Senior Java Developer (Java 17/21, Spring, Azure) - Portugal Full Remote

Senior Java Developer (Java 17/21 · Spring Boot · Azure) - Portugal Full Remote

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

We're looking for a Senior Java Developer to join a respected international software engineering company known for its people-first, lean and self-organised culture: no politics, just great engineering. You'll be a technical reference within your team, owning your code from development to production, mentoring others, and helping shape the technical direction of large-scale digital products used by customers worldwide.

This company encourages the use of AI tools for coding and related tasks, but values strong engineering fundamentals above all. Transparency about AI use during the interview process is expected.

PROJECT & CONTEXT

You'll join a cross-functional, agile team delivering high-quality solutions for international clients, often in e-commerce and retail. The exact tech stack depends on the project. Your responsibilities will include:

Taking part in every stage of delivery and mentoring the development team through knowledge sharing

Owning your code end to end, from development and deployment to maintenance

Diagnosing production issues and designing solutions for them

Contributing to solution design, architecture and implementation

Challenging business requirements to get the best possible outcome

Driving the adoption of new technologies and influencing the technology roadmap

Conducting technical interviews within your area of expertise

Occasional national and international travel (0–15%, depending on project and client needs)

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR (Required)

7+ years of experience with Java, including Java 17 and Java 21

Solid experience with Spring (Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Cloud Data Flow) or Micronaut

Strong knowledge of Microservices, Web Services and SOA architectures

Experience with REST APIs and GraphQL Federation

Monitoring and observability experience with OpenTelemetry, Dynatrace or similar tools

Proficiency with Gradle

Hands-on unit testing, integration testing and TDD

Cloud experience with Azure, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes and GitHub Actions

Database experience with MongoDB and MySQL

Familiarity with JIRA, Confluence, Jenkins, Nexus Pro or similar ALM tools

Agile practices: Scrum/Kanban, BDD/TDD, CI/CD, DevOps and Pair Programming

Strong command of design patterns for scalable, maintainable solutions

Fluent English (spoken and written)

Must be based in Portugal

NICE TO HAVE (Preferred)

Experience with Product Information Management or Master Data Management platforms (e.g., Stibo STEP)

Background in e-commerce or retail

Kotlin experience

Compensation: €2,400 – €3,150/month net, depending on experience and seniority level.Why HumanIT people stay (4.4 Glassdoor, 89% recommend)

15th month salary

Health insurance covering your family

Birthday off

Mobility program for digital nomads

Real work-life balance

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