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).
Java Backend Developer - Global Growth & Impact
Decskill, a Portuguese IT consultancy with 10+ years of experience, seeks a Java Backend Developer for its Lisbon/Porto teams to design and implement backend services using Java, Spring Boot, and Oracle SQL, while contributing to architecture, testing, DevOps practices, and production support in an international context.
Java backend developer in enterprise applications
Decskill, a Portugal-based IT consulting firm, is hiring a Java backend developer to design, develop, test, deploy, and support enterprise applications for client projects. The core stack includes Java, Spring Boot, Oracle SQL, Linux/shell scripting, DevOps/CI-CD, and automated testing in Agile teams.
Senior Backend Developer Java (AEM)
Senior Java backend developer in Lisbon (hybrid) building and evolving large institutional websites and platforms integrated with Adobe Experience Manager and Adobe Target. Work covers SOAP/REST APIs, microservices and cloud SaaS architecture, plus AI-assisted development using tools like GitHub Copilot.
Java backend developer in automotive IoT
Java backend developer (L2/L3) at IT consultancy Decskill, building and operating cloud-native microservices for automotive IoT — near-vehicle services for trucks — using Spring Boot/Kotlin, RESTful APIs, event streaming (Kafka/MQTT), containers/serverless and AWS, with end-to-end agile DevOps ownership.
Java/Scala Backend Developer w/FR
Backend developer at IT consultancy Aubay Portugal, building and evolving critical systems for large banking, insurance, telecom and energy clients. Day to day: Scala/Play and Java REST backend services with some React/Angular, testing, code reviews, CI/CD and Kubernetes/Docker deployments in an Agile Scrum team; hybrid from Lisbon.
Java Backend Developer (Junior/Mid) – Hybrid Lisbon, Global Team
Junior/mid Java Backend Developer at act digital in Lisbon (hybrid), building and maintaining Java microservices and RESTful/GraphQL APIs for Checkout, MyAccount, and ODR Processing systems in a luxury retail context, alongside senior engineers with a structured upskilling program.
Java backend developer
Senior Java backend developer (6+ years) at Dellent, a Portuguese IT and telecom consulting firm, placing you on client projects building digital solutions. Day-to-day work centers on Java (J2SE/J2EE), SOAP/REST web services, relational databases (IBM DB2, Oracle), XML/XSLT, JPA, Maven, Git, and automated testing.
Java backend developer
Java backend developer at Aubay Portugal, an IT services firm serving banking, insurance, telecom and energy clients. Day to day: design and build backend services in Java 21/Scala (Play) with some React/Angular, write tests, review code, and contribute to CI/CD, Docker/Kubernetes deployments in an Agile Scrum team; hybrid work from the Lisbon office.
Senior Backend Java Developer (AEM) – Hybrid Lisboa
Planck Technologies is hiring a Senior Backend Java Developer (AEM) in Lisbon to build large-scale institutional platforms. The role involves designing solutions, integrating APIs, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and evolving backend services for performance and scalability in an Agile environment.
Senior Back-End Developer
Senior Back-End Developer builds and scales Java-based microservices using Spring Boot, designing REST/GraphQL APIs and collaborating on domain-driven architectures for a fully remote role in Spain.
Software Developer - Java Backend
Sofico is hiring a Java backend engineer (medior or senior) in Porto to evolve Miles, its enterprise platform for automotive finance, leasing, fleet and mobility. Day to day you design and maintain Java microservices and REST APIs, translating business requirements into scalable code with testing, DDD and event-driven/cloud-native practices.
AI-native Software Engineer, Java Backend / Microservices (m/f/d)
Mid/senior Java backend engineer in Porto building microservices for Miles, Sofico's enterprise platform for automotive finance, leasing and fleet. The role works in an end-to-end delivery team and uses AI agents across the full lifecycle — specs, code, tests and reviews — with DDD, REST APIs and SQL at the core.
(Senior) Backend Engineer
Build and maintain secure, scalable backend services for a fintech platform using TypeScript, Nest.js, and MySQL, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to solve real customer problems in private markets.
Junior Backend Java Developer
Dellent is a consulting company focused in System Information and Telecommunications. Our goal is to help our candidates and consultants to take a step forward in their careers through projects that meet their needs…
(Senior) Backend Engineer
bunch is building the backbone of private markets. We are enabling next-gen fund operations with one integrated system that combines secure data infrastructure, AI-powered workflows and expert fund services. If you…
Staff Backend Engineer (Remoto | Europa)
Staff Backend Engineer (Remoto | Europa) Empresa tecnológica inovadora procura Staff Backend Engineer para desenvolver plataformas escaláveis com foco em IA. Requisitos principais: 8+ anos de experiência em backend…
Senior Backend Engineer (Remote in Portugal)
TalentCo are delighted to be working with a fast-growing Agentic AI startup looking to hire several high-calibre Senior Backend Engineers into their growing engineering team in the Portugal, having recently closed a…
Senior backend engineer (hybrid)
Senior backend engineer designing, building and operating Java/Spring Boot microservices for a mobility-sector client: REST APIs, Kafka event-driven integrations, Docker/Kubernetes and CI/CD on Azure. Hybrid in Porto (2 office days/week), €2800–3100/month, only for candidates already based in Portugal with fluent English.