Tech Lead - ComparaJá Lisboa

Job Summary

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Tech Lead to guide our development team in delivering
- quality software. You will own the delivery process
-
- end, ensuring that our products are built to modern development standards while fostering a culture of excellence and velocity. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software development, experience in coaching and mentoring teams, and a passion for optimising processes to drive efficiency.

This is an office role based in Alvalade, Lisbon.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the delivery of
  - quality software: Lead the technical direction of projects, ensuring that software is delivered on time, meets business requirements, and adheres to the highest standards of performance, security, and scalability.
• Optimise development processes: Continuously review and improve the development lifecycle to increase efficiency, reduce bottlenecks, and enhance productivity.
• Coach and mentor developers: Provide
  - on technical guidance, mentorship, and support to the development team. Foster professional growth and engineering excellence through regular feedback, training, and knowledge sharing.
• Ensure modern development standards: Promote and implement best practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, code reviews, and clean coding principles.
• Collaborate with
  - functional teams: Work closely with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to align technical decisions with business goals and ensure a shared vision across the product lifecycle.
• Technical leadership: Make critical decisions around architecture, tools, and frameworks, ensuring
  - term scalability and maintainability of the codebase.
• Stay updated with industry trends: Continuously explore new technologies, frameworks, and methodologies to ensure the team is
  -
  - date with the latest advancements in software development, especially regarding rapid prototyping with AI.

About You

• Proven experience as an Engineering Manager, Tech Lead, Senior Software Engineer, or similar role.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate with teams across the organisation.
• Analytical mindset to develop the
  - fit technical solution.
• Excellent leadership and
  - making skills, and knowledge of project management principles.
• Understanding of IT infrastructure, architecture, and the
  - technical parts of the business.
• Comfortable working in an international environment.

Skills Required

• Experience delivering software products through design, development, release, and market delivery, with a track record as an individual contributor and tech leader
• Experience managing Saa
  S and
  - based applications
• Our stack is: C#, Python, Nuxt/Vue
  JS, Postgre
  SQL, all on AWS. The more experience in each the better, but not all are required.
• Fluency in Portuguese and English required.

Why Join Us

• Own the technology team. A chance to truly own a delivery team and be responsible for a development organization within an international setting, learning from peers and the Group CTO.
• Competitive salary and benefits
• Hybrid remote/office work model that supports
  - life balance while maintaining a culture of excellence.

Start date: as soon as possible

About Us

Compara
Já. pt is a leading platform for aggregating and comparing financial products and services in Portugal. Founded in 2015 as part of Samlino Group, we operate across four European markets and empowered over 10 million users last year.

At Compara Já. pt, our mission is to help Portuguese consumers make informed decisions across personal finance—whether banking, insurance, or utilities—by providing easy access to unbiased, accurate information and free comparisons. Our vision is to become the
- to personal finance platform for consumers, partners, media, and other stakeholders, helping people identify and choose the best solutions for their needs—saving time and money in a simple and transparent way.

What We Offer

• Hybrid work model (Lisbon office + remote)
• Opportunity to work on meaningful projects that power internal operations
• A supportive,
  - moving, and collaborative team environment