SENIOR TECHNICAL LEAD - Scala

Back-End Software Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Back-End Software Engineer to join a cross-functional

product team responsible for a customer-facing platform. The engineer will focus on building

and scaling robust, highly available back-end services in a cloud-native, event-driven

environment.

The role requires strong autonomy, solid architectural understanding, and close collaboration

with Product, Front-End, and SRE teams.

What Will You Do

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable back-end services
• Implement clean, maintainable, and testable code (primarily Scala and Java)
• Contribute to system and service architecture decisions
• Build and evolve distributed systems and microservices
• Collaborate closely with Product to deliver user-centric solutions
• Ensure high standards for code quality, reliability, and performance
• Participate in code reviews and knowledge sharing
• Support and improve CI/CD pipelines and delivery processes
  
  

Required Knowledge And Experience

• 3+ years of experience in Software Engineering.
• Strong experience with Scala (Pekko/Akka, Cats, Cats Effect) and/or Java
• Preferably Python knowledge
• Practical experience with Event Sourcing, CQRS, and Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
• Experience designing and scaling microservice architectures
• Building and maintaining high-performance, resilient APIs
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, fault tolerance, and observability
• Hands-on experience with Kafka and event-driven architecture
• Cloud-native development on AWS
• Containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases
• Experience working in Agile product development teams.
  
  

What Will You Bring As a Colleague

• A critical thinking mindset and the courage to speak your mind.
• A growth mindset and the determination to improve yourself and others.
• Great communication skills in English.
  
  

Category

Technology / Skill

Languages

Scala (expert-level), Java, Python

Frameworks

Spring Core, Spring Boot, Spring Data, Hibernate (ORM)

Messaging & Integration

Apache Kafka

Databases

PostgreSQL, complex query writing & optimization

Testing & Quality

JUnit, Mockito, API testing, contract stability

Infrastructure & DevOps

Git, Docker, Jenkins, Kubernetes

Cloud

AWS

Systems Thinking

Scalable, secure, and performant server-side logic

Soft Skills

Ownership & accountability

Java, Scala