Technical Lead

Location: Lisbon (Loures), Portugal (Hybrid)

Shape the Future of Automotive Technology

At Cox Automotive Europe, we're transforming the way the automotive industry connects, trades, and grows. Through significant investment in technology, data, and AI, we're building the next generation of digital products that power vehicle marketplaces, data solutions, CRM platforms, and customer experiences across Europe.

As part of this exciting journey, we're expanding our Technology Hub in Lisbon and are seeking an experienced Tech Lead to help build high-performing engineering teams, drive technical excellence, and deliver innovative cloud-native solutions at scale.

If you're passionate about technology leadership, modern software engineering, and developing talented teams while remaining close to the code, we'd love to hear from you.

The Opportunity

As a Tech Lead, you'll play a pivotal role in both the technical and people leadership of an engineering squad. You'll be responsible for shaping technical direction, mentoring engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, and ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality software solutions.

Working closely with Product Managers, Architects, Principal Engineers, and stakeholders across Europe, you'll help create products that deliver real value to customers while contributing to the growth and success of our Lisbon Technology Hub.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of Software and Quality Engineers.
• Drive technical decision-making and champion engineering best practices.
• Design, develop, and deliver scalable, resilient, and secure cloud-native applications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Foster a culture of innovation, ownership, and continuous learning.
• Promote modern engineering practices including CI/CD, automated testing, DevOps, and Agile delivery.
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted development tools and practices to improve productivity, quality, and innovation.
• Support career development through coaching, feedback, and performance management.
• Ensure engineering solutions are aligned with architectural standards and strategic business goals.
• Contribute to technical roadmaps, architecture discussions, and continuous improvement initiatives.

What We're Looking For

Essential Experience & Skills

• Proven experience leading and developing software engineering teams in Agile environments.
• Strong hands-on software engineering experience using .NET technologies.
• Expertise in AWS cloud services and cloud-native architecture.
• Experience designing and delivering distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven solutions.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and engineering principles.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform.
• Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL database technologies.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to balance technical excellence with pragmatic business outcomes.
• Professional proficiency in English.

Desirable Experience

• Experience with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, MCP Servers, or similar technologies.
• Front-end development experience with React, Next.js, and GraphQL.
• Experience with Kafka, Docker, and containerised applications.
• Exposure to observability and monitoring platforms such as New Relic.
• Experience supporting cloud transformation or legacy modernisation programmes.
• Knowledge of Salesforce platforms and integrations.

Our Technology Stack

While no candidate is expected to have experience in every technology listed, you'll work with a modern engineering ecosystem including:

Cloud & Infrastructure

• AWS
• Terraform
• Kubernetes
• Docker

Backend Development

• .NET
• Microservices
• Event-Driven Architecture
• Kafka

Frontend Development

• React
• Next.js
• GraphQL
• Micro Frontends

DevOps & Engineering Excellence

• GitHub Enterprise
• GitHub Actions
• CI/CD Pipelines
• AI-Assisted Development Tools

Quality Engineering

• xUnit
• Playwright
• Jest
• React Testing Library

Monitoring & Observability

• New Relic

Why Join Us?

This is a unique opportunity to join a growing technology organisation at a transformative stage of its journey.

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Influence architecture, engineering standards, and technical strategy.
• Build and develop high-performing engineering teams.
• Work with modern cloud-native technologies and AI-powered engineering practices.
• Solve complex technical challenges at scale.
• Deliver products used by customers across multiple European markets.
• Be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking, and international technology community.
• Make a genuine impact on the future direction of our technology landscape.

Our Culture

At Cox Automotive Europe, we believe great technology is built by great people.

We're looking for leaders who are:

• Customer-focused and outcome-driven.
• Passionate about engineering excellence.
• Collaborative, inclusive, and supportive.
• Curious, adaptable, and committed to continuous learning.
• Strong communicators who build trust and influence across teams.
• Motivated to help others grow and succeed.

We value diverse perspectives and believe that an inclusive environment creates stronger teams, better ideas, and better outcomes for our customers.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We're committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of background, identity, or experience.

Ready to Join Us?

If you're excited about leading talented engineering teams, delivering innovative cloud solutions, and shaping the future of automotive technology, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and help us drive the next generation of digital innovation at Cox Automotive Europe.

Recruitment Agencies

We are managing this recruitment directly and are not seeking agency support for this opportunity.

We kindly ask that recruitment agencies refrain from submitting unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles. Any candidate information submitted without a signed supplier agreement and formal engagement from Cox Automotive Europe will not be eligible for placement fees and may be treated as a direct application. Thank you for respecting our recruitment process.