Job: Front-End Developer
Location: Lisbon
Salary: Competitive
Reporting to: Technical Lead
At Kallidus, we’re on a mission to help organisations build people-first cultures through learning, performance, and talent solutions. Our award-winning suite empowers organisations to attract, develop, and retain the best talent — combining data, learning, and behavioural insights into one seamless platform. The goal to link Employee performance to business outcomes.
We are a technology company, not just a company that "does technology". Our software is used by millions of people every day. We build it ourselves, we own it entirely, and the people who lead that work have real influence over how it evolves. Come build, grow and make a difference!
As part of our continued expansion, Kallidus is creating a new Portugal Hub to execute our new AI initiative - Kallidus Intelligence K.I . We invite you to be part of that journey: 🚀
The Role:
The Front-End Developer is responsible for building and maintaining the client-side of web applications, translating product requirements into functional, performant, and visually consistent user interfaces.
The role requires a solid foundation in modern front-end technologies and frameworks, an eye for detail in implementing UI designs, and a growing ability to work independently on features of moderate complexity. The developer in this role is expected to take ownership of discrete workstreams, contribute to code reviews, and proactively develop their technical skills in line with evolving standards and tooling.
Key Responsibilities:
- Participate in requirements analysis
- Collaborate with internal teams to produce software design and architecture
- Write clean, scalable code using the React framework
- Adhere to systems security engineering principles
- Test and deploy applications and systems
- Revise, update, refactor and debug code
- Develop documentation throughout the software development life cycle (SDLC)
- Serve as an expert on applications and provide technical support
- Ensure high quality graphic standards and brand consistency
- Stay up to date on emerging technologies
Required Skills, Experience and Behaviours
- Proven work experience as a Front-end developer
- Hands on experience with markup languages and front-end UI frameworks
- Proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript with a strong focus on React
- Familiarity with browser testing and debugging
- In-depth understanding of the entire web development process (design, development, and deployment)
- Understanding of layout aesthetics and key design principles
- Experience with responsive and adaptive design
- Understanding of accessibility guidelines and standards for UI development
- Knowledge of SEO principles
- An academic qualification in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- English (B2+)
Desirable
- Exposure to learning, HR, or workforce analytics domains
- Prior experience in a scale-up or SaaS product company
What we offer:
🌴27 days of annual leave
🏥Private health insurance
💸Annual bonus opportunity
💻Full tech setup
🍽️Meal allowance
🎈Additional Birthday Off
🙋Additional Volunteering Day
📈Support for your ongoing growth & development
🫂Enhanced Family Leave
🕖Flexible, hybrid approach to work
🎉Annual Company party
Hiring Process:
- Initial Chat with Hiring Manager
- Psychometric tests
- Technical interview
Equal Opportunities
Our people are the heart of our success, and diversity is what drives that. Kallidus positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, region or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity.
Diversity brings innovation and creativity through different views, backgrounds, and opinions; as a people-first organisation, it’s crucial that our teams reflect global diversity.
Kallidus is a proud member of the Disability Confident Employer scheme. We work hard to build an explicitly inclusive space where everybody belongs. Kallidus is a supportive, caring, and enjoyable working environment for all our people, and we are committed to furthering the diversity of our teams.