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Backend Software Engineer

Felgueiras, Portugal

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LOQR IS LOOKING FOR A BACKEND SOFTWARE ENGINEER

At LOQR, we are “Empowering Digital Lives” together. This has been our vision for the last few years and will continue to be our mark into the future, define our brand, and imprint our position in the Digital Society. 

We want to make Digital Identity the key to inclusive growth and our driving force in our quest to provide an invisible identity solution, enabling simple digital experiences that solve complex day-to-day challenges, helping our clients shift into the digital world, and embracing digital customers.

All these achievements are only possible due to our world-class team which you could be part of!


In this role, you will participate in the development lifecycle of LOQR platform using modern backend technologies. You’ll contribute to the development of scalable, maintainable, and performant solutions, ensuring a seamless and accessible user experience across platforms.

  • Develop, test, deploy, and maintain modern backend solutions; 
  • Build REST APIs to integrate frontend and backend services;
  • Ensure code quality, performance optimization, and maintainability;
  • Apply architectural principles including micro-frontends for modularity and scalability;
  • Use GitLab for version control, CI/CD pipelines, and team collaboration;
  • Collaborate closely with backend, product, and QA teams to deliver high-quality features;
  • Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and ensure cross-device responsiveness and accessibility.
  • Graduate degree in Computer Science and/or Computer Engineering;
  • At least 2/3 years of experience in a similar role;
  • Experience with continuous integration tools and processes;
  • Experience with Node.js and/or Springboot frameworks;
  • Experience with Javascript and/or Kotlin (Java is fine also) programming languages;
  • Experience with testing frameworks such as Junit, Selenium, Jest or others;
  • Experience in one of these databases: Mongodb, Elasticsearch, Postgresql or SqlServer;
  • Experience with messaging services (Kafka and/or RabbitMQ) and with cache systems (Redis and/or Memcached);
  • Relentless willing to learn;
  • Proactive with good organization skills;
  • Positive approach with ethical conduct;
  • Be kind and ego free;
  • Agile mindset;
  • Great written and verbal communication skills (Portuguese and English);
  • To be based in LOQR’s headquarters (Felgueiras).
  • Involvement in a promising startup with an entrepreneurial atmosphere;
  • Integration in a top team delivering cutting edge technology to international customers;
  • Commitment to your happiness and success;
  • Room to thrive and grow;
  • Premium Health Insurance (for you and your children);
  • Office with 1.000m2 where you can have fun and feel at home, with locker rooms, a fully provisioned kitchen with fresh fruit, free breakfast, and coffee - and cake, because we ❤️ cake!

Technology :: Felgueiras :: Hybrid



Perks & Benefits


  • Flexible Workplace 💻

    Our office covers most of your daily needs, but we also have a flexible remote policy - if that's your thing.


  • Free snacks 🍏

    Kitchen, desk or outside, you decide! Either way, we got you: coffee, water, fruit, snacks or cake (because we ❤️ cake!).


  • Premium Health Insurance 🙍🏻‍♀️👧🏼👶🏻👦🏼

    Let's hope you'll never need it, but if you do, we want to guarantee you get the best care possible for you and your children.


  • Time Off 🏖️

    We work hard but we also need our rest. At LOQR you can get 22+3+3 vacation days.

Let's grow together


We invest in people, technology, and tools to support your talent and to improve innovation. 

We understand the significance of work-life balance and the importance of having motivated people, that feel a greater sense of ownership over their work.

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