Senior Backend Software Engineer

🏢 Odds Scanner

🚀 About the Company

Odds Scanner is a media and technology company with a strong presence in the sports and gambling markets across Latin America and the United States. With offices in Malta and Portugal, Odds Scanner boasts a diverse and international team, including remote members in Brazil, the United States, Canada, Spain, and more.

Odds Scanner's brands, such as Odds Scanner, Sambafoot, and Tatame, are known for delivering high-performance conversion funnels and engaging sports content.

🎯 Your Mission

Odds Scanner is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to join their growing team in Lisbon. As a key member of the dynamic tech team, you will modernize the platform while addressing critical business needs. You will also guide the backend development team, mentor junior developers, and promote technical excellence. This role offers the chance to shape architectural decisions and build a stronger engineering culture through mentorship and best practices, balancing improvements to legacy systems with the development of new features using modern tools.

💼 Responsibilities: What You’ll Do

• Oversee the modernization of backend systems while making sure business operations run smoothly.
• Design and develop scalable solutions using modern frameworks and AI technologies.
• Optimize large-scale MariaDB databases for better performance and maintainability.
• Mentor junior developers through code reviews and pair programming.
• Define and put in place engineering best practices, including testing, version control, and coding standards.
• Balance reducing technical debt with fast-paced feature developments.
• Architect new API services following modern design patterns.
• Put agile methodologies to use to streamline development processes.
• Work closely with project management to align technical roadmaps with business goals.

✅ What We’re Looking For: Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of experience working in software development.
• 2 years of experience mentoring junior developers.
• Fluency in both English and Portuguese.
• Experience modernizing legacy systems and working with large-scale databases.
• A history of successful system transformations.
• Understanding of API design patterns.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.

✨ Nice to Have

• Experience with PHP and Python frameworks as well as putting AI/ML to use.

🎁 Benefits and Perks

• 40 days of holidays of your choosing (take only the bank holidays you want!).
• Flexible working hours.
• Competitive salary based on experience with great opportunities to grow.
• Work from home (WFH) allowance to cover WFH costs.
• Other benefits and allowances such as Gym, Private Health Insurance and Education.
• Clear short to medium-term objectives that will lead to a clear career path.

📍 Location: Lisbon, Portugal (Hybrid)

🔑 Key Details:

• Job Category: Software Development
• Hybrid: Yes