The Role
Lead and mentor a team of software engineers to design, build, and operate large-scale distributed systems. Capture requirements, define scope, drive end-to-end delivery, prioritize technical initiatives, implement CI/CD and modern practices, and collaborate with product, data science, and engineering teams to ensure scalable, high-quality solutions.
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WELCOME TO OLX
We're building marketplace sustainable ecosystems that millions of people depend on every month – to buy and sell cars, find homes, land jobs, and trade secondhand goods. It's commerce that matters: safe, smart, and environmentally responsible.
We do this with courage to innovate, commitment to outcomes, collaboration across 50+ nationalities and 7 markets, and a customer-led approach that puts real people first. Add a desire to win – and you get a culture that's ambitious, fast-moving, and built on trust.
Our brands – including AutoTrader, OLX, Otomoto Property24, and more – are loved by millions. And we're backed by Prosus, one of the world's largest tech investors.
Join OLX and see how far you can go.
This role will be based in Portugal and you need to be residing in the country already.
As an engineering manager, you'll lead software developers that drive quality at the OLX platform by scaling one of the newest distributed systems.
You capture requirements, lead technical projects, define the ambitious but balanced scope of those projects, and partner across teams to address technical problems and ensure smooth solution implementation.
In our teams, managers have not only the strong expertise to take on and provide technical leadership to major projects but also to manage a team of engineers. You'll organize and lead the team's projects and personal goals, contribute to product strategy and help develop the team.
What you will be doing:
- Lead by example and manage a team of talented engineers, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and career development support;
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data science and data engineering managers, and product managers to define project goals, scope, and deliverables;
- Drive the end-to-end development process, from design to implementation and deployment, ensuring high-quality and scalable solutions (with controlled cost);
- Identify and prioritize technical initiatives, considering ROI, scalability, and performance requirements;
- Implement modern software development practices, including agile methodologies, continuous integration, and deployment, to ensure efficient and effective project delivery;
- Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and analyze requirements, ensuring that the platform meets customer needs and provides an exceptional user experience;
- Foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture, promoting knowledge sharing, innovation, and continuous improvement.
What you have:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field;
- Track record of proven people management experience (3+ years) focused on developing and growing people;
- 5+ years of professional experience in software development.
- Proven experience in designing and developing large-scale, high-traffic systems;
- Familiarity with microservices architecture and container orchestration (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes, Streaming architectures);
- Strong knowledge of data structures, and software design patterns;
- Good understanding and ideally successful application of AI/ML;
- Experience with modern software development practices, such as agile methodologies, continuous integration, and deployment;
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment;
- Proficient in English, with strong verbal and written communication skills.
Our benefits:
- Competitive salary and an annual bonus of up to 20% of your yearly salary.
- Flexible benefits plan (Coverflex).
- Health and Life Insurance.
- Great Perks as a baseline, including 100% remote working (if you wish), opportunity to go for courses and conferences, etc.
At OLX, we unlock value in our people. We invest in ourselves and each other to reach our full potential. We avoid bureaucracy and empower our teams to innovate; with opportunities, training and leadership behaviors a focus for all. Our commitment to inclusion ensures we listen to a diverse range of voices when making decisions. And, we combine the spirit and agility of a startup with our global scale and the backing of Prosus, one of the largest consumer internet groups in the world.
We also unlock value for our stakeholders. We are proud of the positive contribution we make to our planet, by enabling more conscious consumption and helping the world make the most of its limited resources through more efficient trade.
And last but not least, we love to unlock value for our customers. Every single month, over 300 million people use our platforms to easily, safely, and conveniently find their perfect home, buy or sell a car, find a great job, sell things they no longer need, or strike a great deal on something they need. And we help thousands of entrepreneurs and businesses find their customers too.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at OLX
OLX values diversity and welcomes applicants of all races, ethnicities, disabilities, ages, genders, sexual orientations, religions, backgrounds, and experiences to apply. If this role excites you, we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet all the requirements - you may be just the right fit for this or other opportunities with us!
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field
- Proven people management experience (3+ years)
- 5+ years professional experience in software development
- Proven experience designing and developing large-scale, high-traffic systems
- Familiarity with microservices architecture and container orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Streaming architectures)
- Strong knowledge of data structures and software design patterns
- Good understanding and ideally successful application of AI/ML
- Experience with modern software development practices (agile methodologies, CI/CD)
- Proficient in English, strong verbal and written communication skills
- Must be residing in Portugal
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The Company
What We Do
At OLX, we build leading marketplace ecosystems enabled by tech, powered by trust, and loved by our customers. Together we're building a more sustainable world through trade. Serving tens of millions of people every month, we help people buy and sell cars, find housing, get jobs, buy and sell household goods, and much more. Our well-loved consumer brands (including OLX, Otomoto, Otodom, Property24, and more) offer safe, smart, and convenient trading platforms and services for our customers. OLX is powered by teams around the world, who are unified in their ambition to help people get more from the world’s limited resources. We are OLX.
