Senior Software Engineer - Backend Development Leiria

Senior Software Engineer - Backend Development
Leiria
Leiria, Leiria District, Portugal

Industry: E-commerce (Fashion & Home)

Location: Portugal

Work Model: Remote first (1x per month in Leiria's office)

Assignment Type: B2B or Recibos Verdes

Start Date: ASAP

Project Language: English

Project Overview:

Join a leading
- commerce company in fashion and home décor, working on vital backend projects that enhance the customer experience across digital channels. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a key role in developing
- performance backend applications and APIs that power our web and native applications. Collaborate with a talented international team, and contribute to innovative solutions in a dynamic,
- driven environment.

Responsibilities:

• Backend Development: Design and develop
  - side applications that meet performance and scalability standards for
  - traffic B2C/B2B ecommerce systems.
• API and Feature Development: Build backend interfaces and flows (APIs, software processes) to support both existing processes and new features in web and native apps.
• Collaboration: Work closely with other Digital Backend team members and communicate effectively with dependencies (Backoffice teams, frontend developers, DBA) to ensure optimal implementation decisions.
• Observability and Alerting: Enable and maintain observability for implemented APIs to ensure proactive monitoring and alerting.
• Load Testing and Support: Contribute to load testing sessions and support analysis, implementing changes or fixes as needed.
• Documentation and Review: Maintain
  -
  - date technical documentation, conduct peer reviews, and contribute to code reviews for quality assurance.

Requirements:

Hard Skills

• Minimum of 6 years of experience developing backend systems and APIs in a
  - scale
  - commerce environment.
• Proficient in. NET Core development, including coding patterns and best practices.
• Strong understanding of Microservices Architecture and design patterns.
• Expertise in No
  SQL databases, caching, and indexing systems.
• Experience developing
  - native applications with strong familiarity in Kubernetes for hosting and scalability.
• Proficiency in GIT and CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands-on experience in observability and Dev
  Ops best practices.
• Nice-to-Have: Knowledge of Azure (especially AKS), Mongo
  DB, and Grafana
  Labs.

Soft Skills

• Team Collaboration: Effective communication and teamwork abilities, able to work within a distributed team.
• Autonomous and Detail-Oriented: Diligent in maintaining code quality and following documentation standards.
• Tech Enthusiast: Passionate about learning and implementing new technologies.
• Pragmatic Problem Solver: Ability to identify intermediate steps to achieve
  - term objectives without compromising project timelines.