Backend Developer

Curious about the potential of video and data-based platforms? Born in the heart of London and established in Portugal, our client provides data based digital solutions, namely personalized and interactive video as their core platforms. In order to grow their business in Portugal, they are looking to expand the team and hire dynamic and curious developers.

Direct Integration in our client, Full-time

Porto, Hybrid

As a Backend Developer you will be responsible for taking ownership of solutions and show initiative to improve the experience across the full breadth of the company and its product. The candidate should demonstrate a passion for simplicity, new concepts and technologies. A typical day might involve investigating and fixing a high priority issue, working with the team to improve an existing feature, brainstorming solutions, building an interface for a new part of the company platform or jumping in on a client meeting to explore new requirements. You will also be responsible for backend components such as AWS lambda functions, Java (Spring framework) applications and AWS infrastructure components, sharing and brainstorming solutions with the development team and wider business and helping to shape the product roadmap. For this position you should have 2-3 years commercial experience of Java, SQL or NoSQL databases, testing frameworks, Typescript (not mandatory), Node.js (not mandatory). The ideal candidate will have some or all of the following skills and experience: A passion for learning and keeping abreast of current tech and trends; Stellar communication and facilitation skills. You should be able to explain complex concepts to a toddler, a techie, or a technophobe; The ability to gain a deep understanding of requirements by asking the right questions; Ability to spot potential issues with code and suggest improvements for maintainability and performance; One or more Cloud platforms e.g. AWS, GCP; One or more version control techniques e.g. github, bitbucket; CI/CD pipelines.

If this opportunity matches what you are looking for, express your interest and apply.

What can you expect?

1. We will contact you to give you more details about the opportunity and our client;

2. We will schedule a meeting with you to get to know you and your experience.

Are you the professional we just describe?

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If you think this is not the right fit for you, send us your application anyway. We have other opportunities that will suit your experience and we guarantee total confidentiality.

Sincerely,
Your New Team

About AkaPeople

We are a human resources consulting company, founded by professionals with solid experience in the business. Our aim is to create a new paradigm of services in the market of information technologies and engineering.