At Mindera, we craft software with people we love. 💛
WE’RE LOOKING FOR A JAVA DEVELOPER TO JOIN OUR TEAM!
As an experienced developer within Mindera you need to have an excellent understanding of how to define and deliver solutions iteratively and collaboratively. You’ll be challenged to solve complex problems and build seamless user interactions to world-class standards.
When you join Mindera we welcome you into a fun and politics-free work culture, built on the principles of lean and self-organisation.
Note: Depending on the project and our clients' needs, you may get the chance to pack your bags and take off every now and then. Typically, we estimate travel time to be between 0% and 15%.
Requirements
HOW YOU’LL MAKE AN IMPACT:
- Being involved in all areas of delivery, with the technical gravitas to mentor and inspire the development team, helping your team improve by sharing your own knowledge, experience, and insights;
- Taking ownership of your code every step of the way - from development to deployment and maintenance;
- Diagnosing issues in production and devising solutions for them;
- Being an integral part of solutions design and implementation;
- Challenging business requirements, to ensure you are continuously delivering the best possible outcome;
- Harnessing innovation and driving adoption of new technologies to deliver business value;
- Contributing to shaping our online technology roadmap, influencing our future technical direction, and balancing passion with precision to deliver exceptional online service and solutions for our customers;
- Conducting technical interviews for positions within your area of expertise.
YOUR SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
*The tech stack you will work with depends on the project;
- Minimum 7 years of experience with Java programming language, including latest versions (17 & 21);
- Experience in any of the popular web frameworks like Spring (boot, cloud, data flow) or Micronaut;
- Knowledge of architectural styles: Microservices, Web services, SOA and API Protocols: GraphQL Federation, REST API;
- Experience in monitoring & observability: OpenTelemetry, Dynatrace, other Observability tools;
- Proficiency in using build tools: Gradle;
- Experience with unit testing, integration testing, and test-driven development;
- Cloud technology experience: Azure Cloud, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, Github Actions;
- Experience in working with databases: MongoDB, MySQL;
- Experience working with Application Lifecycle Management Tools: JIRA, Confluence, Jenkins, NexusPro (or) similar;
- Working practices: Knowledge and experience of agile frameworks and practices: Scrum/Kanban, user stories, BDD/TDD, DevOps, Continuous Integration & Delivery, Pair Programming etc;
- Proficiency in applying design patterns effectively to develop scalable and maintainable solutions;
- Fluency in English;
Depending on the project, relevant experience in other areas would be necessary:
- Strong understanding of Product Information Management / Master Data Management platforms (like Stibo STEP), and background in e-commerce/retail would be appreciated;
- For some projects Kotlin experience is nice-to-have.
We'd love to get to know you better!
Benefits
THE PERKS OF BECOMING A MINDER:
- Private medical subscription
- Private medical subscription for children
- Counseling and psychotherapy services
- Reimbursement for eyeglasses
- Self-proposal salary process
- Annual profit distribution, subject to company performance and board decision
- Mindera Unit Plan
- Flexible benefits options (sports, medical, cultural, donations)
- Trainings and learning opportunities to grow within your role
- Coaching and development guidance
- 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays)
- Flexibility to choose where you work from
- Vacation incentive
- Parties, gatherings & trips
WHY MINDERA?
We're thrilled to have the opportunity to share with you what it's like to be a part of the Mindera community.
We're a group of friendly and talented individuals who work together to bring projects to life, in a fun, politics-free environment.
Our culture is all about being adaptable and self-organized. We want Minders to take risks, make decisions, work together and feel free to be their most authentic selves, every single day.
We work closely with our clients to truly understand their products and develop high-performance, resilient, and scalable software systems that make a real impact for their users and businesses, worldwide.
We are proud of our work, we're always learning and growing in our Agile and collaborative environment, and we hope you'll love it here just as much as we do!
Check out our Handbook & get to know us better: https://mindera.com/handbook.pdf
Mindera around the world: Porto, Portugal | Aveiro, Portugal | Coimbra, Portugal | Leicester, UK | San Diego, USA | San Francisco, USA | Chennai, India | Bengaluru, India | Blumenau, Brazil | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | Valencia, Spain | Casablanca, Morocco | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia & Remote
Skills Required
- Minimum 7 years of experience with Java
- Experience in Spring or Micronaut frameworks
- Knowledge of Microservices and API Protocols
- Experience with OpenTelemetry or Dynatrace
- Proficiency in Gradle build tools
- Experience with unit and integration testing
- Knowledge of Azure Cloud and Kubernetes
- Experience with MongoDB and MySQL
- Familiarity with JIRA and Jenkins
- Agile methodologies experience
- Fluency in English
Mindera Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Mindera and has not been reviewed or approved by Mindera.
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Healthcare Strength — Company materials highlight health insurance, medical assistance, and wellbeing programs across locations, with the UK explicitly offering private medical including mental‑health, optical, and dental coverage. Country pages position healthcare as a core element of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, sick leave, and flexible vacation policies are described as standard, with some locales referencing generous or unlimited PTO. Flexible schedules and remote options further support time away when needed.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Flexibility, remote/hybrid work, and wellness initiatives (e.g., mental‑health sessions and onsite activities) are emphasized as part of the employee experience. Cultural perks such as team gatherings and trips add lifestyle value.
Mindera Insights
What We Do
At Mindera we craft software with people we love. Software Engineering Applications, including Web and Mobile, are at the core of what we do at Mindera. You get to work with a bunch of great people, where the whole team owns the project together. Our culture reflects our lean and self-organization attitude. We encourage our colleagues to take risks, make decisions, work in a collaborative way and talk to everyone to enhance communication. We partner with our clients, to understand their product and deliver high performance, resilient and scalable software systems that create an impact in their users and businesses across the world Our offices are located in: Portugal | UK | USA | India | Romania | Brazil
