Lisbon - Edifício Ageas Tejo, Praça Príncipe Perfeito, n.º 2, 4.º, 1990-278 Lisboa
About the job
The purpose of this role is to develop required software features, achieving timely delivery in compliance with the performance and quality standards of the company.
About Merkle
Merkle, a dentsu company, powers the experience economy. For more than 35 years, we have put people at the heart of its approach to digital business transformation. As the only integrated experience consultancy in the world with a heritage in data science and our performance, Merkle delivers holistic, experiences that promote growth, engagement, and loyalty. Merkle's expertise has earned recognition as a "Leader" by top industry analyst firms, in categories such as digital transformation and commerce, experience design, engineering and technology integration, digital marketing, data science, CRM and loyalty, and customer data management. With more than 16,000 employees, Merkle operates in 30+ countries throughout the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. For more information, visit www.merkle.com.
We are looking for a Java Developer to strengthen our Cloud Solutions team!
We are looking for someone able to:
- Maintain and enhance our existing software applications using Java and related technologies
- Provide support for the applications, performing day-to-day support tasks and assisting other teams
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and propose solutions for optimization and improvement
- Conduct code reviews and provide recommendations for code refactoring and performance enhancements
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, ensuring timely resolutions
- Design and develop scalable and efficient REST web services
- Collaborate with the team to implement and integrate OpenAPI specifications and Swagger documentation
- Implement and optimize SQL queries for efficient data retrieval and manipulation
- Leverage ElasticSearch to offload the application and enhance the search performance
- Work with monitoring tools such as NewRelic, Grafana, or Kibana to enhance system performance
- Explore and evaluate new technologies and frameworks to improve system architecture and development processes
- Mentor and provide guidance to junior developers, fostering their growth and development
- Ensure compliance with coding standards, best practices, and security guidelines
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends and advancements, sharing knowledge with the team
Qualifications:
- Proven experience as a Java Developer or similar role
- 2+ years experience in Java development and popular frameworks
- Solid understanding of web services (REST) and experience developing APIs
- Experience with containerization using Docker or Podman
- Proficient in version control systems like GIT
- Strong knowledge of SQL and experience with database optimization
- Familiarity with front-end technologies like TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, XML, and JSON
- Knowledge with optimization and monitoring tools like ElasticSearch, NewRelic, Grafana, and Kibana is a plus
- Knowledge of Maven and Gradle, Scala is a plus
- Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
- Of curious nature and open-minded
- Ability to provide outstanding customer service, be a good listener, work well with others, and trusted by colleagues
- Strong communication and collaboration skills to work efficiently within a team and across departments
- Degree in computer science, information technology, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
- Fluent in English
We do not sponsor work visa.
For those who don’t have Portuguese documents (NIF and NISS), we suggest you to search for more information at local country Social Security entities, as well as on SEF (Serviços Estrangeiros e Fronteiras), for possible roles in Merkle Portugal.
Benefits and perks:
- Modern Technology & Latest IT tools
- Software-house environment
- Agile and Flexible working hours
- Digital nomad policy
- Focus on career development
- Health insurance (also included for the household)
- Mental health support
- Volunteer experiences and sustainable mindset
- 25 vacation days + 3 wellness days per year
- Beers (after 6pm), foosball, and ping-pong! #workhardplayhard
- Free breakfast every second Monday of the month
- Employee discounts
- Team & Company events 🎉
Inclusion & Diversity
We value the strength diversity brings to our business and are working hard to build a more inclusive workplace through partnerships with Stonewall, Business Disability Forum and Business in the Community’s race and gender equality campaigns. We are happy to discuss all flexible and agile approaches to working for all our roles – we can’t promise we will be able to offer you everything you want or need but we do promise to discuss it with you openly and honestly.
If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with the recruiter who contacts you.
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