Software Engineer

About the Position

Software Engineer

• Porto, Portugal
• Technology Group
• Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Blip is a leading tech company focused on software engineering solutions for sports entertainment.

We operate at scale. As part of Flutter Entertainment, we play an essential role in the Group's goal of becoming the global leader in online sports betting and iGaming, developing innovative products and platforms for over 14 million monthly customers worldwide.

We are serious about Tech. We are problem-solvers with big ambitions, keeping a people-first mindset at the core of our work. We prioritize flexibility as we strive to deliver the best technological products and tackle the greatest industry challenges.

Recognizing that everyone brings their own strengths, backgrounds, and new perspectives, we empower you to be yourself. That uniqueness shapes the culture of belonging we are so proud of.

Responsibilities

As a Backend Engineer, you are part of an agile Software Development Team, responsible for the full lifecycle of an application using cutting-edge technologies to deliver amazing value to our customers, while scaling our platform to meet the demands of worldwide markets.

From developing flowcharts, layouts, and documentation to supporting the Product Owner with requirements and the team with solutions, developing unit, component, and integrated tests with the guidance of the team's QA - you can expect to execute the full software development lifecycle.

Programming well-designed, testable, efficient code to solve business needs and deploy applications in a Continuous Integration platform, as well as testing and documenting the implemented solutions will be a big part of your day-to-day.

Requirements

• Proven track record of at least 3 years working with Java (preferably Java 8+)
• Experience working with technologies such as Scala, Kafka, Akka, Memcached, Apache Storm, Apache Cassandra, Zookeeper, RabbitMQ, and others
• Experience working with a high concurrency/high transactional/highly available platform
• Familiarity working with Client-server protocols such as SOAP and REST
• Expertise using established design patterns and encouraging appropriate use of reusability techniques (e.g., library extraction, new component creation)

Nice to Have

• Automation of CI/CD pipelines, builds, deployments, or release workflows
• Internal platform or developer-tooling experience
• Spring Boot, Maven, and event-driven systems (Kafka)
• Scripting or tooling to replace manual operational work - runbooks, provisioning, integrations, scheduled jobs
• Experience with pipeline platforms (e.g., Buildkite, GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
• Observability and production debugging - logs, metrics, tracing (e.g., Datadog)
• Comfortable owning services end-to-end: build → deploy → monitor → iterate
• Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams

We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative environment
• Professional development opportunities
• Diverse and inclusive workplace

About the Company

At Blip, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds, ways of thinking, and working to apply. We are committed to including everyone regardless of their race, disability, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, and religion. Everyone brings different perspectives and experiences; you don’t have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role.

If you need any adjustments to apply for the position and to ensure this role aligns with your needs, please send an email to [email protected].

We will only respond to inquiries related to disabilities.

Equal Opportunities

At Blip, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds, ways of thinking, and working to apply. We are committed to including everyone regardless of their race, disability, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, and religion. Everyone brings different perspectives and experiences; you don’t have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role.