Software Engineer

Summary

Join lastminute.com, a European Travel-Tech leader, as a Software Engineer and contribute to powering the traveler's journey for millions of users. This remote position based in Porto, Portugal, offers a permanent contract and a collaborative environment. You will design, develop, and test high-quality software, collaborating with architects and other engineers. The role requires strong experience in Java or Kotlin, experience with Spring/SpringBoot, and a solid understanding of Agile methodologies. Lastminute.com provides a shorter working week, flexible hours, professional development opportunities, and various other perks.

Requirements

• Strong experience as a Software Engineer programming in OO/FP languages but preferably in JVM: Java or Kotlin
• Previous experience working with Clean code, SOLID principles and Agile mindset
• Previous experience working with the Spring/SpringBoot ecosystem
• Strong analytical skills and ability to make decisions based on data
• Ability to understand the business requirements
• Positive and collaborative attitude
• Growth mindset
• Fluency in English both written and spoken

Responsibilities

• Design, write, and test high-quality software by using a range of practices like TDD, DDD, Clean Code, or SOLID Principles
• Create resilient, secure, and performant applications capable of handling millions of requests per day, directly impacting the travel experience of our countless users
• Collaborate with architects to define the best technical solution and infrastructure for new features, always focusing on CI/CD
• Take ownership of quality of the delivery, performance, reliability and scalability
• Use tech expertise to proactively find solutions to solve complex issues, understanding and considering the business needs
• Contribute positively to the team´s technical growth, sharing your technical knowledge by interacting with your peers in the day to day activities
• Make real impact Influencing and guiding engineers working in the whole product engineering department
• Collaborate effectively with engineers, architects, and stakeholders from multiple teams to solve complex problems to deliver end-to-end solutions

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in startup or product company
• Experience working with XP practices
• Experience with AWS Cloud Services
• Experience with Microservices and Kubernetes
• Experience with Messaging Queues (RabbitMQ, Kafka)

Benefits

• An inclusive, friendly, and international environment (you’ll be working with colleagues from +10 countries and over 48 nationalities)
• Shorter working week (36h as full time), with a half working day on Fridays
• Flexible start and end of the working day, with core hours from 10:00 to 4:00 pm
• Possibility to work from anywhere for a period of time per year defined according to local regulations
• Fri-Yays: half a day on Friday morning with a no-meeting mandate and dedicated to deep work, personal growth, learning and training and/or focus time
• Professional and managerial skills development training paths, access to e-learning platforms such as O’reilly, Udemy, Coursera (depending on the department), and to our internal platform offering bespoke training content
• 2 paid days off per year for volunteering purposes
• Occasional social events to foster connections among colleagues
• Travel industry discounts and flash exclusive staff fares
• We support our employees through life's significant moments with leave options (e.g parental responsibilities, marriages, bereavements, relocations, etc.) in line with local laws