# Kimi — raw output, 2026-09-13, kimi.ai free, default "Fast / High" mode (K3), one message, no follow-ups

Admission candidate, added when the candidate set was widened. Kimi showed its full working: five rounds of web search (14 + 14, 25 + 20, 24 + 25, 17 + 21 results), opened six pages, and reasoned aloud about which aggregator to link, which roles were outside the EU (it dropped a Ukraine role and a Gibraltar one), which were contract, and counted the words of its note. A "server error, try again later" toast appeared mid-run and cleared on its own. Captured from the page text; links extracted from the rendered table. Chat URL kept open for review.

The visible reasoning is long and is not reproduced here; it is in the chat. Two excerpts that matter: "Globaldev Ukraine not EU; exclude" and "journaway … Germany remote, maybe requires Germany … Hmm if user in Lisbon, not ideal."

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As of 13 Sep 2026, I treated "last two weeks" as 30 Aug–13 Sep. Postings can close quickly, so verify before applying.

| Fit | Opening | Why it matches |
|---|---|---|
| Strongest | [Plain Concepts — Senior Frontend Developer, Portugal Remote](https://www.remoterocketship.com/company/plain-concepts/jobs/senior-frontend-developer-portugal-remote/) | React + TypeScript, 5+ years, production ownership, accessibility/performance; explicitly Portugal/Brazil-based and dated Sep 5. |
| Strong | [Octopus Energy — Senior Frontend Engineer, Spain Remote](https://www.remoterocketship.com/company/octopus-energy/jobs/senior-frontend-engineer-spain-remote/) | Senior frontend scope with TypeScript/React/Next.js/GraphQL; Spain-remote listing dated Sep 11. |
| Strong | [IT Labs — Senior Frontend Engineer, Croatia Remote](https://dailyremote.com/remote-job/senior-frontend-engineer-5575297) | Croatia-remote senior role dated Sep 8; aggregator describes scalable React work for AI-powered banking/insurance platforms. |
| Good | [journaway — Senior Frontend Engineer (m/f/d), Remote](https://journaway-gmbh.jobs.personio.com/job/2772688) | React/Next.js/TypeScript design-system ownership, performance and accessibility; listed Sep 2 as Germany-remote/fully remote. |
| Good, contract-leaning | [Qualysoft — Frontend Engineer, Hungary Remote](https://www.codingjobboard.com/job/frontend-engineer-at-qualysoft-others/18222) | React/Angular UI components, IoT APIs/real-time telemetry; listing shows 09/10/2026 and Budapest/Hungary. |

**Best-fit application note — Plain Concepts, 73 words:**

Hi Plain Concepts team—I'm a Lisbon-based front-end developer with five years building production React/TypeScript apps. Your Senior Frontend Developer role fits closely: I've owned features from design to production, improved architecture/performance, and worked with REST APIs, design systems, testing and accessibility. I'm especially drawn to the 3D/visualisation and geospatial challenges, and I'm available for the initial six-month project with potential to extend. I'd love to bring pragmatic, maintainable UI engineering to your Portugal-remote team.

I picked Plain Concepts because it has the lowest friction from Lisbon: it requires Portugal-based candidates, matches your exact 5-year React/TypeScript seniority, and adds interesting 3D/geospatial work beyond standard product UI.

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## Link checks (2026-09-13, same day)

Window: posted on or after 2026-08-30. Aggregator pages for a single job were followed through to the employer's own application page where one exists.

| # | Link | Result | Posted |
|---|------|--------|--------|
| 1 | RemoteRocketship → Plain Concepts | Aggregator page for one job, `datePosted 2026-09-05`, applies through to Workable `apply.workable.com/plainconcepts/j/E5C450A74A` — **live**, `state: published`, Portugal, `workplace: remote` | **2026-09-04** (Workable) ✓ |
| 2 | RemoteRocketship → Octopus Energy | Aggregator page, `datePosted 2026-09-11`, applies through to Lever `jobs.lever.co/octoenergy/abd814f5…` — **live**, Senior Frontend Engineer, locations Barcelona / Valencia (ES) (Lever does not say remote; the aggregator does) | **2026-09-11** (Lever) ✓ |
| 3 | DailyRemote → IT Labs | HTTP 410 "This Job Has Expired" | — ✗ |
| 4 | Personio (journaway's own board) | **Live**, official, Remote / Leer, permanent, full-time | **2026-08-28** (Personio feed `createdAt`) — two days outside the window. Kimi quoted the aggregator's "Sep 2" ✗ |
| 5 | CodingJobBoard → Qualysoft | Job page, `datePosted 2026-09-10`, location Budapest; "remote" comes from other boards. Kimi itself flagged it as contract-leaning | **2026-09-10** ✓ |

**Score: 3 of 5 inside the window and live; 4 of 5 real, open postings; 1 dead link; 1 posting two days too old.** Every role is remote-EU as the brief allowed; none is Lisbon-hybrid. The note is 73 words, addressed to a specific posting that is live and in the window, and names two details from it (3D/geospatial work, an initial six-month project). No account-memory contamination: nothing in the note came from outside the brief.