Scala Developer (Remote)

About This Role

This engineering role involves contributing to the design and development of scalable, high-performance applications using Scala. The successful candidate will work on modern distributed systems, build APIs, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver enterprise-grade solutions.

Responsibilities

• 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 well-structured, idiomatic Scala and use functional programming patterns where appropriate
• Build and maintain automated tests (unit, integration), and support test automation efforts
• Collaborate with product owners, UX, QA, and other engineers in an Agile environment (Scrum/Kanban)
• Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions and pair programming
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues; contribute to reliability and observability (logging, metrics, alerts)
• Help define CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes (e.g., Jenkins/GitHub Actions/Concourse)
• Produce concise technical documentation and handover notes

Requirements

• Strong professional experience with Scala (minimum 3+ years)
• Hands-on experience with Play Framework (2+ years) — building controllers, routing, forms, and HTTP filters
• Solid understanding of functional programming concepts and idiomatic Scala (e.g., immutability, monads, cats/Scalaz familiarity advantageous)
• Experience designing and consuming REST APIs, JSON validation/serialization (Play JSON, Circe)
• Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL) and/or NoSQL (MongoDB), including schema design and query optimisation
• Proven experience writing unit and integration tests (ScalaTest, Specs2, Mockito, etc.)
• Familiarity with build tools (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