Senior Backend Software Engineer

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Faro, Portugal Spectrum IT Recruitment Portugal Tempo integral 108 000 € - 132 000 € Contrato
Hiring: Senior Backend Software Engineer | Remote Portugal | Salary up to €120,000 I'm working with a fast-growing, VC-backed technology company that's revolutionising engineering simulation through high-performance computing and cloud technology. They're looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer to join a small, highly experienced engineering team, taking ownership of scalable backend systems and distributed infrastructure. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on technically challenging projects, with genuine ownership and direct access to the founders. What you'll be working on:
- Designing and building scalable backend services and APIs.
- Developing distributed systems and cloud infrastructure.
- Building solutions across AWS and high-performance computing environments.
- Improving data management, storage and processing pipelines.
- Taking ownership of backend services from design through to production. What we're looking for:
- Strong backend development experience with Python, Java or C++.
- Hands-on production cloud experience (AWS preferred).
- Experience building and operating distributed systems.
- Proven ownership of production backend services.
- Strong problem-solving skills and an independent mindset.
- Based in Spain with existing right to work. Nice to have:
- Kubernetes, Docker or Terraform.
- HPC, GPU infrastructure or large-scale compute environments.
- Kafka, SQS or other messaging technologies.
- Experience with scientific computing or simulation platforms. What's on offer:
- Competitive salary + equity.
- Fully remote across Portugal.
- Unlimited PTO and flexible

working hours
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- Company-paid trips to Boston.
- Learning budget, AI tools allowance and fitness benefits.
- Small, senior engineering team with real technical ownership.