Associate Software Engineer - Typescript

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About This Role

A global leader in modern development platforms, OutSystems is focused on enabling any organization to innovate through software. We are changing the way software is built with the low-code platform most preferred by developers and empowering organizations to create and deploy critical applications that transform their business rapidly. To support our growth and commitment to hiring exceptional performers, we are looking for a Software Engineer based in Portugal.

As a Software Engineer in the OutSystems R&D, you’ll be a member of the group of teams responsible for developing the next generation of capabilities of one of our platform components.

Key Responsibilities:

• Use well-known technologies and programming languages (JavaScript, TypeScript, React) to develop some of the platform frontend capabilities;

• Improve performance and scalability of our components to make sure it responds to our customers needs;

• Work close to our customers, designers and other R&D development teams;

• Knowledge of product development best practices, continuous delivery, and testing;

• Experience in designing and communicating high-level functional designs and solutions.

• Last-line troubleshoot of complex incidents created by the solutions developed in your team, having on-call support rotation.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor or Master's Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or similar. If you do not have one but you are really good (and can show it), we still want to hear from you;

• 1 or more years of software development experience;

• Knowledge of software engineering principles, Object Oriented Programing and algorithms;

• Good coding skills in one or more of these technologies is a plus: TypeScript, JavaScript, React;

• Basic understanding of C# and interest in compiler technologies.

• Familiarity with modern front-end development tools (e.g., Webpack, Rolloup, ESBuild).

• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git).

• Good troubleshooting skills;

• Good level of autonomy;

• Good communication skills and fluency in English.

• Availability to participate in an on-call rotation;

Ways to Stand out

• Drive to understand what are the upcoming technologies and frameworks;

• Knowledge of Playwright or similar automated testing tools (e.g., Selenium, Cypress).

• Drive to understand and follow up on how JavaScript has evolved and continues to evolve.

• Experience in designing, building, and/or managing scalable systems in the cloud (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, Azure).

The Longer Story:

OutSystems is a global leader transforming how companies innovate through software, empowering IT leaders with a better way to build the software that matters most. We are looking for talented and motivated people to join us in helping companies solve some of their most strategic business challenges, from modernizing their workplace processes to transforming their employee and customer experiences. As a member of the OutSystems global team, you will help build, deliver, manage, and evolve the software that is a low-code market leader and preferred by professional developers around the world.

OutSystems is a truly global company, with more than 800,000 developer community members, 1,700 employees, more than 500 partners, and thousands of active customers in over 75 countries and across 21 industries. Founded in 2001, OutSystems has offices in the United States, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, the UAE, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Australia, India, and Singapore, and of course has a thriving, worldwide community of remote employees.

Working at OutSystems

Our goal is to ensure that OutSystems is a place for bright, happy, and motivated people who share a common purpose and take pride in excellent work towards our vision. Our culture is focused on building agility at scale, which allows us to operate with a high drive in a competitive market. In our federation of teams culture, if we have every team operating like a startup, we can all learn, grow, and innovate while having the space to be proactive and creative. We encourage our team members to collaborate, focus on results, act quickly, understand our business, and adopt a growth mindset.

What do we have to offer you? 

• A company that continues to grow, change and innovate, and gives our teams the space to be proactive and creative. 

• Real career opportunities. We care about growth and development. Vertical career progression is an obvious possibility, but we also offer the possibility for lateral moves, joining different teams, and mastering specific skills. 

• Work colleagues that are as smart, hardworking and driven as you – and a team that is global. 

• Disrupting the status quo is in our DNA. In fact, it’s why our company exists.

• We “Ask Why” a lot. It helps us connect our individual work to the bigger picture and sometimes even uncover a better way.

Are you ready for the next step in your career? Then we’d love to hear from you!

OutSystems nurtures an inclusive culture of diversity, where everyone feels empowered to be their authentic self and perform at their best. A company that embraces the creativity and innovation that comes through diverse perspectives. We are committed to creating a team that reflects society through inclusive programs and initiatives and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive equal consideration regardless of race, place of origin, color, age, marital status, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, protected veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by law.

Join us in disrupting the status quo of the low-code market, we give you the power to "Ask Why", you give our customers the power to innovate through software!