, Viseu District, Portugal

We are looking for a skilled and driven Backend Engineer to join one of our Engineering teams, focusing on our Third Party Risk Management business. Our product enables some of the world’s most security conscious organizations to manage the cybersecurity risks of their vendor ecosystems, leveraging Bitsight’s unique data, insights, and robust workflows (questionnaires, artifact exchanges, messages, and more).

As a Software Engineer, you’re known for thinking on your feet, learning quickly, and owning problems through to resolution. You enjoy solving complex challenges and actively contribute new ideas, tools, and techniques that lead to
- wide improvement. You thrive in a collaborative environment and seek better ways to deliver
- quality software in a
- trust engineering culture.

Beyond technical and
- specific skills, we value strong generalists: critical thinkers who can navigate a variety of tools and technologies, pick up new concepts as needed, and remain adaptable. We're especially enthusiastic about continuous learners, curious about emerging technologies, and open to integrating AI-powered tools to enhance our development processes.

What we're looking for

Mindset & Collaboration:

• A growth mindset. You’re curious,
  - motivated, and continuously seek improvement.
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability. You care deeply about impact and quality.
• Passion for building products that customers love and that solve
  - world problems.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and spoken.
• Responsible, collaborative, and
  - organized in team settings.

Technical Expertise:

• Familiarity with backend development and web applications. Relevant experience (up to 3 years) in a similar role or strong academic/project background.
• Familiarity with Python, or another modern backend language, and experience with building REST APIs.
• Understanding of code testing and quality practices.
• Familiar with the full development lifecycle, from planning and implementation to testing and deployment.

Bonus experience:

• Experience with Fast
  API, SQLAlchemy, and Postgre
  SQL.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS and microservices architectures.