Backend Jobs in Portugal
There are 336 open Backend jobs in Portugal on freehire right now. 219 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are api, java and cloud.
Most requested skills
- api 63%
- java 57%
- cloud 47%
- ci-cd 45%
- microservices 43%
- rest 40%
- agile 40%
- aws 38%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 113 · 34%
- Remote 68 · 20%
- Onsite 17 · 5%
Visa sponsorship offered in 50% of the 14 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 123
- Middle 14
- Staff 11
- Junior 10
- Lead 7
- Principal 3
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 22
- 501-1000 employees 14
- 51-200 employees 7
- 11-50 employees 2
- 201-500 employees 1
English level
- C1 84%
- B2 16%
Share of the postings that state a required level (at least 20% of this market do).
Backend Software Engineer
Builds and maintains server-side services and the vehicle information database behind Stratio's predictive maintenance platform, implementing REST APIs with .NET Core/C# and SQL Server with a focus on reliability, scalability and performance. Remote within Portugal, with monthly in-person meetings at the Coimbra office.
Lead Backend Developer (Go)
Lead a backend team of 3-6 developers on Joom's Marketplace Solutions platform, designing architecture and building fault-tolerant, high-load services in Go on AWS. Core stack includes Go, MongoDB, Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, Redis, and Jenkins.
Java Back End
This role is for a Senior Java Back End developer to design and maintain scalable backend solutions using Java Spring and Agile methodologies. The position requires working from the Lisbon office three days per week and involves architectural decision-making and team mentorship.
Java Back End – Junior
This junior Java backend role involves developing and enhancing scalable software solutions using Java Spring and Agile methodologies. The position is hybrid, requiring three days per week in the Lisbon office.
Java Back End – Senior
Senior Java Back End developer using Java Spring to design and build scalable, high-performing software solutions on a hybrid basis in Lisbon (3 days/week on-site).
Senior Backend Developer (.NET / Azure)
Senior Backend Developer (.NET / Azure) Wolters Kluwer is a global leader in information services and solutions for professionals in the finance, tax and accounting, risk and compliance, health and legal sectors. We…
Back-end Developer Associate
Who are we? At Finastra, we’re a global leader in financial services software, dedicated to expanding access to financial services and shaping what’s next for the industry. Our technology powers mission‑critical…
Senior Backend Python Engineer (APM Gateway)
The role is about: The Gateway Related Projects team is committed to designing, developing, and implementing payment solutions that guarantee stable and consistent payment processing. Our goal is to create successful…
Lead Backend Engineer
About Zego 🚀 At Zego, we're on a mission to do the good thing, not the insurance thing. Insurance hasn't changed much in over a century. The way we live, work and travel has. We're building the real-time, AI-driven…
Java Backend Developer
Nimber is hiring a Java Backend Developer in Lisbon to develop, maintain, and optimize scalable, high-availability Java applications. Day to day involves performance tuning (concurrency, SQL queries), code reviews, security/compliance, debugging, and technical architecture decisions, using Java 8+, Spring, REST/XML web services, and async systems.
Senior Back End Developer
Senior Back End Developer building and maintaining backend components of the SPART application for Supply Chain Finance (Middle/Back Office) using Java, Spring Boot, and Spring Cloud. Day-to-day involves Kubernetes/OpenShift deployments, CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Git, Sonar, XLDeploy/XLRelease), Oracle Exadata database work, and automated testing, in a hybrid role based in Porto.
Senior Backend Engineer - Connect Team
Senior Backend Engineer at Riskified builds and scales FinTech fraud-detection systems using Scala, Node.js, Kafka, and AWS, owning end-to-end development from design to production deployment.
Senior/Middle Backend Developer (Go)
Backend developer builds and maintains scalable Go services for a global e-commerce marketplace, working with MongoDB, Redis, Kafka, and Kubernetes in a Lisbon office with hybrid flexibility.
Senior Java Backend Developer
Build and maintain scalable Java-based backend services using Spring, Azure, and Kubernetes, while collaborating on ecommerce or retail projects.
Senior Backend Developer (.NET)
Senior Backend Developer in Oeiras, Portugal (hybrid, 3 days/week on-site) building and maintaining Emotion Mobility's web applications, APIs, and backend services using C#/.NET, REST APIs, and relational SQL databases, working across the full SDLC in an Agile/Scrum team.
Senior Back-End (.Net / Odoo)
Senior backend engineer (6+ years) building, maintaining, and improving C#/.NET services, REST APIs, and SQL-based integrations for a luxury retail client's enterprise systems on Azure, including Microsoft Dynamics GP and Odoo support, production troubleshooting, and technical-debt reduction.
Senior Java Backend Engineer | Remote
Data Group is hiring a Senior Java Backend Engineer to work 100% remotely from Portugal, building backend services with modern Java 17/21, Spring Boot, reactive programming, gRPC/Protobuf, and Kafka on AWS. Requires 8+ years of Java experience plus C1 English and fluent Spanish.
Junior Backend Engineer C++
Nimber is hiring a Junior Backend Engineer to design, develop and optimize C++ backend services on Linux within a monolithic architecture integrated into a microservices environment, backed by Oracle SQL and Kafka and deployed on Google Cloud with Kubernetes and Docker. Agile collaboration is expected, and Spanish-speaking ability is required.
Staff Back-End Engineer
Ideal Candidate: - We need a proven, hands-on backend engineer with 8+ years of experience, though we will consider exceptional senior engineers (5+ years) who demonstrate staff-level impact. - The candidate must have…
Senior Software Engineer Backend
Senior backend engineer at Intermedia building scalable backend services and APIs that power analytics, dashboards, and AI-driven insights across its cloud communications products. Day-to-day involves data processing and aggregation, distributed systems work, and close collaboration with AI/ML, data, frontend, and product teams using cloud platforms like AWS or Azure.