E-Commerce Technical Domain Lead

TECHNICAL DOMAIN LEAD (HYBRID MAIA)
iTRecruiterhires for hybrid position
Location: Maia, Portugal
Work Model: Hybrid – 2 days per week onsite
Only candidates already based in Portugal willbe considered.
Language Requirements: Fluent English and Portuguese
Senior / Expert – 8+ years of experience
Sector: Retail/ E-commerce
Hiring Model: B2B Rate Between €*** – RV or Unipessoal
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Weare looking for a Senior Technical Domain Lead to takeend-to-end technical ownership of an e-commerce domain,combining strong engineering leadership, architecture, delivery, and peoplecoordination.
Thisis a highly influential role for someone who can connect technology,product, and business, coordinate multiple engineering teams,anticipate delivery risks, and shape a sustainable technical roadmap.
Key Responsibilities
You will act as the technical reference for thee-commerce domain and will be responsible for:
Owning the end-to-end technical deliveryacross development, quality, release, and operations.
Coordinating Tech Leads and engineering teams,supporting architectural decisions and resolving technical conflicts.
Shaping and communicating the medium-termtechnical strategy in close collaboration with technologyleadership.
Translating business and product objectivesinto an executable technical roadmap.
Identifying technical and implementationrisks early, including architecture, dependencies, delivery capacity, andcross-team constraints.
Removing cross-team delivery blockersand ensuring technical alignment between teams.
Balancing hands-on technical depth with people,process, and delivery leadership.
Standardizing shared engineering tools,practices, architectural guidelines, Skills and Rules.
Driving the adoption of AI-assistedsoftware development, including harnesses, Skills/Rules,and coding agents.
Promoting a true DevOps ownership model,where teams take responsibility for the complete lifecycle fromdevelopment through production operations.
Mandatory Requirements— Eliminatory
Pleasenote: the following requirements are mandatory and will be used as eliminationcriteria during the screening process.
Your CV must clearly demonstrate them.
8+ years of relevant professionalexperience, with senior/expert-level responsibilities.
Previous experience providing technicalleadership across multiple engineering teams, such asSenior Tech Lead, Engineering Manager, Technical Domain Lead, orequivalent.
Strong hands-on experience with SalesforceCommerce / SFRA, including architecture, customization,and operation within an e-commerce environment.
Experience with React in headless e-commerce architectures.
Proven ability to combine technicaldepth with people/team coordination.
Experience resolving cross-teamdelivery challenges, dependencies, and conflictingtechnical priorities.
Ability to define and communicate a medium-termtechnical strategy aligned with Product and Businessstakeholders.
Experience identifying, communicating, andmanaging implementation and delivery risks.
Experience with AI-assisted development models— harnesses, Skills/Rules, coding agents — or strong ability andwillingness to adopt them quicky.
Fluent Portuguese and English.
Availability to work 2days per week onsite in Maia.
Availability to start by the end of September ****.
Nice to Have
The following will strengthen yourapplication:
Experience with Salesforce Service, SalesforceOMS and/or Data 360.
Previous experience in Retail,E-commerce, Health & Beauty environments.
Experience with system integrations throughAPI gateways such as Gravitee or Solace.
Strong exposure to modern DevOpsoperating models and full software lifecycle ownership.
The Profile We'reLooking For
This role requires more than strong technicalexpertise.
We are looking for someone who is comfortablebeing accountable without having directhierarchical control over every team member.
You should be able toinfluence Tech Leads, engineers, Product and Business stakeholders throughtechnical credibility, communication, and sound decision-making.
You should also bring a pragmatic approach to technical debt, understand businessroadmaps, maintain team motivation during high-pressure periods, and know whento challenge, prioritize, or compromise to keep delivery moving without losingtechnical coherence.
Before Applying, AskYourself These 5 Questions
Have I led or technically coordinatedmultiple engineering teams, rather than only one development team?
Do I have solid, demonstrable experiencewith Salesforce Commerce / SFRA?
Have I worked with React in a headlesse-commerce architecture?
Can I translate business priorities intotechnical strategy while managing architecture, dependencies, risks, anddelivery?
Am I fluent in Portuguese and English,able to work onsite in Maia twice a week, and availa