Full Stack Web Development Service (Back-end Focused)

Equação IT is a company focused on boosting technology and solid solutions through our expert consultants leading a high perspective and adding value to our customers with the purpose of providing optimization and business growth to our partners.

We are looking for a Full Stack Web Development Service with the following requirements:

1. Service Context
Provision of application development services in support of a Multi-cloud GenAI platform (Azure / AWS / Google), with a primary focus on the Secure GPT service, within the AI products the group.
The service is oriented toward back-end development activities (approx. 90%) with limited front-end contributions (approx. 10%).
The objective is to contribute to the evolution of platform capabilities, ensuring secure, scalable, and high-quality implementations aligned with business and technical requirements, and compliant with security and regulatory requirements.
Continuous enhancement of platform functionalities and operational efficiency is expected within the scope of this service.

2. Service Scope (not limited to)
Design, development, and enhancement of features related to the Secure GPT service: document understanding, translation, agentic capabilities, web usage, APIs, automation.
Execution of end-to-end development activities: study, analysis, technical design, implementation, documentation, testing, and monitoring.
Definition and tracking of KPIs to monitor usage and support data-informed decisions.
Collaboration within an international team and regular communication with Tech Lead and Product Owner to align technical outputs with expected service objectives.
Implementation of solutions compliant with security, regulatory, and internal standards.
Identification of improvements in processes, automation, and customer service delivery, and contribution to continuous improvement of the product.

3. Service Deliverables (not limited to)
Delivered and fully tested functional components for the Secure GPT service.
Search, study, define/design technical documentation covering architecture, APIs, and implemented features.
Defined KPIs and associated monitoring (dashboards, metrics, or reports) to track usage and performance.
Automated workflows and scripts supporting platform operations and efficiency.
Contributions and proposals for continuous improvement of the platform, including implemented enhancements.

4. Required Expertise
Strong expertise in web application development, with a focus on back-end technologies and limited front-end activities.

Proficiency in JavaScript / TypeScript development:

Back-end: Node.js
Front-end: Next.js / React
Expertise in the full testing lifecycle:

Unit tests
End-to-end (E2E) tests
Developers owning the full testing cycle
Expertise in API design, implementation, and operation.

Hands-on expertise with Azure, including:

Design, operations, and management of App Services
Cosmos DB
Application Insights
Monitoring
Expertise with DevOps practices and tools:

Azure DevOps
CI/CD pipelines
Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) fundamentals and automation scripts for workflows and operations.

Expertise in prompt engineering:

Able to draft, test, and iteratively improve prompts to leverage AI effectively.
Recommended additional expertise (Nice to Have from the job description):

Terraform and/or Bicep for infrastructure deployment
Observability and monitoring tools

5. Service Qualifications
Minimum of 5 years of Expertise in web application development, ideally within Azure environments.

Expertise with AI APIs and/or frameworks:

OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Azure AI (as applicable)
Frameworks such as Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and agentic / agent-based capabilities
Demonstrated capability to own features end-to-end: study, plan, implement, document, test, and monitor.

Autonomous and pro-active working style: able to take topics from A to Z without hand-holding and continuously improve own work.

Collaborative mindset: able to work effectively in cross-functional, international teams.

Adaptable: comfortable with shifting priorities and evolving context.

Clear communicator in English (B1 level minimum), both written and verbal.

Problem-solver: proactive and solution-oriented by default.

Nice to Have, as per job description:

Background in regulated industries
Azure and API certification
Knowledge of data security and compliance
Availability for occasional travel to France, Spain, or Portugal, depending on service needs.

• Duration: Long Term Contract.
• Location: Lisbon - Hybrid