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Great Products Are Built by Great People

The Life at Altar
Expect endless challenges and rewards. Opportunities to work with people from all over the world. A team of life-long learners, fueled by collaboration. A culture that fosters innovation and values a happy workplace.
What it Means to Work With Us
Shape the Future
We work with business leaders and entrepreneurs to disrupt and push their industries forward. From startup ideas to enterprise-level product & software development, we work together as a team to transform our clients’ ideas into reality.
Life-long Learning & a Top talent Environment
We believe learning is a never-ending journey. With us, you’ll continuously learn in an environment of highly skilled, top talent professionals with decades of combined experience. Not only do we work with industry leaders but our presence in the open-source space puts us among them.
A Unique Culture
Everyone talks about a work-life balance; we do it - for two reasons. Firstly, we believe in an environment of happy people. Secondly, even if you’re highly productive, the only way to maintain productivity long-term is by taking time for the things that make you happy.
Redesign The Impossible
If your mindset is always focused on breaking through and surpassing your limits, tackling a brand new challenge every day in an environment where you constantly learn & grow, then this is the right place for you. We’d love to get to know you better.
Values
🌟 Perfect Teams

At Altar, we build perfect teams—not perfect individuals. We believe true balance is found in the diversity of backgrounds, skills, and unique energies each person brings. Everyone contributes in their own way, and it’s through these varied experiences and perspectives that we achieve clarity and harmony.

🚀 Passionate Explorers

We believe Altarions should be passionate explorers, always pushing the boundaries of their work and personal growth. Our mission is to embrace the unknown, take on challenges never faced before, and, ultimately, leave the world better than we found it.

🤝 Collaborative Thinkers

We expect Altarions to be Collaborative Thinkers. At Altar, you’re encouraged to think freely, speak openly, and—most importantly—listen actively and embrace being challenged. These are the foundations of meaningful, productive collective debate.

😊 360º Happiness

We know it’s a cliché, but at Altar, 360º Happiness means something real:

  • - Work-Life Balance: If you consistently need to work more than 8 hours a day, something’s wrong—let’s fix it.
  • - Life Outside Work: True happiness is found in the life you live beyond your desk.
  • - Energy Matters: Happiness (or the lack of it) is contagious—when you’re happy, you inspire those around you.
🏡 Ownership & Belonging

This core mantra shapes our everyday work and reflects in everything we do:

  • - True Ownership: We take full ownership of our clients’ projects, treating them as if they were our own.
  • - Mutual Belonging: At Altar, you’re not just part of the team—you’re part of something bigger. And for those who commit to the journey, Altar can also belong to you through our equity programme for long-term collaborators.
Benefits
💻 Workplace & Equipment

- A remote-first policy to allow you to work where you feel more comfortable.
- A warm office space in Lisbon that is always open and available to welcome you.
– Full setup provided with MacBook laptop, external monitor, and USB-C to HDMI adaptor if needed.

🌴 Time Off & Holidays

- 25 days of annual holidays - 3 days more than legally required.
- Extra days off on December 24th and 31st when they fall on weekdays.
- Your birthday as a bonus holiday on working weekdays.

❤️ Health & Family

- Comprehensive health insurance coverage for you and your close family members living in your household.
- Special newborn gift for expecting parents.
- Annual training budget for your personal development plan.

🎯 Wellness & Entertainment

- Yoga classes twice a week at the Lisbon office with an experienced instructor.
- Monthly Altar Movie Nights with a +1 at your local cinema.
- Exclusive Urban Sports Club membership discounts.

Here’s a Preview Of What You’ll Be Building
Our work is...
Diversified
We never have two projects alike
Powerful
We always use the de facto, industry-leading technologies
Disruptive
We work with disruptive industry leaders

Career Plan

A place to grow

Altar is not simply a place to work in. This is a place where you have a future.
And we're fully invested in seeing you achieve your every dream.

Career Path options

  • All our careers start by going through 3 levels common to all paths - Junior; Intermediate; Senior;
  • Depending on how you want to grow, you can then choose to become:
  • An Expert: focusing on everything you got to become an elite performer;
  • - A Manager: focusing on managing projects or teams, and becoming more engaged with the overall progress of the company.

Our career plan meetings typically happen twice a year and allow you and your manager to have a deep assessment of your progress.

Career Growth

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Let’s recruit together and find your next colleague.

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