Our client is a Portuguese company focused on the development of technological products and consequent implementation in international projects at the service of governments and society in general and is recruiting a Backend Engineer. As a member of a software development team, you will be responsible for implementing best practices to ensure scalability, resilience, fault tolerance, and modularity in line with business requirements.
Key Responsibilities :
- Identify the best, simplest, and most robust solutions for the needs of clients and stakeholders;
- Carry out all activities within the development process : design, development, unit testing, documentation, code review, among others;
- Integrate third-party providers through the use of SDKs or APIs, without compromising the current solution and applying best practices such as EIP (Enterprise Integration Patterns);
- Apply industry best practices in software development with a focus on scalability, fault tolerance, and resilience;
- Continuously improve services, components, and frameworks using best refactoring practices, with an internal focus on delivering value;
- Collaborate in the creation of detailed technical documentation and user support material;
- Provide technical coaching to junior team members through code reviews, pair programming, and other methods;
- Contribute continuously to the improvement of development processes, teamwork, and interdependencies with other areas.
Requirements
Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field;Minimum of 3 years of experience in Java backend development;Experience in developing robust, high-availability, and high-performance systems;Experience with object-oriented software design patterns;Knowledge of data structures and algorithms;Experience with the Spring / Spring Boot framework;Experience with testing frameworks such as JUnit, Selenium, or others;Experience in developing microservices and Docker containerization;Experience in developing RESTful APIs within microservices architecture;Experience with SQL and relational database design;Experience with at least one of the following databases : PostgreSQL, Oracle, or SQL Server;Experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB and Elasticsearch is a plus;Experience in developing secure software is a plus;Ability to adapt to a dynamic and multicultural environment;Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.