Middle Backend Developer Lisboa

Middle Backend Developer
Lisboa
Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

Overview

We are currently hiring a Middle Backend Developer to join our Innovation & Engineering HUB in Lisbon.

Volkswagen Group Services is a Volkswagen Group company oriented towards working for Group companies worldwide. We provide services in the areas of production, logistics, data engineering (IT), engineering, consulting, quality, business services, human resources, communication, and administrative and financial services. We are focused on our clients’ activities and take responsibility for carrying them out on their behalf.

Who we are

At the Innovation & Engineering Hub, we develop bold,
- ready solutions that support Volkswagen Group and its leading brands. Together with TRATON Group’s Global R&D — home to brands like Scania, MAN, International, and Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus — we’re building the future of intelligent and sustainable transport. Global R&D focuses on:

• Alternative Drive Systems;
• Automated Driving;
• Road Safety.

We’re not just manufacturing vehicles — we’re engineering the future of mobility

Responsibilities

• Create, test, deploy, and run (Dev
  Ops) backend solutions and internal tools using modern cloud infrastructure, being responsible for the entire software lifecycle;
• Maintain cloud native microservices using containers, serverless functions, RESTful APIs, and event streaming;
• Develop and maintain functionality for our trucks using agile methodologies;
• Create prototypes, Minimum Valuable Products (MVPs), and products;
• Be able to take
  -
  - end responsibility for the products owned;
• Take initiative to solve problems and overcome roadblocks;
• Solve problems in innovative and pragmatic ways;
• Advise the team and other teams on all questions around backend and tool development in an automotive Io
  T environment, and work together on continuously improving the service, tooling, and processes (is a plus).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or comparable job expertise;
• At least 3 years of professional experience;
• Solid experience with backend development in Java with a focus on RESTful APIs and
  - driven architecture (e. g. , Kafka, Kinesis, SQS, MQTT);
• Relevant knowledge in frameworks, ideally Spring Boot;
• Relevant knowledge of relational database management systems (like Aurora);
• Solid experience with Clean Code and Clean Architecture principles as well as common software design patterns. Emphasis on quality, maintainability, and usability;
• Experience with CI/CD and microservice architectures;
• Relevant experience in the conception and implementation of complex software solutions in an international context;
• Agile and Dev
  Ops mindset;
• Very good English skills, both written and spoken;
• Experience in using and integrating cloud services (preferably AWS) with cloud paradigms like Infrastructure-as-code (Ia
  C), Paa
  S, alerting, and monitoring is a plus;
• Knowledge of Python for rapid prototyping and tooling is a plus.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package;
• Flexible work hours and a hybrid model;
• Employee health care and life insurance;
• Social benefits and several discounts;
• Training and professional career development.

Additional details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Information Technology
• Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting