VP of Engineering / Director of Engineering

<p><strong>Hello! Do you believe you found this opportunity by chance?</strong><br/> At <strong>Nimber</strong>, we dont believe in chance we believe in leadership, vision, and building technology that matters.</p> <p>If this role caught your attention, great. Keep reading</p> <p>Were not just hiring were looking for a strategic technical leader to help scale our engineering organization and shape the future of our platform. If youre passionate about building high-performing teams, delivering complex systems, and driving innovation across AI, data, and product infrastructure, this is your moment.</p> <h3> <strong>Position: VP of Engineering / Director of Engineering</strong></h3> <p> <strong>Location:</strong> Maia, Porto (On-site)<br/> <strong>Experience Level:</strong> Senior (7-12+ years)<br/> <strong>Employment Type:</strong> Full-time</p> <h2> About the Role</h2> <p>Youll lead our entire engineering organization, overseeing backend, frontend, data, DevOps, and AI agent development. From roadmap execution to team scaling, youll be responsible for delivering high-impact technical initiatives and ensuring our systems are scalable, secure, and future-ready.</p> <h2> Key Leadership Areas</h2> <h3> Technical Team Management</h3> <ul> <li>Lead and mentor cross-functional teams (Backend, Frontend, Data, AI/ML)</li> <li>Scale engineering capacity to support company growth</li> <li>Define best practices, code standards, and development processes</li> <li>Foster a culture of innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement</li> <li>Manage hiring, performance reviews, and career development</li> </ul> <h3> Full-Stack Technology Oversight</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Data Infrastructure:</strong> PostgreSQL data lakes, ETL pipelines</li> <li><strong>Integrations &amp; APIs:</strong> Microservices, third-party integrations</li> <li><strong>Web Scrapers:</strong> Scalable data collection systems</li> <li><strong>Frontend:</strong> React-based applications and customer interfaces</li> <li><strong>AI Agents:</strong> LangChain/LangGraph workflows, LLM orchestration</li> <li><strong>DevOps:</strong> Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, cloud deployment</li> </ul> <h3> Project Management &amp; Delivery</h3> <ul> <li>Define and execute engineering roadmaps aligned with business goals</li> <li>Manage timelines, resources, and delivery milestones</li> <li>Implement agile methodologies and sprint planning</li> <li>Coordinate cross-team dependencies and integrations</li> <li>Ensure quality through testing and code review</li> <li>Balance technical debt with feature development</li> </ul> <h2>️ Key Responsibilities</h2> <h3> Strategic Leadership</h3> <ul> <li>Collaborate with executive leadership on technical strategy</li> <li>Translate business needs into scalable technical solutions</li> <li>Make architectural decisions for performance and maintainability</li> <li>Evaluate and adopt new technologies and frameworks</li> <li>Drive innovation while ensuring system reliability and security</li> </ul> <h3>️ Development Operations</h3> <ul> <li>Monitor KPIs for velocity, quality, and system performance</li> <li>Implement tracking systems for visibility and accountability</li> <li>Manage technical risks and mitigation strategies</li> <li>Coordinate release planning and rollback procedures</li> <li>Ensure compliance with security and data protection standards</li> </ul> <h3> Team Development &amp; Culture</h3> <ul> <li>Build and onboard high-performing engineering teams</li> <li>Provide mentorship and career growth opportunities</li> <li>Foster collaboration across product and business teams</li> <li>Promote knowledge sharing and documentation practices</li> <li>Establish feedback loops and communication channels</li> </ul> <h3> Stakeholder Management</h3> <ul> <li>Communicate progress and challenges to executive leadership</li> <li>Align expectations with product and business stakeholders</li> <li>Coordinate with external vendors and partners</li> <li>Present technical roadmaps to board and investors</li> <li>Represent engineering in strategic planning discussions</li> </ul> <h2> Required Technical Background</h2> <h3>Full-Stack Architecture</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Backend:</strong> Python, microservices, API design</li> <li><strong>Frontend:</strong> React, JavaScript/TypeScript</li> <li><strong>Data Engineering:</strong> PostgreSQL, ETL, analytics systems</li> <li><strong>Cloud Infrastructure:</strong> AWS/GCP/Azure, Kubernetes, Docker</li> <li><strong>AI/ML Systems:</strong> LLM integration, agent frameworks, ML pipelines</li> </ul> <h3>Development Management</h3> <ul> <li>Agile methodologies, sprint planning, roadmap execution</li> <li>Architecture decisions, code reviews, technical debt management</li> <li>Team scaling, hiring, performance management</li> <li>CI/CD, testing strategies, documentation</li> </ul> <h3>Integration &amp; Scalability</h3> <ul> <li>RESTful APIs, authentication, rate limiting</li> <li>Third-party integrations, scrapin