Senior Java Spring Developer · Coimbra, Lisbon ·

Imaginary Cloud

Coimbra

Hybrid

EUR 35,000 - 54,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental insurance

Paid sick days

Comfort budget

Remote-first company

Flexible working hours

Mentoring and growth opportunities

Job summary

Imaginary Cloud is seeking a backend-focused Java engineer to join our Portugal-based team. You will build scalable services with Java/Spring, work with PostgreSQL/Redis, and use Docker/Kubernetes and CI pipelines. English fluency and eligibility to work in Portugal are required.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across industries to solve complex problems, grow your skills, and contribute to modern digital products in a remote-first, flexible work environment.

Qualifications

5+ years of working experience in Back-end Development with Java.
Deep expertise in the Spring ecosystem (Spring Boot, REST/gRPC).
Experience with PostgreSQL, Redis, and Terraform for infra as code.
Strong CI/CD experience with GitLab CI and container orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes).
Familiarity with distributed systems, monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger).
Fluency in English (spoken and written) and eligibility to work in Portugal.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain backend services using Java/Spring.
Design and implement scalable, testable code following best practices.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across industries.
Ensure observability and health of distributed systems.
Contribute to problem solving and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Back-end Java development

Spring ecosystem

Distributed systems

English fluency

Portugal residency or eligibility

Tools

Cursor IDE

GitHub Copilot

PostgreSQL

Redis

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab CI

Prometheus

Grafana

Jaeger

JUnit / Testcontainers

Job description

If you're passionate about technology and ready for a challenge, join our team of talented individuals and show your technical skills, creativity, and drive for impact.

You'll work with the best in the industry in a supportive, happy, and human-centric environment, making seamless technology. That’s why we were recognized as Best Workplace® in Europe (medium companies), Best Quality of Life Company® and the 2nd Best Great Place to Work® in Portugal by Great Place to Work®. See for yourself by checking our Glassdoor reviews.

What exciting projects will you have to make an impact and work on?

At Imaginary Cloud, our work improves and simplifies people's lives by creating easy and intuitive digital products. Our day-to-day tasks include development, problem-solving, management, and human interaction.

You'll be able to grow as you engage with multidisciplinary teams, multiple industries, and projects, overcoming the many challenges that will test and build your skills.

Here is an overview of the technical skills you'll likely have to embark on our team:

5+ years of working experience in Back-end Development with Java.
Deep expertise in the Spring ecosystem (Spring Boot, REST/gRPC), reactive patterns, and JVM internals (memory barriers, JIT compilation, and Heap management).
Outstanding proficiency in using Agentic AI tools like Cursor IDE and GitHub Copilot to accelerate code development, refactoring, and complex debugging.
C++ Professional working knowledge would be a plus
Solid experience with PostgreSQL, Redis caching layers, and Terraform for infrastructure-as-code.
Daily use of GitLab CI pipelines and container orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes) is second nature to you.
Experience with distributed systems and the monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger) required to keep them healthy.
Outstanding proficiency in writing well-designed, testable, efficient code by using best software development practices.
Fluency in English, both spoken and written.
We seek team members who live in Portugal or are willing and legally qualified to live and work there.