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Job summary
A tech company is seeking an experienced Scala Developer to work remotely on high-impact projects. The role involves designing and maintaining backend services and APIs using Scala and Play Framework. Candidates should have at least 3 years of experience with Scala and 2 years with Play Framework, along with strong skills in functional programming and REST APIs. This position offers an immediate start and a collaborative Agile work environment.
Qualifications
- Minimum of 3 years professional experience with Scala.
- At least 2 years hands-on experience with Play Framework.
- Strong understanding of functional programming concepts.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs.
- Implement RESTful endpoints and manage authentication flows.
- Write clean, idiomatic Scala code and develop tests.
Skills
Tools
We are seeking an experienced Scala Developer to join a dynamic team working on high-impact projects. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Scala and Play Framework, with a passion for building robust, scalable backend services and APIs. This is a fully remote contract role with an immediate start.
- Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using Scala and Play Framework.
- Implement RESTful endpoints, manage request/response lifecycle, and handle authentication/authorization flows.
- Write clean, idiomatic Scala code and apply functional programming principles where appropriate.
- Develop and maintain automated tests (unit and integration) and support test automation initiatives.
- Collaborate with product owners, UX designers, QA, and other engineers in an Agile environment (Scrum/Kanban).
- Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and pair programming sessions.
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues; contribute to reliability and observability (logging, metrics, alerts).
- Assist in defining CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Concourse).
- Produce concise technical documentation and handover notes.
- 3+ years professional experience with Scala.
- 2+ years hands‑on experience with Play Framework (controllers, routing, forms, HTTP filters).
- Strong understanding of functional programming concepts and idiomatic Scala (immutability, monads; familiarity with Cats or Scalaz is a plus).
- Experience designing and consuming REST APIs, including JSON validation/serialization (Play JSON, Circe).
- Proficiency with relational databases (PostgreSQL) and/or NoSQL (MongoDB), including schema design and query optimization.
- Proven experience writing unit and integration tests (ScalaTest, Specs2, Mockito, etc.).
- Familiarity with sbt and dependency management.
- Experience with Git and branching strategies.
- Good understanding of HTTP, web security best practices, and performance considerations.
- Experience working in Agile teams and participating in ceremonies.
* The salary benchmark is based on the target salaries of market leaders in their relevant sectors. It is intended to serve as a guide to help Premium Members assess open positions and to help in salary negotiations. The salary benchmark is not provided directly by the company, which could be significantly higher or lower.