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Backend Engineer

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Portugal · Full-time · Associate

Our client is a Portuguese company focused on the development of technological products and consequent implementation in international projects at the service of governments and society in general and is recruiting a Backend Engineer. As a member of a software development team, you will be responsible for implementing best practices to ensure scalability, resilience, fault tolerance, and modularity in line with business requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Identify the best, simplest, and most robust solutions for the needs of clients and stakeholders;
  • Carry out all activities within the development process: design, development, unit testing, documentation, code review, among others;
  • Integrate third-party providers through the use of SDKs or APIs, without compromising the current solution and applying best practices such as EIP (Enterprise Integration Patterns);
  • Apply industry best practices in software development with a focus on scalability, fault tolerance, and resilience;
  • Continuously improve services, components, and frameworks using best refactoring practices, with an internal focus on delivering value;
  • Collaborate in the creation of detailed technical documentation and user support material;
  • Provide technical coaching to junior team members through code reviews, pair programming, and other methods;
  • Contribute continuously to the improvement of development processes, teamwork, and interdependencies with other areas

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
  • 5+ years of experience in backend development and system integration
  • Strong experience with Java, Python, Node.js, or similar backend technologies
  • Familiarity with microservices architecture and messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
  • Proficiency in relational and NoSQL databases
  • Hands-on experience with containerization, CI/CD tools, and Git workflows
  • Knowledge of identity and access management (IAM) solutions is a plus
  • Fluency in English; knowledge of Portuguese, French, or German is an advantage

Key Skills

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fault tolerance identity and access management containerization microservices python nosql kafka java cicd git
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Posted
Aug 09, 2025
Type
Full-time
Level
Associate
Location
Porto
Company
Alongside

Industries

IT Services IT Consulting

Categories

Information Technology

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