Senior Java Developer (Spring Boot/Shopify) - Portugal Full Remote

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

Join a global software engineering company known for its people-first, politics-free culture, built on lean principles and self-organising teams. As a Senior Java Developer, you'll own solutions end to end, from design to deployment and production support. You'll mentor fellow engineers and help shape the technical direction of large-scale digital commerce platforms. AI-assisted development is encouraged, and engineering craft is what's valued most.

PROJECT & CONTEXT

You'll work on complex, production-level e-commerce systems built around Shopify integrations and event-driven backend services. Your responsibilities will include:

Designing and implementing scalable backend services and APIs
Owning your code through development, deployment and maintenance
Diagnosing and resolving production issues
Challenging business requirements to deliver the best outcomes
Driving adoption of new technologies and contributing to the technology roadmap
Mentoring the team and conducting technical interviews

Working hours are 08:00–17:00 CET. Occasional national or international travel may be required (0–15%, depending on project needs).

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR (Required)

Solid experience as a Senior Java Developer (Java 17+/21) on complex, production-grade backend systems
Proven hands-on experience running, maintaining and troubleshooting Shopify integrations in production
Strong experience with Spring Boot 3.x, building and maintaining scalable services and APIs
Solid experience designing, developing and maintaining GraphQL APIs
Strong hands-on experience with AWS
Fluent English (written and spoken)
Must be based in Portugal

AWS DynamoDB and AWS secrets management solutions (e.g., Secrets Manager)
Apache Kafka or similar event-streaming technologies in asynchronous, event-driven architectures
OpenTelemetry and observability practices (monitoring and distributed tracing)
Experience mentoring engineers and taking part in technical hiring

Compensation: €2000 – €2700/month net, depending on experience and seniority level.

Why HumanIT people stay (4.4 Glassdoor, 89% recommend)

15th month salary
Health insurance covering your family
Birthday off
Mobility program for digital nomads
Real work-life balance

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Senior Java Developer (Spring Boot/Shopify) - Portugal Full Remote

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