Remote-First Senior Kotlin Backend Engineer

Imaginary Cloud; Portugal; Remote; EUR 35,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary according to experience and‑s&y

Paid sick days

Health and dental insurance

Comfort budget

Remote-first company

Flexible working hours

Global projects with leading clients

Mentoring and growth opportunities

Job summary

Imaginary Cloud in Portugal is hiring an experienced Kotlin engineer to join a remote-first, human-centric team. You will work on scalable server-side systems and distributed microservices, leveraging AWS and Kubernetes, with PostgreSQL as a core data store.

The company has been recognized for Best Workplace in Europe and Best Quality of Life, reflecting a supportive environment. Expect to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on global projects, enjoy flexible hours, and engage in mentoring

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with Kotlin in server-side development.
• Designing distributed systems and microservices in cloud-native setups (AWS, Kubernetes).
• Proficiency with relational databases (PostgreSQL).
• Experience with testing frameworks (JUnit, Testcontainers) and observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus).
• Fluency in English; must live in Portugal or be legally eligible to work there.

Skills

Kotlin

Server-side development

Distributed systems

Cloud-native (AWS / Kubernetes)

PostgreSQL

Testing frameworks (JUnit, Testcont)

Observability tools (Grafana, Prom)

English fluency

Portugal work eligibility

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

PostgreSQL

Job description

Imaginary Cloud in Portugal is hiring an experienced Kotlin engineer to join a remote-first, human-centric team. You will work on scalable server-side systems and distributed microservices, leveraging AWS and Kubernetes, with PostgreSQL as a core data store.

The company has been recognized for Best Workplace in Europe and Best Quality of Life, reflecting a supportive environment. Expect to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on global projects, enjoy flexible hours, and engage in mentoring