Java Technical Lead

🚀 Tech Lead Java (Spring) | Remote from Portugal | Gaming Industry

We are looking for an experienced Tech Lead Java to join an exciting international gaming project, working on high-scale, real-time platforms used by thousands of players worldwide. This is a remote position; candidates must be based in Portugal.

If you are passionate about clean architecture, microservices, distributed systems, and enjoy leading technical teams in fast-paced environments, this role is for you.

🎮 About the Project

You will be part of a cutting-edge gaming platform, focused on performance, scalability, and real-time user experience. The system is built with modern backend architectures, event-driven communication, and cloud-native technologies.

💡 What You’ll Do

• Act as Technical Leader for a backend engineering team
• Design and evolve microservices-based architectures
• Lead the development of RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs
• Drive technical decisions focused on scalability, performance, and security
• Implement and maintain event-driven and asynchronous systems
• Perform code reviews and mentor engineers
• Collaborate closely with Product, QA, and DevOps teams
• Ensure best practices in clean code, SOLID, DDD, and design patterns
• Support delivery planning, estimations, and technical roadmaps
• Work on low-latency, high-concurrency systems, typical of gaming platforms

🛠 What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience as a Tech Lead or Senior Backend Engineer
• Strong expertise in Java (11+)
• Solid hands-on experience with:
• Spring Boot
• Spring Cloud
• Spring Security
• Strong knowledge of microservices architecture
• Experience with messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar)
• API design and versioning (REST / GraphQL)
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Databases:
• Relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL)
• NoSQL (MongoDB, Redis)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines
• Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, OpenTelemetry)

⭐ Nice to Have

• Previous experience in the gaming industry (casino, betting, mobile games, or real-time platforms)
• Strong background in event-driven architectures
• Experience with high-traffic, highly available systems
• Knowledge of automated testing (JUnit, Mockito, Testcontainers)
• Experience working with distributed and international teams
• Professional English communication skills

🌍 Work Model

• Remote-first role
• Candidates must be located in Portugal
• International team and global product
• Flexible working hours (with some overlap)

🤝 What We Offer

• Opportunity to work on a high-impact global gaming platform
• Modern tech stack and strong engineering culture
• High level of autonomy and technical ownership
• Competitive compensation (contract model depending on profile)
• Long-term project

📍 Location requirement: Portugal

🕹️ Industry: Gaming

💻 Work model: Remote