Senior Java Spring Developer — Remote-First Growth

Imaginary Cloud; United States; Remote; USD 39,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid sick days

Comfort budget

Remote-first company

Flexible working hours

Global projects with industry-leading?

Human-centric culture

Informal environment

Team events

Mentoring and growth opportunities

Job summary

Imaginary Cloud is seeking a senior back-end developer to advance our Java stack. You will leverage Spring Boot, REST/gRPC and reactive patterns while applying best practices for scalable, robust software. Proficiency with AI coding tools and familiarity with C++ are a plus.

Relational data stores (PostgreSQL, Redis) and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) are part of the daily toolkit. You will work with Docker/Kubernetes, GitLab CI, and distributed systems monitoring to keep services healthy.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of back-end development with Java.
• Deep expertise in the Spring ecosystem (Spring Boot, REST/gRPC), reactive patterns, and JVM internals.
• Proficient with AI tools like Cursor IDE and GitHub Copilot to accelerate development.
• C++ knowledge would be a plus.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, Redis caching, and Terraform.
• Daily use of GitLab CI and Docker/Kubernetes.
• Experience with distributed systems and monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger).
• Fluent English, spoken and written.
• We seek candidates who can live in Portugal or be legally eligible to work there.

Skills

Java backend

Spring ecosystem

AI tools usage

C++ knowledge

Software craftsmanship

English fluency

Tools

PostgreSQL

Redis

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab CI

Prometheus

Grafana

Jaeger

Job description

Imaginary Cloud is seeking a senior back-end developer to advance our Java stack. You will leverage Spring Boot, REST/gRPC and reactive patterns while applying best practices for scalable, robust software. Proficiency with AI coding tools and familiarity with C++ are a plus.

Relational data stores (PostgreSQL, Redis) and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) are part of the daily toolkit. You will work with Docker/Kubernetes, GitLab CI, and distributed systems monitoring to keep services healthy.