zego - Senior Software Engineer - Portugal

• Solve complex problems with software that is reliable, well tested, resilient and observable • Develop, test, deploy and own Python microservices that deliver real business and user value • Shape architectural decisions so systems scale without becoming harder to change • Lift code quality across the team through reviews and clear, well-documented code • Ship outcomes as part of a product team, working closely with engineers and Product Managers • Improve how the team works and influence the direction of its strategy • Backend and cloud microservices - A proven track record building and maintaining backend systems and cloud microservices. Our stack is Python, but strong experience in another language works too! • Strong fundamentals - Data structures, algorithms and object-oriented programming, applied rather than recited • Delivery discipline - Comfortable with testing frameworks, debugging, refactoring, version control and CI/CD pipelines • Data fluency - A working understanding of SQL and document databases • Ownership at pace - You work independently, take business and product ownership and keep moving when requirements evolve • You work AI-first - You will use AI daily here, and we mean daily. You do not need to arrive an expert, but you do need to arrive curious, experiment fast, and take ownership of getting good quickly. People who wait to be trained will find this uncomfortable • Pay Transparency • At Zego, we are committed to pay transparency and equal pay practices. In compliance with EU pay transparency regulations, we proactively disclose salary information for all open positions to ensure fairness and clarity in our recruitment process. We believe transparency builds trust and helps candidates make informed decisions about their careers with us. • THE ZEGO WAYS OF WORKING 🏡 • Teams work better with time to collaborate and space to get things done. We call it Zego Hybrid: some of us are in our office (central London or Halifax) weekly, others monthly or quarterly. It's about finding the balance between face time and focus that produces great work and a healthy life around it. • We also make a point of getting everyone in the same room. Teams come together every quarter, and once a year the whole company does, properly. It's a serious investment and consistently one of the best parts of the year. • Here is what the last one looked like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKOYDx6AMxQ.