Backend Engineer

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.

• 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.