Who We Are SECJUR is a German compliance software company building the future of regulatory technology. Our Digital Compliance Office (DCO) platform helps organizations manage compliance across frameworks including ISO 27001, ISO 9001, GDPR, and NIS2.

We're building AI-powered compliance automation to transform how businesses handle regulatory requirements. Our customers range from startups to established enterprises across Europe.

Why Portugal? We're strategically expanding our engineering presence in Portugal to build a strong local team. This isn't just an outsourcing decision - we're committed to building long-term careers and a vibrant engineering culture in Portugal. You'll be joining at a pivotal moment where you can help shape our Portuguese engineering team from the ground up.

Our Tech Philosophy: We believe in pragmatic innovation - using modern technologies to solve real problems, shipping iteratively, and learning from production. We embrace AI tools in our daily work and expect our engineers to do the same.

Your creative field Backend Development

• Build and maintain Django-based backend services
• Implement business logic for compliance workflows
• Design and develop RESTful APIs
• Write clean, testable, well-documented code
• Participate in code reviews and technical discussions

Integrations, Data, and AI

• Build integrations with external systems (Azure services, third-party APIs)
• Support data pipelines and connections to the data platform (Databricks, Azure Data Lake)
• Implement MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers for AI features
• Work with streaming data and real-time features

Quality and Collaboration

• Write unit and integration tests
• Contribute to technical documentation
• Collaborate with frontend engineers on API contracts
• Work with Product to clarify requirements and estimate work
• Support QA in testing and bug resolution

Continuous Improvement

• Identify and address technical debt
• Propose improvements to architecture and processes
• Stay current with relevant technologies and best practices
• Contribute to engineering standards and guidelines

Technical Environment

• Backend: Python, Django, FastAPI, Celery
• Database: PostgreSQL, Milvus, Elasticsearch
• Cloud: Azure (App Service, Functions, Storage, Data Lake)
• Data Platform: Databricks, Azure Data Factory
• Frontend (for context): Vue.js, TypeScript
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps
• Monitoring: Elasticsearch, Sentry, Posthog, Azure Monitor (expanding with OpenTelemetry)

Your profile Required

• 3+ years of backend development experience
• Strong Python skills with Django, extra points for FastAPI
• Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred)
• Experience with Docker, including compose
• Familiarity with REST API design and implementation
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred, AWS/GCP acceptable)
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Proactive and self-directed; able to work without constant guidance
• Fluent English (team language)Based in Portugal (Lisbon or Porto) or willing to relocateAI fluency - you actively use AI tools in your workflow

Preferred

• Experience with data pipelines or ETL processes
• Familiarity with Celery or other task queues
• Exposure to AI/ML integrations (using models, not necessarily building them)
• Experience with B2B SaaS products
• Knowledge of compliance or regulated industriesFull-stack capability (Vue.js/TypeScript a plus)

What We're Looking For

• Ownership mindset - You take features from concept to production
• Startup fit - You thrive in ambiguity and move fast
• Collaboration - You communicate clearly and work well across teams
• Pragmatism - You ship 80% solutions quickly rather than perfect solutions slowly

What We're NOT Looking For

• Developers who need detailed specifications for every task
• Those uncomfortable with changing priorities
• People who prefer to work in isolation without team interaction

Your Benefits With Us

• Permanent employment contract (contrato de trabalho sem termo)
• Competitive salary aligned with Portuguese market standards
• 100% remote work within Portugal, having also the opportunity to work from our Lisbon office
• Flexible schedule - organize your day around your productivity peaks
• 25 days paid vacation plus Portuguese public holidays
• International team environment (Germany + Portugal) with English as working language
• Opportunity to shape technical decisions in a growing engineering teamRegular team events and offsites (including international team gatherings)

About Us You can find more information on our career page.