Junior Software Engineer - Backend

TL;DR

Junior Software Engineer (Backend): Designing and implementing new features for a customer checkout and payment platform with an accent on enhancing customer experience and ensuring system reliability. Focus on evolving technical capabilities using modern technologies like .NET, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, Cassandra, and Kafka, and improving existing services for efficiency and scalability.

Location: Hybrid in Porto, Portugal

Company

hirify.global is a global platform for luxury fashion, connecting creators, curators, and consumers.

What you will do

• Design and implement new features that directly enhance the customer checkout and payment experience.
• Improve and maintain existing services, ensuring code remains clean, efficient, and scalable.
• Stay updated with backend and web technologies, software architecture principles, and design patterns.
• Learn about performance, resilience, and security in software development.
• Understand the full development lifecycle with an emphasis on software quality processes.
• Work in an Agile environment, focusing on delivery and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a closely related STEM field.
• Knowledge in object-oriented languages (C#) with an understanding of OOP principles, design patterns, and data structures.
• Basic understanding in REST APIs and unit testing frameworks.
• Knowledgeable using source control (Git, TFS).
• Basic understanding of CI/CD methodologies.
• Basic understanding of non-relational databases or search engines.
• Basic understanding of messaging queue systems, such as Kafka.
• Passionate about code quality and understands the value of testing strategies.
• Interested in working with Scrum or Kanban methodologies.
• Proficient in both written and spoken English.

Culture & Benefits

• Health insurance for the whole family, flexible working environment, and well-being support.
• Extra days off, sabbatical program, and days for community giving back.
• Training opportunities and free access to Udemy.
• Flexible benefits program.