--- title: "Senior Java Engineer at Vigil – VueJobs" canonical_url: "https://vuejobs.com/jobs/vigil-senior-java-engineer" meta: "og:image": "https://vuejobs.com/_og/d/c_PostDetail%2Ctitle_Senior%2BJava%2BEngineer%2Cheadline_Vigil%2Cimage_~aHR0cHM6Ly9hc3NldHMuam9iYmIuaW8vbG9nb3MvMDFrNzZ3OGMwNXkzMDIwOHgxZ2E2OXk4MXdfMTc2MDA5MzgxMC5wbmc%2Cp_Ii9qb2JzL3ZpZ2lsLXNlbmlvci1qYXZhLWVuZ2luZWVyIg%2Cs_nKaZBSMArVc33Ixv.png" "og:image:height": "630" "og:image:type": image/png "og:image:width": "1200" "og:title": "Senior Java Engineer at Vigil – VueJobs" "twitter:image": "https://vuejobs.com/_og/d/c_PostDetail%2Ctitle_Senior%2BJava%2BEngineer%2Cheadline_Vigil%2Cimage_~aHR0cHM6Ly9hc3NldHMuam9iYmIuaW8vbG9nb3MvMDFrNzZ3OGMwNXkzMDIwOHgxZ2E2OXk4MXdfMTc2MDA5MzgxMC5wbmc%2Cp_Ii9qb2JzL3ZpZ2lsLXNlbmlvci1qYXZhLWVuZ2luZWVyIg%2Cs_nKaZBSMArVc33Ixv.png" --- > Index of every page on this site: [llms.txt](https://vuejobs.com/llms.txt) # **Senior Java Engineer** Vigil Vue-plus **Backend** ![Flag of Brazil](https://hatscripts.github.io/circle-flags/flags/br.svg) Brazil![Flag of Portugal](https://hatscripts.github.io/circle-flags/flags/pt.svg) Portugalremotefull-timesenior29 days ago [**Apply Now **](https://vigil-global.breezy.hr/p/69f4123dc33901-senior-java-engineer?ref=vuejobs.com) --- ## SUMMARY: We’re looking for an experienced Java Engineer to join a collaborative, agile engineering team working on Java / Spring Boot / Vue.js solutions. You’ll contribute across the stack, work closely with senior engineers and product stakeholders, and help continuously deliver secure, high-quality software that genuinely makes an impact. This is a hands-on role with strong ownership, technical depth, and real influence over design and engineering standards. ## WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING: You will be joining our engineering team and will be a valued member working closely in a collaborative, autonomous, cross-functional team. You will help with the following: - Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Java & Spring Boot, with exposure to Vue.js on the frontend - Write and maintain a strong automated test suite (unit, integration, and end-to-end) - Participate actively in code reviews, ensuring quality, performance, and maintainability - Contribute to service and feature design discussions - Debug and resolve complex issues in distributed systems - Follow best practices around secure coding, CI/CD, source control, and release processes - Coach and mentor junior engineers, raising the overall quality bar - Provide predominantly 3rd-line support when required - Collaborate with engineering leadership to continuously improve ways of working ## WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR: - 5+ years of commercial experience with Java & Spring - Experience working alongside a modern frontend framework (Vue.js or similar) - Strong understanding of RESTful APIs - Solid experience with automated testing (unit & integration) - Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions, Drone, similar) - Comfortable working in Agile environments with short delivery cycles - Confident using Git and modern codebase management practices - Strong focus on code quality, security, and performance - Experience reviewing code and providing constructive feedback - Strong problem-solving skills and a real ownership mentality - Clear communicator with both technical and non-technical stakeholders - Strong English communication skills, both written and verbal. ## AWESOME BUT NOT REQUIRED: - Experience with large-scale, high-performance systems - Exposure to microservices architectures - Knowledge of cloud-native development - Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Kustomize - Familiarity with event-driven/event-based architectures - Leadership or mentoring experience ## WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU? - Be part of our collegial environment where responsibility and authority are shared equally amongst colleagues, and help create our company culture - A culture in which we don’t criticise failure but ensure we learn from our mistakes - An Agile environment where your ideas are welcome - The possibility to grow and experience different projects - Fully remote - Ongoing Training & Mentoring - The possibility of travelling **- ATTENTION! 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