Senior UiPath Engineer

About the role

Merkle, a dentsu company, is looking for a Senior UiPath Engineer in Lisbon. The role covers designing and building end-to-end automations, mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with business architects, consultants, analysts and DevOps teams. Work is hybrid, with an expectation of one day per week or four days per month in the office.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement end-to-end automations covering orchestration, exception handling, monitoring and logging, and security and compliance
• Write high-quality, reusable and performant automation code and help translate architectural designs into executable automation frameworks
• Review code and workflows against best practices and standards, and coach and mentor junior and confirmed automation engineers
• Support onboarding and upskilling of team members on UiPath and automation patterns
• Collaborate with Business Automation Architects, Consultants, Business Analysts, DevOps and IT teams, and take part in client technical discussions within engineering scope
• Support estimation, technical feasibility assessments and delivery planning

Required profile

• Deep hands-on expertise with UiPath (Studio, Maestro, Robots, APIs, Agents)
• Strong programming skills in C# / .NET and Python
• Solid experience with RPA frameworks, reusable components and enterprise automation patterns
• Experience integrating automations with APIs, databases and enterprise systems (ERP, CRM)
• Knowledge of AI-powered automations, including document understanding, AI Center / ML and intelligent extraction and decision automation
• Experience in Agile delivery (Scrum / Kanban), CI/CD concepts, version control and release management
• Analytical, problem-solving approach, with strong troubleshooting skills

Required skills

• UiPath (Studio, Maestro, Robots, APIs, Agents)
• C# / .NET and Python
• BPM, RPA, APIs and AI technology stacks
• Familiarity with Azure (preferred); AWS acceptable
• REST/SOAP API integration and knowledge of secure, scalable software architectures

What we offer

• 25 vacation days, 3 extra wellness days and volunteering days
• Health insurance (also possible for family members)
• Agile and flexible working hours, hybrid model and digital nomad policy
• Access to Dentsu Academy and focus on career development
• Team events, employee discounts and a referral bonus program