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SMARTIDIOM

SMARTIES – the SMARTIDIOM team

Culture isn't what we write on the wall. It's what we tolerate every day.

That's why we won't show you a pretty manifesto – we'll show you the rules you can hold us to. Read them, and decide whether you're one of us.

⚡ If you're looking for comfort and coasting, this is not the place for you.
First things first

Who are the SMARTIES?

Much more than ordinary employees: they are the essence of SMARTIDIOM – talented, dedicated people creating real impact. People who own the project 100%, learn from their mistakes and take pride in what they deliver.

The name comes from our mascot – and that's no coincidence.

SMARTIDIOM's mascot: a chameleon on a globe
SMARTIE, the chameleon 🦎 Diversity, versatility and adaptability. Just as the chameleon changes colour to match its surroundings, we adapt to every challenge – intelligently, without ever losing our identity.
House rules

Let us save you ten interviews.

§1

We're not a family. We're a team.

A family tolerates everything; a team chooses who plays, demands the best from those who stay and celebrates when it wins.

§2

Effort isn't enough – there has to be impact.

Hiring and retaining are strategic decisions, not emotional ones. We keep the people who create real value.

§3

Tough feedback means we care.

Our job isn't to protect egos – it's to develop people. And that takes uncomfortable conversations, had early.

§4

Happiness isn't comfort. It's fulfilment with responsibility.

Clarity, purpose, growth and pride in what you build – not the absence of high standards.

§5

Excellence isn't occasional. It's the standard.

Quality isn't what we do when there's time to spare. It's the minimum expected – even when nobody is watching.

§6

Clear communication prevents unnecessary conflict.

What goes unsaid creates noise. Here, we speak early, directly and with respect.

§7

Leaving is fine, any time. Staying to play against the team is not.

The door is always open for those who want to leave – and closed for those who stay and row against the team.

What we look for

People with a spark in their eyes and pride in what they deliver.

You'll fit in if…

  • You handle pressure without losing rigour
  • You learn fast and apply it even faster
  • "Done properly" is your minimum, not your maximum
  • You flag problems early – no drama
  • You want to grow in a company that's growing too
  • You won't fit in if…

  • You're looking for somewhere to go unnoticed
  • You need to be told everything twice
  • Direct feedback feels like a personal attack
  • You'd rather explain problems than solve them
  • You stay – but play against the team
  • The pact

    If you keep your side of it, we'll keep ours.

    Your side

  • Rigour under pressuredeadlines and quality, no excuses
  • Learn fastand apply it even faster
  • Own it before delegatingexplained problems solve nothing; decisions do
  • Play for the same sideinside and outside the room
  • Our side

  • €1,200 minimum salary + annual bonusand €500/year in budgets of your own
  • €600/year for external trainingplus the internal training plan
  • Remote Mondays and Fridays, 7-hour Fridaysyour birthday off, and the Day of Good
  • Health insurance for your household"Mini-Smartie", coaching and confidential psychological support
  • Meet the bar, get the perks

    Perks here aren't fruit by the coffee machine.

    Rest

    Holidays above the legal minimum

    From your first year – no waiting for seniority, no negotiating.

    25 days / year
    Compensation

    Meal allowance at the maximum rate

    Paid through Coverflex, no paperwork.

    maximum rate
    Family

    Afternoon off on your kids' birthdays

    And real flexibility when your family needs you.

    afternoon off
    Space

    The Ever Explored office

    Themed rooms and modern working conditions, in the heart of Leiria.

    Leiria
    Time

    Seniority that counts

    One extra day of holidays after 5 years at SMARTIDIOM.

    +1 day
    Network

    "Bring a New Smartie"

    For every hire you refer, once the person joins the company.

    €75

    Did you see yourself in what you just read? Then we want to meet you.

    It's all out in the open – the rules, the pact, the conditions. What's missing is your part: tell us who you are, what you've built and what you want to build with us.

    The SMARTIDIOM manifesto painted on the green wall at the office
    SMARTIDIOM HQ – the manifesto, on the actual wall
    I want to be a SMARTIE and send my application