CompanyLisbon, Portugal

SQL Bridge Engineer

Project-Based

Description

Salary: €80.000 - €95.000 At OralPro LLC (Permanent / Contractor), in Lisbon, Portugal Salary: €80.000 - €95.000 Expires at: 2026-07-25 Remote policy: Partial remoteYou'll be the first tech hire at OralPro, tasked with building the OralPro SQL Bridge — A proprietary data integration layer that connects legacy dental software to our cloud analytics platform.

Think: "Plaid for dental data" or "Segment for healthcare."

First 6 months:

  • Month 1-2: Reverse-engineer 3 Italian dental PMS database schemas (XDent, OrisDent, DentalOpera)
  • Month 3-4: Build Windows agent + real-time data pipeline (read-only, -compliant)
  • Month 5-6: Launch REST API + deploy to 20 pilot clinics
  • Month 12: 100+ clinics, 1M+ data points/day, you've hired 1-2 engineers under you

You'll report directly to the founder with weekly 1:1s. Your decisions shape the architecture and tech stack. What you build becomes the moat that makes OralPro worth €100M+.

Main requirements

  • 5+ years of backend engineering experience
  • Deep SQL expertise (not just ORMs — you love raw SQL)
  • Experience with database integrations, ETL, or data pipelines
  • Proven experience working with legacy systems or reverse-engineering undocumented databases
  • Proficiency in Python (FastAPI/Django) or Node.js
  • Cloud deployment experience (AWS/GCP)
  • Experience with Windows server environments (dental software runs on Windows)
  • Security-conscious mindset ( is non-negotiable for healthcare data)

Nice to have

  • Healthcare, fintech, or regulated industry experience
  • Built installable agents or desktop applications
  • DevOps experience (Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD)
  • Founding engineer or early startup experience

Benefits & Perks

  • Salary: €80,000 - €95,000
  • Equity: 0.5% - 1.5% (4-year vesting) — OralPro valued at ~€20M today, targeting €100M by 2029. Your equity could be worth €500k - €1.5M
  • MacBook Pro M3 Max or high-spec laptop
  • 34" ultra-wide monitor + ergonomic setup
  • 25 days vacation + Portuguese holidays
  • Private health insurance
  • €2,000/year learning budget
  • Hybrid work: 2 days/week in Lisbon office (Santos/Belém), 3 days remote
  • Flexible hours (output > seat time)

Skills

AWSSQLNode.jsAPIFastAPIDevOpsDockerSecurityKubernetesCI/CDETLGCPRESTPythonDjangoGDPRData Pipeline

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