Fullstack Java + React Developer (Java/Spring Boot/React + AI Tooling) - Portugal Remote
HumanIT Digital Consulting · Portugal
About this role
The candidate will join a product-focused team within a major retail organization, working on high-traffic digital platforms. The role involves building and operating scalable services and modern web applications across both backend and frontend. The technical environment includes Java 17+, Spring Boot 3.x, React, and AWS. Engineers are expected to own features end-to-end and follow a strong engineering culture centered on automation, CI/CD, observability, and AI-assisted development. The team works with a stack including MySQL, Docker, and Kubernetes.
Skills & technologies
Must have
Nice to have
- Next.js
- Kubernetes
- Kafka
- eCommerce
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We're HumanIT! A Portuguese tech consultancy with 155+ professionals working on projects for companies you probably use every day. No corporate BS, just good work with good people.
The project
We're looking for two Full Stack Engineers, one Senior and one Mid-level, to join a product-focused team in a major retail organisation, working on high-traffic digital platforms used by a large customer base.
You'll work across backend and frontend, building and operating scalable services and modern web applications. The team follows a strong engineering culture around automation, CI/CD, observability, and AI-assisted development, with engineers owning features end to end.
Stack: Java, Spring Boot, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Next.js, MySQL, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes
Location: Full Remote – Portugal
Compensation: €2,550 – €3,350/month net, depending on experience and seniority level.
What you need
- Commercial experience with Java 17+ and Spring Boot 3.x
- Experience building distributed systems, REST APIs, and microservices
- Strong JavaScript/TypeScript and React experience
- Experience with MySQL, including schema design and query optimisation
- Hands-on AWS experience
- Understanding of software testing, code quality, CI/CD, and containerisation
- Experience with monitoring and observability practices
- Practical experience using AI tools for development, with the ability to validate and improve AI-generated output
- Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills
- Fluent English (mandatory)
Nice to have: Next.js, Kubernetes, Kafka, modern observability tools, and experience in large-scale retail or eCommerce environments.
Why HumanIT people stay (4.4★ Glassdoor, 89% recommend)
- 15th month salary
- Health insurance covering your family
- Birthday off
- Mobility program for digital nomads
- Real work-life balance
Full benefits → https://www.humanit.pt/careers/#perks
What it's really like → https://www.humanit.pt/careers/#work-at
