Senior Java Software Developer

About the company: Damia Group is an international tech recruitment agency with 3 decades of experience. Our arrival in Portugal, 7 years later, was set on a mission to transform IT recruitment experiences and, through them, achieve better results. We believe in long-term relationships with a transparent and relaxed mindset. In a short period, we have reached the hearts of both scale-ups and larger organisations by delivering spot-on curated candidate shortlists, increased job offer acceptance rates and shorter time-to-fill.

About the role: The Java team is responsible for building and maintaining a diverse portfolio of in-house applications. As a Senior Java Engineer, you will work with cutting-edge technologies and play a key role in designing scalable, flexible software architectures. You will also contribute to driving best practices in code quality, testing, and distributed systems.

Responsibilities:Develop and maintain backend systems using Java 17 and Spring BootLeverage modern tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, and Apache Kafka for deployment and scalabilityDesign and interact with relational databases (SQL) to support robust data-driven applicationsUtilize CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native services to streamline development and deployment workflowsContribute to system architecture design and participate in strategic technical decisionsCollaborate with stakeholders to gather

requirements and define effective technical solutionsPerform code reviews and implement automated testing to ensure high-quality, maintainable codeMonitor, troubleshoot, and enhance application performance, scalability, and reliabilityMentor junior developers and foster a collaborative, knowledge-sharing team culture.  

Requirements: A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is mandatoryOver 6 years of professional experience in Java software development5+ years of solid experience with Spring BootStrong experience with SQL databasesDeep knowledge of distributed systems and concurrencyExperience writing clean, testable code with a focus on software architectureStrong communication skills, proactive problem-solving mindset, ability to work well under pressure, manage priorities independently, and mentor othersExperience with Cloud Native development, Kafka event streaming, Docker, and Kubernetes container orchestration, and hands-on Test Driven Development (TDD) is a plus