Lead Software Engineer

There are NO limits to your career: come shape the future and be part of a truly unique global culture at OutSystems!

About OutSystems
OutSystems is the pioneer of the fast-growing high-performance low-code development market. The company empowers organizations to innovate their businesses through software, and we are looking for talented and motivated individuals to join our team.
The OutSystems high-performance low-code platform is considered one of the leading application development solutions by customers, analysts such as Gartner and Forrester, and partners around the world. The platform gives organizations – from small and mid-sized businesses to enterprises – the tools to build, deliver, manage and evolve mobile and web applications that are unique to their businesses. With high-productivity, AI-assisted tools, customers can tackle any strategic challenge – from modernizing and integrating their existing applications, to automating business and workplace processes, and creating exceptional customer apps and experiences. Solutions built with OutSystems are secure, resilient, cloud-native, built to scale, and can be continuously evolved.

OutSystems is a truly global organization, with customers across 87 countries and 22 industries, more than 400 partners, and a 600,000-developer community. The company is known for creating a culture of innovation inside its customer organizations, with many working with OutSystems for more than a decade.

Founded in 2001 in Portugal, we have offices in Lisbon, the United States, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, France, the UAE, India, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and Australia, and of course a thriving and collaborative worldwide community of remote employees. OutSystems continuously receives leadership recognition from the top analyst firms, the CODiE Awards, SD Times 100, the Cloud100, and other influential groups.
Our team members are at the core of a dynamic, industry-leading company that is helping organizations of all sizes across the globe innovate their businesses through the power of software.

About This Role
As a Lead Mobile Software Engineer in the OutSystems R&D, you’ll be a member of the group of teams responsible for developing the next generation of mobile capabilities of our platform components.
If you are a problem solver, inquisitive by nature and driven by curiosity, this is the job for you!

What You Will Lead/Do or Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product managers, UX/UI designers, backend engineers, and other stakeholders to deliver mobile solutions that align with business goals;
• Lead architectural discussions and ensure OutSystems mobile applications are scalable, secure, and maintainable, while optimizing for performance;
• Enhance and optimize the platform's ability to generate high-quality code for Android and iOS;
• Implement best coding practices by conducting code reviews, writing tests, and integrating automated testing strategies to ensure high-quality code;
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers, fostering growth and learning within the team;
• Design and implement features that simplify complex mobile development tasks for OutSystems developers;
• Contribute to the Capacitor framework and other OSS projects, including bug fixes, feature development, and performance optimizations;
• Produce and test code in short cycles, with a high degree of automation;
• Gather feedback from end-users and adapt your solutions;
• Focus on developing maintainable solutions that scale to thousands of users;
• Knowledge of product development best practices, continuous delivery, and testing;
• Last-line troubleshoot of complex incidents created by the solutions developed in your team, having on-call support rotation.
• Qualifications / What You Need To Succeed (Hiring manager provides)
• 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;
• 6+ years of software development experience;
• Knowledge of software engineering principles, algorithms, data structures, and Object-Oriented Design;
• Strong understanding of native iOS and Android development, including platform-specific APIs;
• Passion to analyze and design elegant solutions for high-tech problems;
• Passionate about learning and helping others find their way in complex subjects;
• Great troubleshooting skills;
• Continuous delivery and testing techniques;
• Drive to innovate and bring development best practices into your team;
• Drive to understand what are the upcoming technologies and frameworks;
• Availability be part of the 24x7 on-call rotation;
• Experience developing developer tools, SDKs, or libraries for mobile platforms;
• Strong proficiency in Android (Java, Kotlin) or iOS (Swift, Objective-C) development;
• Experience with Capacitor or similar cross-platform frameworks (strong plus);
• Contributions to open-source projects or frameworks is a plus;

What 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.

A company culture that is based on transparency, teamwork and excellence (as promised in our Small Book of the Few Big Rules and delivered every day.)
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!