Location: Remote (Portugal-based preferred);
Experience Level: Senior / Tech Leadership (7+ years of experience, 2+ in leadership roles)
Start Date: ASAP
About Bloop
Bloop is the first social shopping network platform where real people share and monetize genuine recommendations with their close network. No ads. Just real recommendations and real word-of-mouth. We bring social and shopping together across all categories - from products to experiences - into one easy platform, so you can discover, share, and buy what you love. We’ve raised €2M, launched in Portugal, and we’re expanding to Spain in Q4/27.
About the Role
We're looking for a Hands-on Head of Engineering to lead our technical team, drive our architecture, and build the foundation of our platform. You will be the technical anchor of the company — balancing high-level technical strategy with deep, day-to-day involvement in the codebase.
We need a pragmatic leader who thrives in early-stage, fast-paced environments. You won't just be managing people or sitting in meetings; you will be shipping code, reviewing PRs, and getting your hands dirty alongside the team. This role has a strong growth trajectory and is ideal for someone looking to scale an engineering organization from the ground up, with the potential to step into a higher role as the company evolves.
Experience with React and .NET is highly valued, but your systems design capabilities, leadership skills, and ability to execute are what matter most to us.
What You’ll Do
- Architect for Scale: Define the technical vision, architecture, and engineering standards to support a rapidly growing consumer platform.
- Code & Ship: Spend a significant part of your time building and shipping critical features across the stack. You lead by example.
- Lead & Mentor: Build, manage, and mentor a high-performing engineering team. Foster a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous feedback.
- Drive Engineering Culture: Establish best practices for CI/CD, testing, code quality, and agile delivery.
- Collaborate with Founders: Work closely with the founders and product team to translate business goals and user needs into a robust technical roadmap.
- Own the Output: Take full end-to-end ownership of the engineering delivery, ensuring we move fast without sacrificing quality.
What We’re Looking For
- 7+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 2+ years in a technical leadership or management role (e.g., Lead Engineer, Engineering Manager, Head of Engineering).
- Deep technical expertise across the stack. Strong professional experience with .NET (backend) and React (modern frontend) is highly preferred, as you will need to guide the team on this specific stack.
- AI Acceleration Mindset: Active experience leveraging AI coding assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, LLMs) to streamline engineering, debug faster, and accelerate delivery.
- System Design & Architecture: Proven experience building scalable web applications and cloud-native systems from scratch or early stages.
- Startup DNA: You are biased for action, comfortable with ambiguity, and know how to balance technical debt with speed to market.
- Servant Leader: You lead by example, write excellent code, and elevate the engineers around you.
- Excellent Communication: Ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders (founders, investors, product).
Nice to Haves
- Experience building and scaling B2C / consumer-facing platforms.
- A strong product mindset — you care deeply about the user experience, not just the technical implementation.
- Deep knowledge of cloud infrastructure (Azure or AWS) and DevOps practices.
- Previous experience scaling a startup from Seed to Series A/B.
Why Join Us & Benefits
You’ll be a foundational piece of a highly ambitious team that moves fast, cares deeply about the user experience, and values autonomy.
- Equity / Stock Options: Meaningful equity in a fast-growing, VC-backed startup
- Competitive Compensation: Salary aligned with the startup market and your experience level.
- Growth: The opportunity to shape the engineering department and potentially step into a HIgher level role as the company scales.
- Flexibility: Remote-first culture with the freedom to manage your own time and deliverables.