Tech Lead – Remote (Portugal/EU)

About the role

We are seeking a Tech Lead with strong English communication skills to join a Europe‑based client project. The role is fully remote, open to candidates located in Portugal or selected EU countries, and you will be hired by FCamara Europe, the European division of a large tech and cognitive services group.

Key responsibilities

• Lead technical decisions and guide engineers through implementation challenges.
• Perform code reviews and define coding standards to ensure high‑quality, performant deliveries.
• Address technical debt and drive technical enablers.
• Collaborate with architects to align implementations with long‑term architectural strategy.
• Manage API governance, versioning, and contracts.
• Optimize system performance, payloads, and code integrations.
• Create and maintain technical guides, development patterns, and onboarding materials for the squad.

Required profile

• Minimum 8 years of software development experience.
• Proven experience in technical leadership roles, influencing teams and raising technical maturity.
• Strong proficiency in English.
• Experience delivering solutions in cloud‑native, micro‑services and asynchronous communication environments.

Required skills

• Backend development with Node.js.
• Frontend development with Vue.js.
• Database expertise with MongoDB.
• Azure cloud infrastructure.
• Containerisation using Docker and orchestration with Kubernetes.
• API Management, governance and contract handling.
• Redis for caching and messaging (preferred).
• Security practices such as OAuth2/OIDC and JWT (preferred).

What we offer

• Fully remote work with occasional, pre‑planned on‑site visits.
• Opportunity to work with a multicultural, diverse team on global projects.
• Exposure to cutting‑edge technologies and a fast‑growing tech environment.