Senior Liferay Software Engineer

We are looking for a Senior Liferay Software Engineer to join our engineering team and contribute to the design, development, and optimization of complex, customer-facing Liferay-based systems. You will be involved in delivering scalable solutions across both cloud-hosted and on-premise environments, while also supporting and guiding external engineering teams when necessary.

If you are a seasoned Java/Liferay expert with hands-on experience in high-performance portal platforms, this is your opportunity to make an impact on enterprise-grade digital products.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Design and implement scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions using the Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
• Collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams to define and deliver new features aligned with business requirements
• Guide or mentor external development teams, ensuring adherence to best practices and architectural standards
• Contribute to system architecture, code quality, and process improvements throughout the SDLC
• Participate in the deployment and management of Liferay-based platforms in cloud (AWS/Azure) and on-premise infrastructures

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience working with Liferay DXP (7.x) including portal development (JSR-286), customization, and third-party integration

• Deep understanding of Liferay architecture, including module development (OSGi), service builder, theming, and permissions framework
• Experience in deploying Liferay in cloud and on-prem environments, with familiarity in scalability and performance tuning
• Strong Java (v8 to v21+) experience, including modern Java features and legacy system support
• Hands-on experience with Spring, Hibernate, RESTful APIs, CI/CD pipelines, and Elasticsearch
• Familiarity with frontend technologies used in Liferay such as JSP, AlloyUI, and modern JS frameworks (e.g. React)
• Basic Liferay administration knowledge (user/role management, configuration, performance monitoring)
• Experience in customer-facing, mission-critical systems that handle high traffic and require elastic scaling
• Solid grasp of Clean Code, Clean Architecture, and maintainable development principles
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Proven experience working within Agile teams

You will be a great candidate for us if you:

• Feel confident leading or mentoring team members on architecture and design
• Take initiative and ownership over platform reliability and scalability
• Thrive in a dynamic, agile environment
• Communicate clearly and effectively across disciplines
• Enjoy working on complex systems and making architectural decisions with long-term impact

Benefits

Why join inventYOU?

• Work on international enterprise projects with modern technologies
• Collaborate with experienced professionals in high-impact digital environments
• Grow your career in a supportive, agile setting
• Light hybrid work model