Lead AWS Cloud & Platform Engineer

(AWS | Serverless | DevOps | Platform Engineering)

Up to €78,000 + Annual Bonus + Private Healthcare

Are you a hands-on cloud and platform engineering leader? This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of Europe’s fastest-growing online brands and lead the design and delivery of scalable, serverless systems across 18+ countries. This is your chance to shape the cloud architecture, platform capabilities, and internal tooling that empower global teams.

As their Lead AWS Cloud Engineer, you'll bring deep expertise in AWS, serverless architecture, and cloud platform engineering to lead the build of brand new AWS based solutions used both internally and by their global customer base.

Key Responsibilities as their Lead AWS Engineer:

  • Lead the design and delivery of serverless, cloud-native applications on AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, IAM, VPC).
  • Build scalable distributed systems and microservices, integrating APIs and event-driven architectures (SQS, SNS, EventBridge).
  • Drive Infrastructure as Code with Terraform or AWS CDK and champion DevOps best practices including CI/CD, automation, and observability.
  • Develop and scale internal developer platforms to empower engineering teams.
  • Ensure security, compliance, and multi-account AWS governance.
  • Lead, mentor, and guide engineers while collaborating with Product and Architecture teams to define technical roadmaps.

What They Offer

  • Competitive salary up to €78,000 + annual bonus
  • Flexible hybrid working (office in Coimbra only once per month)
  • Private health insurance
  • Clear progression plan—majority of leadership team promoted from within

This is a rare opportunity for a Lead AWS Cloud Engineer to make a significant impact on a global scale, leading platform and cloud initiatives that power millions of users every day