Senior Java Software Developer

Visa Hunt; Lisboa; Presencial; EUR 75 000 - 110 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Damia Group in Portugal is recruiting a Senior Java Engineer to build and maintain a portfolio of in-house applications. You will work with cutting‑edge technologies and design scalable software architectures.

You will drive best practices in code quality, testing, and distributed systems, mentor developers, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver robust technical solutions.

Qualificações

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is mandatory.
• 6+ years of professional experience in Java software development.
• 5+ years of solid experience with Spring Boot.
• Strong experience with SQL databases.
• Deep knowledge of distributed systems and concurrency.
• Experience writing clean, testable code with a focus on software architecture.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and maintain backend systems using Java 17 and Spring Boot.
• Leverage Docker, Kubernetes, and Kafka for deployment and scalability.
• Design and interact with SQL databases to support data-driven applications.
• Utilize CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native services to streamline development and deployment workflows.
• Contribute to system architecture design and participate in strategic technical decisions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and define effective solutions.
• Perform code reviews and implement automated testing for quality.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and enhance performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Mentor junior developers and foster a collaborative knowledge-sharing culture.

Conhecimentos

Java

Spring Boot

SQL

Distributed systems

TDD

Cloud Native

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

Code reviews

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Ferramentas

Docker

Kubernetes

Apache Kafka

Descrição da oferta de emprego

About the company:

Damia Group is an international tech recruitment agency with 3 decades of experience. Our arrival in Portugal, 7 years later, was set on a mission to transform IT recruitment experiences and, through them, achieve better results. We believe in long-term relationships with a transparent and relaxed mindset. In a short period, we have reached the hearts of both scale-ups and larger organisations by delivering spot‑on curated candidate shortlists, increased job offer acceptance rates and shorter time-to-fill.

About the role:

The Java team is responsible for building and maintaining a diverse portfolio of in-house applications. As a Senior Java Engineer, you will work with cutting‑edge technologies and play a key role in designing scalable, flexible software architectures. You will also contribute to driving best practices in code quality, testing, and distributed systems.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain backend systems using Java 17 and Spring Boot
• Leverage modern tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, and Apache Kafka for deployment and scalability
• Design and interact with relational databases (SQL) to support robust data-driven applications
• Utilize CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native services to streamline development and deployment workflows
• Contribute to system architecture design and participate in strategic technical decisions
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and define effective technical solutions
• Perform code reviews and implement automated testing to ensure high-quality, maintainable code
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and enhance application performance, scalability, and reliability
• Mentor junior developers and foster a collaborative, knowledge‑sharing team culture

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Requirements:

• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is mandatory
• Over 6 years of professional experience in Java software development
• 5+ years of solid experience with Spring Boot
• Strong experience with SQL databases
• Deep knowledge of distributed systems and concurrency
• Experience writing clean, testable code with a focus on software architecture
• Strong communication skills, proactive problem‑solving mindset, ability to work well under pressure, manage priorities independently, and mentor others
• Experience with Cloud Native development, Kafka event streaming, Docker, and Kubernetes container orchestration, and hands‑on Test Driven Development (TDD) is a plus