Senior Java Software Developer

At Damia (Permanent), in Lisbon, Portugal

Expires at: 2027-05-12

Remote policy: Partial remote

About Damia

Damia is a specialist tech recruitment agency in Portugal, focused on technology, product, and engineering roles. We work with funded scaleups, international companies building teams in Portugal, and established tech organisations scaling critical hires.

Our approach is consultative, not transactional. Every mandate runs through a structured methodology, from strategic discovery and talent mapping to curated shortlists and post-hire follow-up, led by senior recruiters who understand the market and the roles they recruit for.

We are part of the Triveris Group ecosystem alongside We Are META and Landing.Jobs, giving us reach across the full spectrum of tech talent in Portugal.

Damia supports its clients with direct hires.

Main requirements

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 Boot

Leverage modern tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, and Apache Kafka for deployment and scalability

Design and interact with relational databases (SQL) to support robust data-driven applications

Utilize CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native services to streamline development and deployment workflows

Contribute to system architecture design and participate in strategic technical decisions

Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and define effective technical solutions

Perform code reviews and implement automated testing to ensure high-quality, maintainable code

Monitor, troubleshoot, and enhance application performance, scalability, and reliability

Mentor junior developers and foster a collaborative, knowledge-sharing team culture

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Requirements:

A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is mandatory

Over 6 years of professional experience in Java software development

5+ years of solid experience with Spring Boot

Strong experience with SQL databases

Deep knowledge of distributed systems and concurrency

Experience writing clean, testable code with a focus on software architecture

Strong communication skills, proactive problem-solving mindset, ability to work well under pressure, manage priorities independently, and mentor others

Experience with Cloud Native development, Kafka event streaming, Docker, and Kubernetes container orchestration, and hands-on Test Driven Development (TDD) is a plus