Backend Team Lead (Node.js) - Portugal

We’re BrainRocket — an international software development and digital solutions company driven by 1,300 talented professionals across Cyprus, Malta, and Portugal.
Here, everything moves at rocket speed: driving innovation, pioneering projects, and fast-tracking careers.
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We're looking for an experienced Back-end Team Lead with extensive experience in Node.js to join our development team in Lisbon, Portugal!

✅ Responsibilities:
✔️ Being transparent with the team about challenges, failures, and successes.
✔️ Hiring and training technical personnel.
✔️ Determining project requirements and developing work schedules for the team.
✔️ Delegating tasks and achieving daily, weekly, and monthly goals.
✔️ Liaising with team members and management to ensure projects are completed to standard.
✔️ Motivating staff and creating a space where they can ask questions and voice their concerns.
✔️ Delegating work and assignments to team members.
✔️ Collaborating with their team to identify and fix technical problems.

And for the Developer part:
✔️ In-house platform development.
✔️ 3rd party API integrations.
✔️ Actively participate in developing new features from scratch.

✅ Requirements:
✔️ At least 8+ years of professional experience in the IT field.
✔️ 3+ years of experience years in leadership positions.
✔️ 3+ years of commercial experience with Node.js.
✔️ 5+ years of commercial experience in web development.
✔️ Knowledge of JavaScript and the ECMAScript 6 standards.
✔️ Commercial experience in implementing the REST and WebSockets.
✔️ Experience with Git version control system.
✔️ Experience with commercial databases MySQL.
✔️ Experience with RabbitMQ.
✔️ Experience with Redis.
✔️At least upper-intermediate level of English.
✔️ Excellent technical, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills.
✔️ Strong leadership and organizational abilities.

✅ We offer excellent benefits, including but not limited to:
🧑🏻‍💻 Learning and development opportunities and interesting challenging tasks.
✈️ Relocation package (tickets, staying in a hotel for up to 2 weeks, and visa relocation support for our employees and their family members).
📚 Opportunity to develop language skills, with partial compensation for the cost of English and Portuguese language classes (for localization purposes).
🎾 Partial compensation for tennis lessons.
🏥 Global coverage health insurance.
🏝 Time for proper rest, with 24 working days of annual vacation and additional paid sick days.
🚌 Transport compensation - 300 euros net per month.
📈 Competitive remuneration level with annual review.
🤝 Teambuilding activities.

✅ Recruitment Process:
1. Interview with the Recruiter.
2. Technical Assessment via HackerRank.
3. Technical Interview (if necessary).
4. Final Interview with the Hiring Leads.
5. Offer.

❗️Important: This position is based in Lisbon and requires on-site attendance. At this time, we do not offer remote or hybrid options for this role. If you're not currently in Lisbon, relocation will be necessary—but don’t worry, we’ll be here to support you throughout the entire process! 

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