Senior Full Stack Developer (Node.js & React) - Portugal
BrainRocket is a global company creating end-to-end tech products for clients across Fintech, iGaming, and Marketing. Young, ambitious, and unstoppable, we've already taken Cyprus, Malta, Portugal, Poland, and Serbia by storm. Our BRO team consists of 1,300 bright minds creating innovative ideas and products. We don’t follow formats. We shape them. We build what works, launch it fast, and make sure it hits.
❗️ Important – On-Site Role in Lisbon❗️
This is an on-site position based in Lisbon. Remote or hybrid arrangements are not available. Candidates must already be in Lisbon or be willing to relocate. Full relocation support will be provided if needed. Here you can check our location: BrainRocket Portugal
⚡ We are looking for an experienced Senior Full Stack Developer (Node.js & React) to join our development team in Lisbon and help build and scale the backend of our platforms. This is a hands-on role, 80% Backend (Node.js) and 20% Frontend (React), where you will design, code, and optimize high-performance systems while working on exciting projects in a fast-paced environment.
🎯 Your Mission
Contribute to the design and development of scalable backend systems and services, ensuring robustness, high performance, and maintainability. Work closely with cross-functional teams to integrate third-party APIs, build new features from scratch, and enhance the core architecture of our platforms.
✅ Responsibilities
• Design, implement, and optimize backend-heavy solutions.
• Develop, maintain, and implement third-party API integrations.
• Actively participate in the full feature lifecycle, from concept and design to implementation and release.
• Contribute to the continuous evolution of our internal solution, ensuring adaptability to market needs.
• Collaborate within agile development cycles (Scrum), including grooming, sprint planning, and bi-weekly releases.
• Identify opportunities to improve technical approaches, performance, and development processes.
• Work closely with design, product, and business teams to align features with user and business needs.
✅ Requirements
• 5+ years of professional experience in web development.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Node.js.
• 3+ years of frontend experience with React.
• Solid experience with NextJS, NestJS, Apollo, and Material UI.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript.
• Experience with high-load SQL and/or NoSQL databases.
• Hands-on experience with REST, GraphQL, and WebSockets.
• Knowledge of TDD and experience writing automated tests.
• Understanding of microservice architecture principles
• Proficiency with Git workflows.
• Hands-on experience with RabbitMQ or Kafka.
• Experience with MongoDB and MySQL.
• Advanced English skills (written and spoken).
✅ Nice to Have
• Experience with CRM systems.
• Exposure to Kubernetes or containerized environments.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices (CI/CD, cloud deployment).
✅ Recruitment Process:
1. Interview with the Recruiter: An introductory conversation to get to know you better, discuss your background, and align expectations about the role and the company.
2. Technical Assessment (HackerRank): A short coding challenge designed to evaluate your technical skills and problem-solving abilities.
3. Technical Interview: An in-depth discussion about your technical expertise, hands-on experience, and approach to solving real-world problems.
4. Final Interview with the Hiring Team: A conversation with team members and leadership to assess cultural fit, collaboration style, and alignment with the team’s goals.
5. Offer: If everything goes well, we’ll move forward with a formal offer to join our team.
🧑🏻💻 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 and padel lessons.
🏀 Urban Sport membership benefit (the most diverse sports and wellness offering in Europe, with more than 50+ activities).
🏥 Private medical coverage, including inpatient, outpatient, dental care, annual check-ups, and maternity support.
🏝 Time for proper rest, with 24 non-business days per year and an additional 6 paid sick days.
🚌 Transport compensation - 200 euros net per month.
📈 Competitive remuneration level with annual review.
🤝 Teambuilding activities.
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