Senior Scala Engineer - Remote | Flexible Hours | Growth

BairesDev; Colombia; On-site; COP 282,300,000 - 376,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Competitive pay (USD)

Flexible hours

Parental leave

Home office setup

Global team

Job summary

BairesDev is seeking an experienced Scala backend engineer to design and build scalable services in a 100% remote environment. You will work with Akka or Play, tuning JVM performance and writing efficient SQL-based data access, while mentoring teammates and defining technical standards.

Join a global team that values impact, innovation, and career growth, with excellent compensation in USD or local currency and flexible scheduling across time zones.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in Software Engineering with a focus on Scala development.
• Proven expertise in building backend services and data-heavy applications using Scala.
• Proficiency with Akka or Play frameworks and functional programming patterns.
• Deep understanding of JVM internals and SQL for database management.
• Experience designing and implementing scalable, high-performance distributed systems.
• Advanced proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement robust, scalable backend services using Scala and functional patterns.
• Develop asynchronous, concurrent systems leveraging Akka or Play frameworks.
• Optimize application performance through JVM tuning and memory management.
• Integrate services with relational databases using SQL and type-safe data access libraries.
• Architect clean, testable codebases with maintainable design and best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Scala development

Backend services

Distributed systems

Functional programming

SQL

JVM tuning

English proficiency

Akka

Play framework

Tools

Akka

Play framework

SQL libraries

Job description

BairesDev is seeking an experienced Scala backend engineer to design and build scalable services in a 100% remote environment. You will work with Akka or Play, tuning JVM performance and writing efficient SQL-based data access, while mentoring teammates and defining technical standards.

Join a global team that values impact, innovation, and career growth, with excellent compensation in USD or local currency and flexible scheduling across time zones.