Lead Node.js Engineer – Lead the Future with AI!
- Lead a brand-new team from day one
- Remote-first in Portugal
- Work with AI on a high-impact greenfield product
Join a fast-growing international tech company that’s doubling down on AI-driven innovation and expanding its engineering footprint across Portugal. As Lead Node.js Engineer, you’ll take a pivotal leadership role in building and guiding a brand-new engineering team tasked with creating a groundbreaking AI-powered product set to transform the company’s core platform.
In this role, you’ll inspire and mentor your team, define the technical vision, and stay hands-on with a cutting-edge Node.js stack. You’ll lead the development of the platform’s critical AI-enhanced search functionality—key to the company’s success—as we modernize from a legacy monolithic system to a scalable, cloud-native microservices architecture.
Whether you’re a senior engineer ready to step into leadership or an experienced leader seeking greater ownership, this is a unique opportunity to shape a high-impact team, drive innovation from the ground up, and become a central figure in a company that values autonomy, trust, and purposeful growth.
You will:
- Lead and mentor a new team of engineers
- Guide delivery of a greenfield product with high visibility
- Stay hands-on with Node.js and modern cloud infrastructure
- Collaborate with product, QA, and leadership to drive success
Skills / Experience:
- Strong engineering background (Node.js is a must)
- Leadership experience
- Passion for coaching, influencing, and building team culture
Salary / Remuneration: €65,000 – €75,000 + benefits.
For more information contact Àlex Rubió confidentially on +353 1 649 8509 or email your CV to alex.rubio@archer.ie
I specialise in recruiting for Archer Recruitment, if you wish to discuss this or other opportunities, please feel free to contact me.
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About Archer – Archer Recruitment is a Specialist IT Recruitment Consultancy based in Ireland.