
Technical Lead (C++ / Networking / Telephony Systems)
Job Description
Technical Lead (C++ / Networking / Telephony Systems)
Department: Development & Engineering
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Portugal
Description
Intermedia has established itself as a leading provider of cloud communications and collaboration tech that allows companies to connect better. We have a strong track record of growth, profitability, and creating an environment where everyone matters. Everyone. While we are fast-paced and admittedly a bit intense, we promise that you won’t be bored. You will find Intermedia is a place where you can indulge your passion for creating and supporting great cloud technology. What’s more, we always look to promote from within and have many employees who have been with us 10, 15, and 20+ years!
Are you looking for a company where YOUR VOICE is heard? Where you can MAKE A DIFFERENCE? Do you THRIVE in a FAST-PACED work environment? Do you wake every morning EXCITED to work with GREAT PEOPLE and create SUCCESS TOGETHER? Then Intermedia is the place for you.
While primarily remote, this role requires occasional visits to the office in Coimbra. We plan to open offices in Aveiro and Porto in the future. This approach gives team members the flexibility to work remotely while also coming together in the office for collaboration and teamwork.
Are you ready to make your mark?
About the Role:
This is a hands-on technical leader responsible for delivery, code quality, and technical direction of a small team (~5 engineers). Requires strong C++ expertise and the ability to guide engineers working on complex VoIP and PBX systems.
What you will be doing:
- Lead Scrum activities: sprint planning, task breakdown, tracking
- Assign work and provide day-to-day technical guidance
- Own and enforce code review standards
- Write and refine user stories; improve team’s story quality
- Translate product requirements into engineering tasks
- Ensure maintainability and consistency of the codebase
- Act as escalation point for complex technical issues
What you will bring to the role:
- Strong C++ (C++17 minimum), hands-on coding
- Strong networking fundamentals (TCP/UDP)
- Experience leading or mentoring engineers
- Experience with multithreaded systems and debugging
- Ability to work effectively in large, complex codebases
- Ability to contribute to solution design and make pragmatic trade-offs
- Agile/Scrum experience with Jira/Atlassian tools
- Ability to break down ambiguous requirements into deliverable work
- Practical experience in VoIP or PBX systems
- VoIP protocols (SIP, RTP, etc.)
- Telephony/PBX systems: call routing, hunt groups, call park/pickup, feature interaction and state handling
- Boost (especially Boost.Asio)
- GitHub (PR workflows, reviews)
- AI-assisted development tools for coding, investigation, and code review
- Kubernetes / containerised environments
- FreeSWITCH
- Real-time / low-latency systems experience
- Performance tuning and system profiling