About the Position

Lead Platform Engineer - Computing Platform

Location: Porto, Portugal

Employment Type: Full-time

Work Location Type: Hybrid

About the Company

Farfetch is a leading global marketplace for the luxury fashion industry. The Farfetch Marketplace connects customers in over 190 countries and territories with items from more than 50 countries and over 1,400 of the world’s best brands, boutiques, and department stores, delivering a truly unique shopping experience and access to the most extensive selection of luxury on a global marketplace.

Our office is near Porto, in the north of Portugal, and is located in a vibrant business hub. It offers a dynamic and welcoming environment where our employees can connect and network with a large community of tech professionals.

Responsibilities

As an Engineering Lead in Tech Platform, you will be responsible for:

Leading a team of engineers dedicated to evolving our cloud-native infrastructure.
Balancing people leadership and strategic growth with technical oversight.
Driving the adoption of Self-Service capabilities and Infrastructure as Code.
Overseeing the reliability, performance, and scalability of large-scale distributed systems.
Acting as a key partner for Principals and other engineering leads.
Identifying opportunities to optimize cost efficiency and reliability through automated processes and modern infrastructure patterns.

Requirements

Proven track record of managing and growing engineering teams, with a focus on mentorship and team dynamics.
Strong technical background in cloud infrastructure (e.g., Azure), container orchestration (Kubernetes), and modern CI/CD patterns (ArgoCD, Jenkins).
Deep understanding of the software development lifecycle and experience with development languages (e.g., Python or Golang).
Good roadmap management skills and a focus on continuous system improvement.
Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to navigate and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
Prioritizing security and compliance as core pillars of a reliable platform.

We Offer

Health insurance for the whole family, flexible working environment, and well-being support and tools.
Extra days off, sabbatical program, and days for community service.
Training opportunities.
Flexible benefits program.

Equal Opportunities Statement

Farfetch is an equal opportunities employer ensuring that all applicants are treated equally and fairly throughout our recruitment process. We are determined that no applicant experiences discrimination on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, age, gender identity, ancestry, sexual orientation, veteran status, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

Scam Disclaimer

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We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

Lead Platform Engineer - Computing Platform

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