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Senior Software Engineer - Insights & Strategy

Hybrid in Maia·Full-time·Added 11 days ago (last checked 19 Oct)

Sonae MC

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Our summary

Work mode: Hybrid, Maia
Contract: Full-time
Experience: 5+ years

Skills

This job advert was originally written in Portuguese.

Requirements

What we're looking for

Higher education in Informatics Engineering, Computing, Industrial Engineering, or Mathematics;
Higher education in Informatics Engineering or similar areas;
5 or more years of experience in production software development, with a track record in large-scale, high-availability systems in a production context;
Solid mastery of software architecture - microservices, APIs, event-driven systems, integration patterns;
Comfort with cloud (GCP is valued), CI/CD, and containerized infrastructure operations;
Experience with containerized applications and Kubernetes (deploy, scaling, troubleshooting);
Full stack profile with backend mastery - capable of working end-to-end, but with a center of gravity on services and business logic;
Ability to translate functional requirements into technical solutions, actively participating in refinements and communicating decisions with clarity;
Proactivity, critical thinking, and curiosity;

Nice to have

(Valued) Experience with Google Cloud, Agentic AI architectures, LangGraph/LangChain, or LLM-based systems in production;
AI skills.

What we have for you...

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

Meal Allowance via Dá Card;
Telecommunications Plan with voice, data, and equipment (for permanent employees);
Flex it Up Program - Extra Days Off, Unpaid Leave, Flexible Work Model (when applicable);
Health and Life Insurance (for permanent employees), with the possibility of extending Health Insurance to the family unit under advantageous conditions;
Flexible Benefits Program (when applicable);
Onboarding Plan and initial Training, Continuous Training platform, and Financial Literacy Program;
School Awards and Merit Scholarships for children of employees (regular and inclusive education), as well as Holiday Programs during school breaks;
Birth Kit for the baby on the way;
Internal Mobility Programs for talent promotion;
Flu Vaccine, including its administration (voluntary participation);
Somos Sonae Program, providing psychosocial, financial, and legal support to employees;
Ergocoaching sessions;
Mental Health Promotion Programs and Nutrition Consultations;
Discount and Partnership Program with over 300 leading brands;
Provision of free coffee and fruit at the workplace;
Competitive Salary.

The role

What you'll do

Act as the privileged technical interlocutor between the semantic layer, AI Agents, and Data Engineering, ensuring alignment with business requirements;
Define and validate semantic models, ensuring coverage, quality, and readiness of certified metrics for analytical consumption and by AI agents;
Design, maintain, and evolve the integration between the semantic layer and AI Agents, ensuring consistent, controlled, and contextualized access to information;
Identify gaps in the semantic layer (missing metrics, inadequate granularity, incomplete lineage) and communicate them in a structured manner to the Data Engineering teams, with clear product-oriented acceptance criteria;
Translate causal results into actionable narratives, in collaboration with Decision Scientists, supporting strategic decisions in the Vision One ecosystem;
Promote an analytical culture oriented toward causal evidence, going beyond mere correlation;
Lead the team technically, through mentoring, code reviews, definition of engineering standards, and architecture decisions;
Collaborate transversally with Analytics Engineers, Data Engineers, and Product Managers;
Represent the team in internal and external technical forums.

Therefore, bring with you...

#BETTERTOGETHER #BETTERWITHYOU

MC Sonae D&I Commitment:
We work to create a work environment based on the richness of profiles and focused on uniqueness, ensuring that everyone feels respected, valued for their skills, and has confidence in the organization.

Hiring process

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity! Your application will only be considered complete after completing a digital assessment. At the end of the application, and if you meet the necessary criteria for the role, you will receive a link to access it in your registration email. This step is mandatory, as our recruitment process is based on skills assessment.

About Sonae MC

Industry: Retail
Website: sonaemc.com

In their own words

About the company & team

We are a company for everyone and by everyone. At MC, we put people at the center: customers, employees, and the community. We create value together, innovate at every step, and lead closely, recognizing each individual's qualities. Different stories and ideas unite us in the same purpose: to grow and reach the best version of ourselves. Because everything we are, we achieve together.

MC Digital is the Information Technology area of MC. We are firmly convinced that technology can revolutionize the retail sector, bringing more convenience and exceeding customer expectations. In this context, we are focused on boosting the use of Artificial Intelligence in our technological products and systems, contributing to accelerating MC's digital transformation.

Want to get to know us better? Visit Caixa Central, the MC Digital blog and podcast: https://caixacentral.mcdigital.tech/.

So, join us!

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the Insights & Strategy team, within the Data, AI & Analytics CoE at MC Digital, and we believe we will be #betterwithyou!

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