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Backend Software Engineer - Remote (Portugal)

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Experience with Scala or other JVM-based languages like Java or Kotlin
  • Understanding of functional programming principles
  • Solid knowledge of API design, microservices, distributed systems, and cloud-based services
  • Proficiency with Git and Git workflows

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to a product-focused squad, developing core features and components
  • Take ownership of features from design and implementation through deployment and monitoring
  • Design, develop, test, and optimize backend services in Scala
  • Review code and provide constructive feedback to help maintain high standards for quality, testing, security, and performance

About the company

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Codacy

Developer Tools & DevOps Platforms

Codacy is a developer-first, API-driven platform that provides a curated collection of best-in-class code analysis, security, coverage, and engineering performance tools. Codacy integrates seamlessly into existing development workflows, empowering development teams to deliver secure, high-quality software faster.

Company details

Company typeStartup
IndustryDeveloper Tools & DevOps Platforms
Company size51 - 200

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Job description

Your mission

As an Intermediate Backend Software Engineer, you will work across our portfolio of products, including our core cloud engine processing tens of thousands of commits every day and our command-line and IDE tools.


We work remotely, asynchronously whenever possible, and value written communication, thoughtful design discussions, and collaborative code reviews.


What will be your day-to-day:

  • Contribute to a product-focused squad, developing core features and components.

  • Take ownership of features from design and implementation through deployment and monitoring.

  • Design, develop, test, and optimize backend services in Scala, ensuring high availability, scalability, and reliability.

  • Sometimes contribute to tools in other stacks, predominantly TypeScript and Go projects.

  • Work with technologies like cats-effect, http4s, RabbitMQ, Kubernetes, and PostgreSQL.

  • Review code and provide constructive feedback to help maintain high standards for quality, testing, security, and performance.

  • Collaborate on technical design discussions and architecture decisions, continuously improving our systems and engineering practices.

  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex production and non-production issues.

  • Improve deployment pipelines, observability, and production reliability.


Your profile

  • Experience with Scala or other JVM-based languages like Java or Kotlin, with a strong desire to learn Scala.

  • Understanding of functional programming principles.

  • Solid knowledge of API design, microservices, distributed systems, and cloud-based services.

  • Solid knowledge of SQL and other data storage systems.

  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, and Docker.

  • Proficiency with Git and Git workflows.

  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a remote environment.

  • A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field is a plus.

  • Good communication skills and fluency in English.

Bonus points: 

  • Previous experience working with TypeScript, Python, Go, or Kotlin.

  • Experience building developer integrations like command-line tools or IDE extensions.

  • Familiarity with AWS services and infrastructure best practices.

  • Interest in how AI is changing software development and developer workflows.

  • A knack for software quality and code linters.


Why us?

  • Competitive and transparent salary bands: use our salary calculator to estimate your base compensation at https://www.codacy.com/careers 

  • Comprehensive health insurance.

  • Generous learning and development budget.

  • Flexible holidays.

  • Remote Policy: We are a remote-first company! For this specific position, you must be living in Portugal and eligible to work from there.


We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage all applications irrespective of gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, nationality, marital status, and disability. We believe that diversity is at the heart of innovation and we welcome passionate candidates from all backgrounds. 

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