Senior Backend Developer Setúbal

Senior Backend Developer
Setúbal
Setúbal, Setubal, Portugal

About Us

At LQA, we’ve been at the forefront of global luxury hospitality for over 20 years. In close partnership with the industry, we define and set the gold standard for luxury service, supporting more than 3, 000 of the world’s finest hotels across 130+ countries in delivering exceptional guest experiences.

Our clients include Bulgari, Armani, LVMH, Raffles, Four Seasons, Fairmont, Mandarin Oriental, Aman, Six Senses, Rocco Forte, Pan Pacific, Jumeirah, Corinthia, M Gallery, Orient Express, and many more.

We’re renowned for our anonymous guest service assessments, where our team goes undercover as regular guests to evaluate the experience and service across 1, 000 touchpoints providing hotels with unparalleled insight into their performance. In addition, we deliver
- leading hospitality training that equips hotel teams with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to consistently deliver
- class service.

Expanding our reach and impact, we’ve recently launched a mobile app and are preparing to open Academy by LQA in summer 2025 offering immersive,
- person training within our own luxury hotel environment.

LQA is in a significant phase of growth, expanding by over 30%
-
- year with no signs of slowing.

Key Duties

• Cloud Infrastructure Design and Implementation: Design, implement, and maintain scalable and reliable cloud infrastructure using AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Work with
  - functional teams to understand application requirements and ensure cloud infrastructure meets performance, security, and availability standards.
• Deploy Node. js applications on cloud platforms and optimise for performance and cost.
• Node. js Development: Develop and maintain
  - side logic using Node. js.
• Collaborate with
  - end developers to integrate
  - facing elements using
  - side logic.
• Ensure the responsiveness of applications and handle requests from
  - end systems.
• Containerization and Orchestration: Utilise containerization technologies such as Docker for packaging applications and microservices.
• Implement and manage container orchestration solutions (e. g. , Kubernetes) to automate deployment, scaling, and management of containerised applications.
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting: Implement monitoring solutions to track the performance and health of Node. js applications and cloud infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to cloud services, infrastructure, and Node. js applications.
• Security: Implement security best practices for cloud infrastructure and Node. js applications.
• Conduct regular security audits and address vulnerabilities promptly.
• Collaboration and Documentation: Collaborate with
  - functional teams, including developers, Dev
  Ops, and IT, to ensure smooth deployment and operation of applications.
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for cloud infrastructure, deployment processes, and configurations.

Attributes and Skills to Succeed

• You have proven experience as a Backend Engineer or similar role with strong proficiency with Node. js and Java
  Script.
• You have solid experience with Postgre
  SQL and database design.
• Skilled in
  - native application development
• Strong understanding of AWS skills to build scalable and efficient solutions.
• Understanding of RESTful API design principles.
• You have excellent communication and collaboration skills and previous experience collaborating in a
  - functional team, including Product teams.
• You have strong
  - solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot and debug issues efficiently.
• You are skilled at breaking down complex software development tasks into smaller, manageable chunks, facilitating efficient implementation.
• You are curious and enthusiastic with a drive to constantly learn and acquire new knowledge.

Beneficial Experience (Not Required):

• Knowledge of serverless architecture (e. g. , AWS Lambda).
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (e. g. , Docker, Kubernetes).
• CI/CD pipeline setup and maintenance.
• Previous experience with tdd

If you’re excited about what we’re doing, get in touch – even if you don’t tick every box!