Full Stack Engineer

About the role

Thought Machine is looking for a Full Stack Engineer to join its rapidly growing Lisbon Engineering Hub. You will work on both backend services and frontend experiences, delivering high‑quality, secure, and performant code that powers modern banking solutions for global financial institutions.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop, and ship end‑to‑end features across the full technology stack.
• Build and maintain web applications and backend services that scale in the cloud.
• Write automated unit, integration, and acceptance tests to ensure reliability.
• Collaborate with other engineering teams to integrate features and maintain system coherence.
• Ensure solutions meet security, performance, and user‑experience standards.

Required profile

• Strong ownership of requirements from design through implementation.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, engineering‑focused environment.
• Passion for delivering high‑quality software that solves complex problems.

Required skills

• Experience building both backend services and frontend web applications.
• Familiarity with automated testing (unit, integration, acceptance).
• Understanding of security, performance, and scalability best practices.

What we offer

• Permanent full‑time role with four days onsite in Lisbon.
• Opportunity to work on cutting‑edge fintech technology used by the world’s largest banks.
• Collaborative culture recognised for high employee satisfaction and generous share packages.
• Access to modern cloud‑native tools and a supportive engineering community.