💼 Full-Time Position

Senior Java Backend Engineer

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emagine - Portugal
📍 portalegre, distrito de portalegre, Portugal
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Location
portalegre, Portugal
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Posted
June 29, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

Are you passionate about building scalable backend systems, modern cloud-native applications, and high-performance distributed architectures?

We're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join an international technology team working on the modernization of large-scale enterprise platforms. You'll play a key role in transforming legacy systems into modern microservices while contributing to the design of highly available, event-driven solutions used by thousands of users.

Location: Remote (must be based in Portugal)

Languages: Fluent English & Spanish (mandatory)

What you'll be doing:

  • Lead the modernization of legacy monolithic applications into scalable microservices.
  • Design and develop robust Java/Spring Boot backend services following API-first principles.
  • Build and maintain high-performance RESTful APIs using OpenAPI/Swagger.
  • Develop event-driven architectures using Apache Kafka and streamin...