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Software Engineering Team Lead

smartbox

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.

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.

About smartbox

  • 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.
  • Smartbox Group and help shape the future of our eCommerce engineering platform.

Responsibilities

  • Own technical delivery across both squads, make timely engineering decisions and remove blockers.
  • Develop practical technical solutions for evolving requirements, working closely with Product.
  • Act as the primary technical contact for Product, Trading, QA and other teams.
  • Lead distributed engineering teams, line-manage senior engineers and support their development.
  • Own checkout stability, production incident response and readiness for peak trading periods.
  • Improve SDLC, CI/CD, testing and Agile practices to accelerate delivery.

Requirements

  • 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.
  • Magento 2.4, PHP 8.4, MySQL, Redis, RabbitMQ, Stripe, Worldline, Amazon Pay, PHPUnit and PHPStan.
  • GitLab CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes on AWS, CloudFront, Varnish, Grafana and Jira.

Preferred

  • 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.

Benefits

  • Hybrid model and 20 working days abroad annually.
  • Health cover, pension, TaxSaver and additional leave.
  • Health, wellbeing and learning options.
  • Parental leave, Inclusive Day and fair rewards.
  • Study assistance and learning opportunities.
  • Unbox Your World Day and paid sabbatical after five years.
  • Clear salary bands and career levels.

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