Senior Java Backend Engineer - Flexible Hours & Remote

Mindera; Porto; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Flexible Hours

Open Holidays

Profit Sharing

Company Trips

Training & Conferences

Child Care Vouchers

Equipment Provided

Remote from Portugal

Job summary

Mindera is seeking an experienced Java Developer in Portugal to define and deliver iterative, high-quality software solutions. You will mentor teams, own code end-to-end, and push for robust, observable systems while embracing AI-assisted coding. Expect travel 0-15% depending on project needs.

You’ll work across architectures, collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams, and shape our technical roadmap while maintaining a lean, self-organising culture.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience with Java (latest versions 17 & 21)
• Experience with Spring (boot, cloud, data flow) or Micronaut
• Knowledge of Microservices, REST/GraphQL Federation
• Observability skills: OpenTelemetry, Dynatrace or similar
• Gradle proficiency
• Unit and integration testing, TDD/BDD
• Azure Cloud, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions
• Databases: MongoDB, MySQL
• JIRA/Confluence/Jenkins/NexusPro or similar
• Agile practices: Scrum/Kanban, CI/CD, Pair Programming
• Fluent English; Portugal residency is mandatory
• Nice-to-have: Kotlin; experience with PIM/MDM a plus

Responsibilities

• Mentor and inspire delivery teams with technical gravitas
• Own code from development to deployment and maintenance
• Diagnose production issues and implement fixes
• Contribute to solution design and implementation
• Challenge business requirements for best outcomes
• Drive adoption of new technologies for business value
• Shape our online technology roadmap and direction
• Lead technical interviews within your area of expertise

Skills

Java

Spring

Microservices

Cloud Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

English

Tools

Gradle

Jenkins

Terraform

OpenTelemetry

GitHub Actions

Job description

Mindera is seeking an experienced Java Developer in Portugal to define and deliver iterative, high-quality software solutions. You will mentor teams, own code end-to-end, and push for robust, observable systems while embracing AI-assisted coding. Expect travel 0-15% depending on project needs.

You’ll work across architectures, collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams, and shape our technical roadmap while maintaining a lean, self-organising culture.