Senior Back-End (Scala) Engineer

7 Months ago • 5 Years +

Full Stack Development

Job Description

As a Senior Back-end (Scala) Engineer, you will be responsible for reviewing requirements, developing and maintaining robust, scalable, and secure Scala-based applications, services, and systems. Collaboration with product managers and other stakeholders is crucial for defining project requirements. You will deliver quality through well-written unit and E2E tests and collaborate with the team and customer throughout all development phases. The role involves working with REST-based web services, Spring Boot, Kafka, PostgreSQL, and integrating with third-party systems. Experience with Docker, microservice architecture, and AWS (Dynamo DB, EKS, RDS) is essential.

Good To Have:

Play framework
OpenAPI spec
Java experience

Must Have:

5+ years Scala development
REST web services
Spring Boot, Kafka, PostgreSQL
Third-party integrations
Docker, Microservice architecture
AWS (DynamoDB, EKS, RDS)

Perks:

Flexible working format
Competitive salary
Personalized career growth
Professional development tools
Education reimbursement
Corporate events

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About the client:

Our customer is the European online car market with over 30 million monthly users, with a market presence in 18 countries. As a Back-end (Senior) Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of online car markets and enhancing the user experience for millions of car buyers and sellers.

Responsibilities

Review requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback
Developing and maintaining robust, scalable, and secure Scala-based applications, services, and systems
Collaborating with product managers and other stakeholders to define project requirements and specifications
Delivering quality through the well-written unit and E2E tests
Collaboration and communication with team and customer in all development phases

Requirements

5+ years of commercial Scala development experience
Rich experience creating REST-based web-services
Solid experience with Spring Boot, Kafka, PostgreSQL
Experience integrating with third parties (must have)
Experienced working with docker and microservice architecture (must have)
Strong knowledge of design patterns
Experience with AWS (Dynamo DB, EKS, RDS)
Commercial Java development experience or understanding is a plus
Experience with Play frameworks would be a plus
Knowledge of OpenAPI spec for API generation (nice to have)
Great interpersonal and communication skills
Upper-Intermediate level of English

We offer:

Flexible working format - remote, office-based or flexible
A competitive salary and good compensation package
Personalized career growth
Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more)
Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing
Education reimbursement
Memorable anniversary presents
Corporate events and team buildings
Other location-specific benefits