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Engineering Manager

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Hybrid
Porto
Senior level
Hybrid
Porto
Senior level
Lead a multi-skilled engineering team (backend, frontend, firmware) to develop and maintain smart locker solutions. Set objectives, provide performance feedback, hire and grow talent, ensure code quality and best practices (SOLID, TDD), collaborate with product and senior management, and drive continuous improvement across engineering.
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At Bloq.it, we’ve created the world’s leading smart locker solution. Solving online deliveries by enabling everyone to participate easily, reducing delivery costs and making them more sustainable.

We’re quickly expanding, and after growing at 1000% for three years in a row, we’re now the fastest-growing Smart Locker company in the world and one of the fastest growing scale-ups in Europe.

We are in search of a Engineering Manager to join our innovative team as our new #bloqstar. In this role, you'll play a crucial role in leading teams of talented engineers to develop, enhance, and maintain our cutting-edge smart locker solutions on several fronts of our Solution.

What you’ll be doing: 

  • Lead and manage a multi-skilled team of backend, frontend, and firmware engineers

  • Set clear team and individual objectives, and provide ongoing performance feedback and development

  • Build and empower a team to deliver creative, thorough, and practical solutions to a wide range of complex technical problems

  • Collaborate closely with other Engineering leads to bring continuous improvements and take our Engineering organisation to a new level

  • Provide technical guidance and support to the engineering team, ensuring adherence to best practices and company standards

  • Ensure that the code produced is aligned with the best practices and standards in the industry (such as following SOLID principles and containing a healthy level of test coverage)

  • Collaborate with Product Managers and other EMs to align our engineering efforts with business goals

  • Focus on the professional and personal growth of your team, including conducting performance and compensation reviews

What you’ll bring to the table: 

  • Proven experience as an engineering manager or similar leadership role in a technology-driven environment

  • First hand experience as a software engineer

  • Have experience building team & hiring new team members

  • Excellent leadership, communication (written and spoken in English), and interpersonal skills

  • Expertise with the best principles, practices, and standards in the industry, such as: SOLID, TDD, design patterns, refactoring, etc

  • Demonstrated ability to work closely with senior management and product teams

  • Proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and learning

  • Experience in leading teams working on large-scale products

It would be great if you would also have:

  • Experience in products combining both hardware and software

  • Experience in growing Scale-ups, from being an early Engineer to 100+ people team

  • Experience in B2B enterprise products


Why join us?

  • The opportunity to join our Code team and play a pivotal role in contributing to innovative solutions that redefine Bloq.it's revolution in the smart locker industry

  • A dynamic and fast-paced work environment with a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning

  • Competitive salary and flexible benefits package, tailored to your experience and skills

  • Eligibility for performance-based bonus, tied to your results and designed to reward your impact

  • Portuguese Health Insurance including mental health ;

  • Flexible Sports and Wellness membership covering multiple gyms and studios

  • Unlimited days off (subject to manager approval).

We value diversity and solidarity within Bloq.it, this position is open to all candidates.

If you require any special arrangements during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can accommodate you in the best possible way.

Ready to join the revolution?

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