Lead Backend Engineer — Go/Java, Remote Flex, Relocation

Joom; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Office-first with remote option

Relocation support

Health insurance including dental for家

Job summary

Joom Group in Lisbon is hiring Lead Backend Developers to join Joom Marketplace Solutions. You will architect backend services, implement Go-based solutions, and mentor a team of 3–6 developers while ensuring fault tolerance in AWS and readiness for growing data volumes.

We value strong algorithm skills and proficiency in Go/Java/Kotlin/C++/Python/Scala, with experience in Linux, Kubernetes, MongoDB, Elasticsearch and Redis.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading and developing a backend team by recruiting, hiring, and training new team members.
• Confident knowledge of at least one of the programming languages: Go/Java/Kotlin/C++/Python/Scala.
• Experience with Linux/Unix environments and high-load systems.
• Experience with MongoDB and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Come up with architecture and program in Go; strong algorithms skills are valued.
• Provide fault tolerance for coded services in an AWS environment.
• Handle increasing data loads and volumes; participate in new feature discussions.
• Mentor and manage a backend team of 3–6 developers.

Skills

Team leadership

Backend development

Go/Java/Kotlin/C++/Python/Scala

Linux/Unix

Kubernetes

MongoDB

AWS

Tools

Elasticsearch

Redis

Job description

Joom Group in Lisbon is hiring Lead Backend Developers to join Joom Marketplace Solutions. You will architect backend services, implement Go-based solutions, and mentor a team of 3–6 developers while ensuring fault tolerance in AWS and readiness for growing data volumes.

We value strong algorithm skills and proficiency in Go/Java/Kotlin/C++/Python/Scala, with experience in Linux, Kubernetes, MongoDB, Elasticsearch and Redis.