Software Engineer

About the role

Samba is a media intelligence company. We know what the world is watching, reading, and thinking about — in real time, at scale, across every screen. Our data exists with the consent of over a billion people, organized into the most complete picture of consumer attention ever built. The biggest brands in the world use that picture to make smarter decisions. We think it’s the most interesting data asset on the planet, because it’s the most culturally relevant.

Based in the beautiful city of Porto, you’ll be part of our collaborative Engineering & Development teams, working closely with your peers and decision-makers to maintain and develop our global services and products.

As a Software Engineer, you are a builder who bridges the gap between high-level requirements and high-performance reality. Having advanced past foundational concepts, you are currently dedicated to growing your expertise in designing distributed systems that scale effectively. You don't just write code that works; you write code that thrives under the pressure of global data scales.

You will be an integral part of the development cycle, owning features from design to deployment. Working within an agile team, you’ll encounter exciting technical challenges, from low-latency optimizations to complex B2B integrations, in a culture where your voice is heard and your growth is prioritized.

WHAT YOU'LL DO -

Service Evolution: Develop and maintain our core backend and middleware services, ensuring they are robust, scalable, and ready for global traffic.

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Architectural Input: Don't just follow blueprints, help draw them. By collaborating with more senior colleagues, you’ll participate in the design of software architectures that solve real-world business problems.

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Data at Scale: Write highly efficient code capable of handling massive amounts of data with ease.

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Performance Engineering: Implement performance-critical and low-latency solutions where every millisecond counts.

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Production Insight: Keep the services you build healthy in production. You'll instrument, monitor, and log them, then use those signals to debug real live issues, with support from the team as you ramp up.

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Collaborative Growth: Work within a peer-led environment where you’ll receive mentorship to constantly level up the team’s collective skill set.

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Code Craftsmanship: Actively participate in code reviews, advocating for "clean code" principles and maintainability.

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Global Integration: Build and support B2B integrations with partners and clients across the world, ensuring our data flows seamlessly across the ecosystem.

WHO YOU ARE -

The Foundation: You hold a degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or have a similar technical background. You have 2+ years of professional experience in a comparable software engineering role.