AI-native Junior Backend Software Engineer

WELCOME TO OLX

We're building marketplace sustainable ecosystems that millions of people depend on every month – to buy and sell cars, find homes, land jobs, and trade secondhand goods. It's commerce that matters: safe , smart , and environmentally responsible .

We do this with courage to innovate, commitment to outcomes, collaboration across 50+ nationalities and 7 markets, and a customer-led approach that puts real people first. Add a desire to win – and you get a culture that's ambitious, fast-moving, and built on trust.

Our brands – including AutoTrader, OLX, Otomoto Property24, and more – are loved by millions. And we're backed by Prosus, one of the world's largest tech investors.

Join OLX and see how far you can go.

Join our team as a Junior Backend Engineer

Join one of our cross-functional teams in Motors, Real Estate, OLX Classifieds, or Platforms, working remotely from Portugal .

As part of our 1,000+ tech team across multiple locations, you’ll collaborate with engineers, SREs, and product teams to build scalable, high-impact solutions while reporting to an Engineering Manager who will support your growth and impact.

We use Golang and Kotlin, modernizing systems as we transition from legacy PHP and move towards a microservices architecture, deploying through GitLab CI/CD to AWS.

If you’re passionate about solving technical challenges and scaling cloud systems, we’d love to hear from you

• A curious and eager learner who enjoys understanding how things work and is excited to take ownership of their work.
• A developer with some experience or familiarity with software development, ideally in Golang, Java/Kotlin, or PHP, and an interest in working with databases and cloud technologies like AWS.
• A problem solver who approaches challenges with a mix of technical thinking and a user-first mindset to build meaningful solutions.
• A collaborative team player who is open to discussions, cross-team collaboration, and sharing knowledge with others.

• Contributing to projects by writing code, participating in planning, and supporting the execution of technical tasks as you develop your skills.
• Being an active team member, learning from others while delivering quality work and building confidence in your technical abilities.
• Bringing fresh ideas and curiosity, exploring new ways to solve problems, and helping implement software solutions with guidance from the team.
• Asking questions, sharing ideas, and gradually taking ownership of the product as you gain experience.
• Working closely with product managers to understand user needs and help build impactful products.

• Recruiter Interview
• Engineering Manager Interview
• Live Coding
• System Design

• Being an OLX colleague brings many rewards, such as a competitive salary, a world-class training and development program, flexible working options, and many more location-based benefits, which for this role include:
• Flexible benefits plan
• 3 extra vacation days
• Health Insurance (extendable to family)
• Life Insurance
• Remote or hybrid monthly allowance (incl. transportation supplement)
• Meal Allowance
• Urban Sports subscription (pack M)
• English & Portuguese Classes
• Marriage Bonus
• New baby bonus
• Discount website
• Welcome pack

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