Senior Backend Engineer (Java)
Organization: Lisbon IT Campus - Swiss Post
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Function Description / Professional TasksLogistics is the backbone of everything we do — and technology is what keeps it moving. Join our Logistics team and help design and run the platforms behind large-scale logistics operations. From building robust APIs to operating systems in production, you’ll play a key role in keeping goods, data, and processes flowing.What you can do− Design, develop, and maintain RESTful backend services supporting logistics and operational processes− Contribute to the full software lifecycle: design, development, testing, deployment, and production support− Write clean, testable, and maintainable code, with a strong focus on automated testing− Operate and improve applications running in production environments, including monitoring and troubleshooting− Collaborate closely with remote, cross-functional teams (engineering, product, platform)− Work within agile methodologies, contributing to continuous improvement of ways of working− Help evolve our cloud-native architecture, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performancePersonal Skills and EducationWhat you bring with you− Experience in software design and development, ideally in a REST API context− Solid understanding of automated testing practices− Hands-on experience running and supporting applications in production− Familiarity with agile ways of working− Comfort working with remote teams, with strong communication and coordination skillsTech stack: Java 21+, Spring Boot (Data, Web, Kafka), Kafka, OpenSearch/Elasticsearch, AWS with Terraform, Kubernetes, and observability tools such as Splunk, Grafana, and Dynatrace.Education− University/technical college degree in computer science or comparable. Language Skills− English oral and written− Optional: German oral (and written)Additional Comments− Willingness to travel− Hybrid Model: One day a week @office (mandatory)Why us?Just by joining us you will get benefits like:Open minded company where every employee has to contribute to the development of the company - ideas are welcome as well as independent thinking too25 annual days of vacationsFlexible working hoursAnnual allowance for Benefits (Training, Gym, Public Transportation, Technologies, etc...)An amazing onboarding week at SwitzerlandiPhoneSecond Screen to work at home (Flat or a Curved one)First month Tech Allowance to buy your headset or, if you already have one, whatever you need to work comfortablyHealth insurance for you and your familyLife insuranceOffice Perks (coffee, fruit, stand up desks. etc...)So much more...