Java Software Engineer | Data Platform
Backend Java engineer joining a nearshore team building highly concurrent, transactional microservices and REST APIs for global, 24/7 digital platforms. Core stack: Java 16+, Angular, Kafka/RabbitMQ event-driven architecture, CassandraDB, and CI/CD with SonarQube.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Portugal
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 4+ years
- Category
- Data engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 4+ years of backend engineering experience with Java 16+ and Angular
- Unit and integration testing with JUnit and Mockito
- Building and evolving RESTful APIs and microservices used at global scale
- Distributed systems and event-driven architectures (Kafka and RabbitMQ)
- CassandraDB (NoSQL) and distributed data storage with configurable consistency levels
- SonarQube for static code analysis and quality gate enforcement
Full description
Overview
Our nearshore expertise sets us apart. We specialize in on-demand, scalable teams, technical excellence, and operational reliability. By bridging the talent gap, we support organizations building robust, secure, and business-critical data platforms.
to join a digital platform engineering team, contributing to the design and development of highly concurrent, transactional backend services operating 24/7 at worldwide scale, focused on building microservices and REST APIs that power global digital platforms, within a distributed, event-driven architecture.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain backend services using Java 16+, ensuring clean architecture, performance, and maintainability standards.
- Design globally distributed microservices and server-side REST APIs supporting high transactional volumes.
- Write and maintain unit tests and integration tests.
- Implement and maintain event-driven communication patterns using Kafka and RabbitMQ, ensuring reliability and scalability.
- Contribute to CI/CD pipelines with quality gates enforced via SonarQube, addressing technical debt and code smells.
- Work with CassandraDB for distributed data storage, managing consistency levels according to business requirements.
- Deploy, monitor, and troubleshoot services in Cloud environment, contributing to scalability, resilience, and observability.
- Address performance, concurrency, and resilience challenges in high-availability systems.
- Integrate backend services with distributed processing engines and other internal platform components.
- Collaborate within a Scrum team, participating in sprint planning, technical discussions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Qualifications
- +4 years of backend engineering experience with Java 16+ and Angular;
- Unit and integration testing frameworks with JUnit and Mockito;
- Building and evolving RESTful APIs and microservices used at global scale;
- Distributed systems and event-driven architectures (Kafka and RabbitMQ);
- CassandraDB (NoSQL) and distributed data storage with configurable consistency guarantees;
- SonarQube for static code analysis and quality gate enforcement;
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