Senior Java Engineer — Java 21, EJB, Hibernate & REST

Fortil; Portugal; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortil in Portugal is seeking a Senior Java Developer to join a collaborative software engineering environment and contribute to enterprise applications.

You will work with Java 21, EJB, JPA/Hibernate and REST services within a monolithic architecture, participating across the full software development lifecycle, from design and implementation to testing, continuous integration and deployment. Strong English and problem-solving skills are required.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of professional Java development with a university degree.
• At least 11 years of professional Java development for candidates without a university degree.
• Professional experience with Java 21.
• Solid experience with EJB.
• Experience with JPA and Hibernate.
• Experience designing, developing or integrating REST services.
• Good knowledge of relational databases and SQL.
• Experience developing unit tests.
• Experience with CI/CD processes and tools.
• Experience with code quality and static analysis tools such as SonarQube.
• Experience participating in code reviews through Pull Requests or Merge Requests.
• Knowledge of NoSQL databases.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Collaborative mindset and commitment to software quality.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the design and development of enterprise solutions using Java 21.
• Develop and maintain applications based on a monolithic architecture.
• Design, develop and integrate REST services.
• Work with EJB, JPA and Hibernate.
• Create and maintain unit tests to ensure software quality and reliability.
• Participate in CI/CD processes, including application deployment to servers.
• Use code quality and security analysis tools such as SonarQube.
• Take part in code reviews through Pull Requests or Merge Requests.
• Work with relational databases and contribute to data integration activities.
• Collaborate with developers and other stakeholders throughout the software development lifecycle.

Skills

Java 21

EJB

JPA/Hibernate

REST APIs

SQL

Unit tests

CI/CD

SonarQube

Code reviews

NoSQL databases

English

Analytical thinking

Collaborative mindset

Education

University degree

Tools

Maven

Gradle

Jenkins

GitLab CI

JBoss/WildFly/WebLogic/WebSphere

Job description

Fortil in Portugal is seeking a Senior Java Developer to join a collaborative software engineering environment and contribute to enterprise applications.

You will work with Java 21, EJB, JPA/Hibernate and REST services within a monolithic architecture, participating across the full software development lifecycle, from design and implementation to testing, continuous integration and deployment. Strong English and problem-solving skills are required.