At Mindera, we are continuously developing a fantastic team, and we would love for you to join us. As a Staff Frontend Software Engineer, you will be responsible for building fluid and responsive user interfaces for multiple platforms and devices.
We are looking for experienced Engineers with an appetite for solving complex problems and building seamless user interactions to world-class standards. You won’t just be writing code; you’ll be a technical leader helping us define the future of our frontend architectures.
We value empathy, self-organization, and the courage to take risks. If you love navigating ambiguity and believe that empowering others is the hallmark of a great engineer, you’ll feel right at home here.
National and international expected traveling time varies according to project/client and organizational needs: 0%-15% estimated.
💪 How You’ll Contribute
- Architect & Build: Lead the design and development of high-performance, secure, and scalable frontend solutions.
- Engineering Excellence: Champion high-quality standards in developing great user interfaces that impact users worldwide.
- Testing Strategy: Drive reliability through unit testing, integration testing, and a Shift-Left/TDD approach.
- Collaborative Leadership: Work within Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban), moving self-driven toward a common team or company purpose with minimal supervision.
Requirements
🌿 You’re Great At...
- Experience: Bringing 10+ years of professional experience relevant to high-level engineering roles.
- Fundamentals: Mastering Vanilla JavaScript—you understand the core of the language beyond the frameworks.
- Modern Stacks: Delivering robust applications using React.js and Next.js.
- Testing Culture: Implementing TDD and Shift-Left mentalities to catch issues early and often.
- Mindset: Being passionate, self-driven, and thriving in a self-organized environment where you take ownership of your career and impact.
🛠️ Your Technical Toolkit:
- Core: Expert-level Vanilla JavaScript, React.js, and Next.js.
- Quality: Deep knowledge of Testing (Unit, Integration, TDD, Shift-Left).
- Cloud: Professional experience with Azure Cloud is considered a significant plus.
- Observability: Familiarity or experience with New Relic for monitoring and performance is a plus.
- Methodology: Strong experience working in Scrum and Kanban environments.
💬 Recruitment Stages
- Screening - Reviewing CVs and eligibility verification.
- 1st Call - 30-minute call to assess Technical & Culture Fit with an IT Recruiter.
- Tech Interview - 2-hour call with two of our Engineers to assess your knowledge in depth, featuring theoretical scenarios and architectural exercises.
- Cultural Interview - 1-hour call with a Minder to ensure alignment with our values.
- Project/Client Call - A final 30 to 60-minute call to ensure the perfect fit for a specific mission.
Benefits
🎊 What’s in it for You?
We work in Self-organization culture and therefore we offer a flexible, supportive environment where you are trusted to manage your own time and career.
- Well-being First: health insurance and "Open Holidays" because we trust you to know when you need a break.
- Flexible Working hours and Work: Work from our vibrant hubs in Porto, Aveiro, or Coimbra, or choose a remote setup that works for you. As long as you are based in Portugal :)
- Career Growth: A dedicated budget for training and conferences, plus a transparent profit-sharing model.
- Tools for Success: Choose Laptop & Peripherals that best suit your needs, plus Hotspot with unlimited usage (PT), for work or Netflix ;)
- Team work makes the dream Work: Mindera Annual Trip, Sports, and sharing groups to connect and have fun!
🫂Why Mindera?
At Mindera, we use technology to build products we are proud of, with people we love.
We believe diverse teams build better products. Mindera is a place where you can be your authentic self, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, religion, or background. We strive to create an environment where everyone feels they belong and has an equal opportunity to grow.
Most of all, you get to work with a group of great people in a politics free environment where the whole team owns the project together. Our culture reflects our lean and self-management mindset, encouraging colleagues to take risks, make decisions, collaborate openly, and communicate with everyone.
Freedom and responsibility go hand in hand, and we value commitment, feedback, and empathy. We are proud of our work and love learning about everything as we navigate an Agile, Lean, and collaborative environment.
😊 Curious to know more? Check out our Blog and our Handbook!
Our offices are located: Porto, Portugal | Aveiro, Portugal | Coimbra, Portugal | Leicester, UK | San Diego, USA | San Francisco, USA | Chennai, India | Bengaluru, India | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | Blumenau, Brazil