Position: Scala Developer Location: London, UK Working pattern: Hybrid 3 days onsite
I'm currently working with a client who is looking to hire a talented Mid-Level Scala Developer to join their engineering team in London. This is a great opportunity for a Scala developer who enjoys building scalable, high-performance backend systems and working with modern technologies in a distributed environment. My client is looking for someone with solid commercial Scala experience, a good understanding of functional programming and hands-on experience with Kubernetes. Experience with Akka and Cats would be a real bonus. The Role You'll be joining an engineering team responsible for designing, developing and maintaining scalable backend applications and distributed services. You'll have the opportunity to contribute to technical decisions, work on challenging engineering problems and collaborate with other developers to deliver reliable, high-quality software. Your responsibilities will include:
Designing, developing and maintaining backend applications and services using Scala.
Building scalable, reliable and performant distributed systems.
Developing and maintaining APIs and microservices.
Deploying and managing applications within Kubernetes environments.
Writing clean, testable and maintainable code.
Contributing to architectural discussions and technical decisions.
Participating in code reviews and helping maintain engineering standards.
Troubleshooting and resolving issues across distributed systems.
Working collaboratively with engineers and wider technical teams.
What I'm Looking For
4+. Years experience as software engineer
Commercial experience developing applications using Scala.
A good understanding of functional programming principles.
Experience building backend services, APIs and distributed applications.
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes.
Familiarity with Docker and containerisation.
Experience with REST APIs and microservice architectures.
Understanding of software engineering best practices and clean code.
Experience with automated testing and CI/CD pipelines.
Akka / Pekko – experience with concurrent, asynchronous and distributed systems.
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