Tech Lead Web Engineer Lisboa

Overview

Join to apply for the Tech Lead Web Engineer role at DNA. inc. We’re
- first (Europe), with hybrid options in Amsterdam, Madrid, and Valencia. This is a Senior+ / Staff-level technical role focused on technical leadership and
- on delivery, not people management.

At DNA. inc, we build platforms and products people want to use, from streaming media to
- gen automotive interfaces. You’ll join a team of experienced engineers, designers, and product folks who have worked on products like Disney+, Eurosport, Sirius
XM and Pay
Pal. We care deeply about quality, learning, and having fun along the way.

About The Job

As a Tech Lead Web Engineer, you’ll take full technical ownership of a major client program. You’ll help define the architecture, steer implementation, and guide a small team of engineers toward building robust, elegant,
- impact solutions. This is a
- autonomy,
- context role for someone who enjoys being
- on, shipping code regularly, while also acting as a technical reference for others. You’ll work closely with
- side product and engineering stakeholders to turn ambitious ideas into technical reality and keep a high bar for excellence along the way. You’re welcome to visit our Amsterdam clubhouse or join offsites, meetups, and conferences across Europe.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, architecture, and execution of web engineering efforts for
  - facing platforms.
• Collaborate with client stakeholders to shape technical roadmaps and align with strategic goals.
• Remain deeply involved in coding and reviewing: this is a technical role, not a management role.
• Mentor and support 3–5 engineers, helping them grow in technical depth and delivery maturity.
• Champion maintainability, performance, and software quality across the project lifecycle.
• Evolve DNA. inc’s internal practices through technical leadership, code contributions, and peer support.

Technical Leadership (not People Management)

This role demands technical depth and delivery maturity, not people management experience. You’ll provide strong architectural direction, identify and resolve
- level issues, and act as a technical north star for the team, while continuing to write and ship quality code yourself. You should be fluent operating at the intersection of code, architecture, and product thinking.

Must-haves

• 8+ years of professional experience in building web apps with modern frontend stacks.
• 5+ years of
  - on React experience (including hooks, state management, and rendering strategies).
• Deep experience with Type
  Script, Java
  Script ES6+, HTML5, and CSS3 (SASS/SCSS).
• Backend experience with Node. js and API integration (REST, ideally Graph
  QL).
• Proven experience designing and building
  - scale,
  - traffic applications.
• Strong working knowledge of modern development practices: CI/CD, testing, build pipelines.
• Passion for clean architecture, modular code, and
  - term maintainability.
• Experience mentoring engineers in
  -
  - day delivery and improving their craft through code and tech initiatives, not performance reviews.
• Commercial awareness: ability to weigh engineering tradeoffs in the context of business goals.
• Based in Europe, with excellent written and spoken English.

Bonus Points

• Experience with streaming media (audio/video)
• Reactive programming (Rx
  JS, Redux Observables)
• Vite, NX, or Next. js
• Media player integrations
• Design systems and UI architecture

What We Offer

• Competitive salary aligned with your experience and region
• Remote-first, with hybrid options in Amsterdam, Madrid, and Valencia
• Flexible working hours and location
• Clear growth path
• Collaborate with senior peers across disciplines
• Travel support to meet coworkers, attend events, or work from other DNA hubs
• Regular offsites across Europe
• Support for home office setup (hardware, tools, etc. )
• Country-specific benefits like pension and healthcare (inquire for details)

Interested? If you’re excited by
- on technical leadership, like working on complex
- world systems, and want to help shape the future of web engineering at DNA. inc, we’d love to hear from you. Apply directly via our website. For any questions, reach out to recruitment@dna. inc. No recruiters, please.