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At Smartbox Group, we believe in creating unforgettable memories through real-life experiences. With nearly 15,000 experiences across Stays, Wellness, Adventure and Gastronomy, we inspire people to live more and share more. Operating in 11 countries, with over 700 employees and 40,000 partners, we're committed to making meaningful experiences accessible to everyone.
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We're looking for a passionate Software Engineering Team Lead to lead the engineering teams behind our eCommerce platform. You'll make key technical decisions and help evolve a complex, high-traffic, multi-brand platform. About the Role You'll lead our Storefront and Cart, Checkout & Promotions squads, partnering with the Development Manager as the senior technical voice for a distributed team across Ireland and Vietnam.
You'll help accelerate iterative delivery while supporting our 2027 Gifting Ceremony initiative. Core Responsibilities Technical leadership: Own technical delivery across both squads, make timely engineering decisions and remove blockers. Solution design: Develop practical technical solutions for evolving requirements, working closely with Product. Stakeholder collaboration: Act as the primary technical contact for Product, Trading, QA and other teams.
Team leadership: Lead distributed engineering teams, line-manage senior engineers and support their development. Platform reliability: Own checkout stability, production incident response and readiness for peak trading periods. Engineering excellence: Improve SDLC, CI/CD, testing and Agile practices to accelerate delivery. Hands-on contribution: Stay involved in architecture, technical design, code reviews and complex engineering changes Skills Required Proven experience leading engineering teams and making independent technical decisions.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills. Ability to navigate ambiguity and evolving business requirements. Experience managing engineers and collaborating across time zones. Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban.
Deep expertise in Vue.js/Nuxt or Magento 2/PHP , with the ability to provide technical leadership across both. Strong knowledge of SDLC, CI/CD, automated testing and production incident management. Degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience. Desirable Experience Checkout, payment integrations and promotional platforms.
Server-side rendering (SSR) and Core Web Vitals. AI-assisted software development. High-traffic eCommerce platforms and peak trading readiness Our Tech Stack Storefront: Nuxt 4, Vue 3 SSR, TypeScript, Pinia, Tailwind, Node.js, Redis, Bloomreach, Vitest and Cypress. Checkout: Magento 2.4, PHP 8.4, MySQL, Redis, RabbitMQ, Stripe, Worldline, Amazon Pay, PHPUnit and PHPStan.
Platform: GitLab CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes on AWS, CloudFront, Varnish, Grafana and Jira. What We Offer Flexible Working: Hybrid model and 20 working days abroad annually. Core Benefits: Health cover, pension, TaxSaver and additional leave. Flexible Benefits: Health, wellbeing and learning options.
Inclusive Culture: Parental leave, Inclusive Day and fair rewards. Career Growth: Study assistance and learning opportunities. Extra Perks: Unbox Your World Day and paid sabbatical after five years. Transparency: Clear salary bands and career levels.
Ready to make an impact? Join Smartbox Group and help shape the future of our eCommerce engineering platform. We look forward to hearing from you!
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