Software Engineer – Back End

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Portugal.

📋 Description

• Develop highly scalable microservices within a serverless backend architecture featuring a continuous delivery pipeline.

• Engage in design discussions to enhance the overall architecture of the platform.

• Gain proficiency in AWS technologies and constructing a contemporary event-driven serverless architecture.

• Collaborate with stakeholders and product owners to grasp requirements and devise solutions.

• Continuous learning: Tillster provides access to LinkedIn Learning courses to enhance your skills across various domains as needed.

• Employ various application integration techniques to interact with third-party and legacy/back-end systems.

• Contribute to the development of high-volume, high-performance, high-availability service-oriented applications in Java or TypeScript using established frameworks and technologies.

⛳️ Requirements

• 3-5+ years of experience in designing and developing service-oriented applications in Java, Python, C#, TypeScript (or any modern programming language).

• Expertise in designing and developing reusable libraries, APIs, and microservices.

• Proficient in any modern OOP language, with a preference for Java or TypeScript.

• Experience with relational or NoSQL databases.

• Relevant operating system knowledge (Linux/Unix and Windows), along with networking experience.

• Strong ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.

• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.

• Previous experience in Point-of-Sale development or payment systems is advantageous but not mandatory.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or a related field) or equivalent experience.

• Prior experience with AWS serverless technologies and related services like DynamoDB, SQS, etc., is a plus but not required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Meal allowance available through a meal card for each day worked.

• Home/Office allowance reimbursement each month, prorated based on the employment start date.

• Health insurance: Tillster covers the premium for employee private health insurance, with an option to add a spouse/dependents at the employee’s expense.

• Holidays: Up to 20 federal and local/municipal holidays in accordance with applicable Portuguese Labour laws, depending on the employment start date.

• Vacation: Up to 22 days of vacation each holiday year, prorated based on the employment start date.

• Education, Learning & Development: We provide access to Udemy Learning courses and ongoing learning and development opportunities.