Back-end Engineer

Grama; Coimbra; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Health insurance

Continuous learning

25 paid holidays

Innovative environment

Gifts & perks

Job summary

Grama in Coimbra, Portugal is seeking a backend Software Engineer focused on Java and Spring Boot to build high quality microservices.

You will work in a collaborative, agile environment with CI/CD, cloud familiarity, and code reviews to improve performance and maintainability. This role offers a flexible working style and a commitment to continuous learning.

Qualifications

• Experience with Java and Spring Boot backend technologies.
• Knowledge of REST APIs and client-server architectures.
• Experience with unit testing (JUnit).
• Understanding of CI/CD environments.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies.
• Strong English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality, reusable and testable software components using backend technologies, primarily Java and Spring Boot.
• Support the design and development of new backend microservices architectures.
• Optimize applications for performance, scalability, maintainability and efficiency.
• Contribute to improving code quality by writing unit tests and participating in code reviews.

Skills

Java

REST APIs

CI/CD

Agile methodologies

Unit testing

English communication

Relational databases

Non-relational databases

Tools

Spring Boot

JUnit

VS Code

GitHub Copilot

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Contract testing

Job description

Deliver high quality, reusable and testable software components using backend technologies, primarily Java and Spring Boot

Support the design and development of new backend microservices architectures

Optimize applications for performance, scalability, maintainability and efficiency

Contribute to improving code quality by writing unit tests and participating in code reviews

What do you need to have experience in:

Knowledge of relational annon-relational databases

Understanding of client-server architectures and protocols such as REST, including consuming RESTful APIs

Experience in testing tools (e.g. Junit)

Understanding of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) environments

Familiarity with Agile methodologies

Strong written and verbal communication skills in English

And it would be nice if you also have:

Exposure to modern IDEs and AI-assisted development tools (e.g. VS Code, GitHub Copilot)

Knowledge of cloud environment such as AWS, Google Cloud or Azure

Experience with frameworks such as Spring Boot, or similar

Experience with Kubernetes, Docker or similar containerization/orchestration technologies

Experience with contract testing

01. What we offer

Flexible working environment

We look after our team’s quality of life. Our focusis to support you by balancing your needs and ourcustomers demands.

Health insurance

We have a health insurance
company plan to getyou covered.

Continuous learning

We have a learning budget available for you and westimulate sharing knowledge
between ourteam.

3 extra holidays per year

We offer 25 paid holidays
to all members of our team.

Innovative environment

We are young and innovative with a team focused ondelivering excellence

Gifts & perks

We usually have some surprises
for the entireteam.