Backend Jobs in Portugal
There are 156 open Backend jobs in Portugal on freehire right now. 42 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are api, cloud and ci-cd.
Most requested skills
- api 63%
- cloud 53%
- ci-cd 52%
- java 44%
- agile 43%
- aws 42%
- microservices 42%
- ai 39%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 56 · 36%
- Remote 48 · 31%
- Onsite 5 · 3%
Visa sponsorship offered in 65% of the 17 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 65
- Staff 6
- Lead 5
- Middle 3
- Junior 2
- Intern 1
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 17
- 501-1000 employees 14
- 51-200 employees 9
- 201-500 employees 8
- 11-50 employees 2
English level
- C1 90%
- B2 7%
- B1 2%
Share of the postings that state a required level (at least 20% of this market do).
Back End Developer - AI Experience
Build and maintain Java/Quarkus microservices while using AI tools like GitLab Duo and Claude Code to accelerate coding, testing, and debugging.
Back End Developer - AI Experience
Build and maintain Java/Quarkus backend services and APIs while using AI tools like GitLab Duo and Claude Code to accelerate coding, testing, and debugging.
Back-End Developer (PHP / Laravel)
Build and maintain PHP/Laravel back-end systems for TomPlay’s music platform, including the public site, API, and internal tools, optimizing MySQL queries and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Backend Developer – Phyton / Django (f/m/div.)
Build and maintain Python/Django backend services, REST APIs, and CI/CD pipelines while ensuring security and performance for Bosch’s global engineering standards.
Staff Product Engineer - Backend
Build and scale revenue infrastructure for a fast-growing SaaS platform, focusing on usage-based billing, Stripe integrations, and customer-facing dashboards in Go or Java.
Lead Backend Developer
Location: Lisbon, Portugal Working model: Hybrid – 3 days per week in the office Contract: Permanent I’m looking for a Lead Backend Developer to join a team in the middle of a major engineering transformation. The…
Staff Backend Engineer
Lead architecture and development of Rain’s fintech backend, integrating banking, payroll, and timekeeping systems to power AI-driven financial health tools for millions of users.
Senior Backend Engineer
Build and maintain scalable backend services and APIs for an AI-driven financial wellness platform serving millions of employees at major companies.
Senior Backend Engineer
We're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our backend team at Zerion. This team builds and evolves the backend systems at the core of our products and customer-facing solutions. In this role, you'll…
Mid Backend Enginer (Portugal or United Kingdom)
Design and evolve scalable backend systems in C#/.NET for customer-centric platforms, building REST APIs and microservices with clean architecture and SQL databases.
Java Backend Engineer
Build and maintain Java backend services using Spring Boot, Kafka, and REST APIs, while advocating for automated testing and secure, scalable architecture.
Senior Backend Engineer - Payments
Build and scale Ebury’s cross-border payment platform, owning services from design to production while ensuring resilient, multi-currency transaction flows.
Senior Backend Engineer (Python) (Remote)
Build and scale Python-based compliance and verification backends for a UK fintech client, designing REST APIs, async workflows, and high-load databases.
Nearshore Sector | Senior Backend Engineer (Python)
Build and scale Python-based compliance and verification backends for a UK fintech startup, designing REST APIs, async workflows, and high-load PostgreSQL systems.
Backend Developer - TV Services Platform
Build and maintain backend microservices and APIs for a TV services platform, focusing on reliability, scalability, and integration with streaming and internal systems using .NET/C# and NoSQL databases.
Senior Backend Engineer (f/m/x) - remote
Senior Backend Engineer designs and builds scalable Go services for a European refurbished goods marketplace, using PostgreSQL, gRPC, and Kubernetes on Google Cloud.
Backend Engineer, AI (Agent Systems)
Build and run backend systems that orchestrate AI models into fast, reliable APIs for a proactive smart assistant, handling inference pipelines and production reliability.