Engineering Lead

Awesomic.com

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Portugal 🇵🇹 on site Until 8/22/2026 First posted May 3, 2025 Last posted May 3, 2025
Job description

🚀 About Awesomic

We are a web app that matches businesses from around the world with the best-fit talents using an AI-driven algorithm. Since our founding in 2020, we’ve completed 14,000+ tasks for 4,000+ clients, including Reface, Lift99, SilviaTerra, Y Combinator startups, and various VC funds.

Now Hiring: Engineering Lead to join our awesome team, take ownership of our marketplace platform, and lead a team of developers to deliver innovative solutions.

Location: hybrid work in Warsaw, Lisbon, or Kyiv, with possible business trips.

🧑‍💻 What you'll do:

  • Lead the development, maintenance, and growth of the marketplace, including supply chain and product offerings, while fostering collaboration with marketplace developers;

  • Conduct technical interviews with developers;

  • Perform code reviews and quality assessments;

  • Collaborate with other teams to resolve various product issues;

  • Provide feedback to the team to aid in development and product enhancement;

  • Improve planning and prioritization within sprint cycles;

  • Accelerate release cycles.

🧑‍🚀 About you:

  • 7+ years of relevant technical experience;

  • 2+ years of experience managing teams of 5-10+ developers;

  • Proficiency in PHP, Laravel, MySQL, and React;

  • Knowledge of PHP Symfony, Angular, Vue.js, and PostgreSQL, along with experience in Python, Ruby on Rails, or other technologies, is a plus;

  • Deep understanding of AI tools for coding;

  • Proven experience working in a start-up environment;

  • Strong background in stakeholder management;

  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills;

  • Ability to provide constructive feedback and give pushbacks;

  • Adaptability to thrive in a fast-growing company;

  • Product mindset with a solid understanding of business needs and user experience;

  • Advanced proficiency in English.

✨ Nice to have skills:

  • Experience managing personal or side projects;

  • Active participation in industry digests and other technical activities;

  • Involvement in meet-ups, conferences, and similar events.

💎 What's on us:

  • You’ll join the coolest community of goal-driven people who love what they do and are ready to change the game with innovative decisions;

  • You’ll have the opportunity to work closely with Roman Sevast and Stacy Pavlyshyna, Founders of Awesomic, YC alumni, and Forbes 30 Under 30 honorees;

  • You’ll have unlimited prospects to develop as a professional;

  • You'll benefit from a mental health support program, a work laptop (MacBook), unlimited vacation days, coverage for courses and other learning activities, health insurance, and the ability to work in a hub in Warsaw, Kyiv, or Lisbon.

We'd love to meet our new Engineering Lead soon! 😎

About this role

Summary

Lead development of marketplace platform and manage a team of developers.

Job title

Engineering Lead

Experience level

7+ years

Industry

software

Location requirements

Hybrid work in Warsaw, Lisbon, or Kyiv; remote allowed

Salary

Not specified

Management role

Yes

Skills & keywords

Required skills

PHPLaravelMySQLReactAI tools

Preferred skills

SymfonyAngularVue.jsPostgreSQLPythonRuby on Rails

Specializations

leadershipdevelopmentAIstakeholder managementcommunication
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Lisbon, Portugal

Hybrid City

Warsaw, Poland

Hybrid City

Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000

Hybrid City

Portugal

Remote Country