Job Title: Backend Engineer
Location: Mafra Lisbon Portugal
Work Regime: Full-time & Hybrid
- 1 time per week for the 1st month;
- 1-2 days a month after the 1st month.
Overview / Summary:
We are looking for a Backend Engineer to join our company!
Responsibilities and Tasks:
- Design build and maintain server-side applications with a focus on performance scalability and reliability
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define design and ship new features and improvements;
- Drive best practices in code quality security and testing across the development lifecycle;
- Troubleshoot debug and upgrade existing software systems proactively and effectively;
- Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends to continuously drive innovation within the team.
Requirements
Mandatory Requirements:
- 5 years of proven experience as a Backend Engineer or in a similar engineering role within a crossfunctional team environment;
- 5 years of experience with Kotlin and Java and experience with Micro services Kubernetes and AWS;
- Solid hands-on experience with Spring Boot and Ktor frameworks for building robust scalable services;
- Solid hands-on experience with SQL and relational databases including optimization and schema design;
- Familiarity with REST API design principles microservices architectures and cloud-based services (preferably AWS);
- Comfortable working within an Agile development environment embracing incremental delivery and continuous feedback;
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with a sharp eye for debugging and performance tuning;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to a broad range of audiences.
- Languages: fluent English.
Complementary Requirements:
- Experience with event-driven architectures (e.g. Kafka SNS/SQS);
- Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform);
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g. Docker Kubernetes);
- Previous work in startups or fast-paced environments where adaptability is key.
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Mandatory Requirements: 5+ years of proven experience as a Backend Engineer or in a similar engineering role within a crossfunctional team environment; 5+ years of experience with Kotlin and Java, and experience with Micro services, Kubernetes and AWS; Solid hands-on experience with Spring Boot and Ktor frameworks for building robust, scalable services; Solid hands-on experience with SQL and relational databases, including optimization and schema design; Familiarity with REST API design principles, microservices architectures, and cloud-based services (preferably AWS); Comfortable working within an Agile development environment, embracing incremental delivery and continuous feedback; Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with a sharp eye for debugging and performance tuning; Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to a broad range of audiences. Languages: fluent English. Complementary Requirements: Experience with event-driven architectures (e.g., Kafka, SNS/SQS); Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform); Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes); Previous work in startups or fast-paced environments where adaptability is key.