Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil Remote (Global) Employment

Zup Innovation is hiring a Backend Developer (Java)

About the Role

At Zup Innovation, you will serve as a technical reference in building and evolving backend solutions on AWS, contributing to architectural decisions and ensuring scalable, secure, and reliable systems. You will tackle complex technical challenges in distributed environments and support the evolution of engineering practices.

What You'll Do

  • Define and evolve backend architecture in AWS environments, ensuring adherence to best practices.
  • Act as a technical reference for the team, supporting strategic decisions and guiding development standards.
  • Solve high-complexity challenges related to performance, scalability, and security.
  • Ensure solution quality through good code practices, automated testing, and code reviews.
  • Support the development and maintenance of RESTful APIs and integrations within a microservices architecture.
  • Monitor, optimize, and guarantee the observability of services in production.
  • Lead initiatives related to messaging and distributed architecture.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary areas in sustaining critical environments and technical decision-making.

What We're Looking For

  • Advanced programming in Java 17+ and solid experience with Spring Boot.
  • Development, consumption, and documentation of RESTful APIs.
  • Mastery of AWS services used in backend environments (EKS, ECS, Lambda, S3, RDS).
  • Knowledge of microservices architectures and distributed systems.
  • Experience with messaging and system integration.
  • Security practices applied to backend development.
  • Techniques for monitoring, performance, and observability in production.
  • Experience with agile methodologies and code versioning in collaborative teams.

Nice to Have

  • Prior experience as a technical reference or mentoring other professionals.
  • Experience in mission-critical projects or high-availability environments.
  • Systemic vision to propose architectural and process improvements.
  • Autonomy in making decisions in complex scenarios.
  • Clear communication for interaction with technical and non-technical areas.
  • Ownership mindset and tracking the complete delivery cycle.

Technical Stack

  • Java 17+, Spring Boot, AWS, EKS, ECS, Lambda, S3, RDS

Benefits & Compensation

  • Freedom to work from anywhere
  • Flexible hours
  • Education assistance
  • Internal career development tool
  • Internal guilds and study/interest groups
  • Health plan
  • Dental plan
  • Partnership for medication purchases
  • Telemedicine available 24x7
  • Free online therapy
  • Wellhub
  • Extended maternity leave
  • Extended paternity leave
  • CAZ – Central de Atendimento a zuppers
  • Meal and food vouchers
  • Life insurance
  • Transportation voucher
  • Home office allowance
  • Daycare assistance
  • Phone plan assistance
  • Profit and Results Sharing

Work Mode

This is a global remote position.

Zup Innovation is an equal opportunity employer.

Required Skills
Java 17+Spring BootAWSEKSECSLambdaS3RDSRESTful APIsMicroservicesDistributed SystemsMessaging
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Job Details
Department Software Development
Category backend
Posted 14 days ago