Scala Developer

SF Partners; Greater London; Remote; GBP 51,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Starting salary up to £85,000

Long term remote working

Company ownership shares

Electric company car scheme

Long term hybrid working

Flexible working hours

2 promotions and salary reviews per yr

Wellbeing programme

Private pension scheme

Training and development budget

Wellbeing protection

Career progression opportunities

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Choice of technology

Job summary

SF Partners in the UK is seeking a skilled Scala Developer to join an international software house on a remote basis. You will work on greenfield, highly scalable solutions used worldwide to deliver critical infrastructure, with enterprise‑level experience a plus.

You'll join a collaborative, improvement-focused team, with opportunities to upskill in automation and containerisation, and a clear progression path. The role offers long-term remote/hybrid working and a generous benefits package.

Qualifications

• At least three years commercial Scala programming experience.
• Strong experience with frameworks such as Akka and Play.
• Relational experience with PostgreSQL; also MongoDB and NoSQL.
• RESTful API design and integration experience.
• Solid unit testing using ScalaTest or similar.
• Experience with TDD/BDD environments.
• Containerisation experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Awareness of cloud technologies is desirable.

Skills

Scala programming

Akka

Play

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

NoSQL

REST API

ScalaTest

Unit testing

TDD

BDD

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloud

Job description

Scala Developer

Scala Developer with solid functional programming understanding is sought on a remote basis by an international software house based in the UK.

This Scala Developer would be joining the innovation arm of the business tasked with building complex, highly scalable greenfield solutions utilised worldwide to deliver critical infrastructure. As such experience working on enterprise level applications would be a plus.

This Scala Developer will be joining a collaborative, continuous improvement focussed environment working within a mature estate but with scope to upskill in modern automation & containerisation technology.

With a real commitment to employee wellbeing and personal development this Scala Developer can expect long term commitment to remote, flexible working and a clearing defined progression path with 2 self promotion opportunities a year alongside companywide commitment to wellbeing by providing a best in class physical and mental wellbeing program.

Key skills

• At least three years commercial scala programming
• Strong framework experience (Akka, Play etc)
• Relational database experience - PostgreSQL - MongoDB, NoSQL
• RESTful API design and integration experience
• Solid unit test understanding - Spec2, scalaTest etc
• Experience working in a TDD/ BDD driven environment
• Containerization experience - Docker, Kubernetes etc
• Awareness of cloud technologies would be useful

Benefits

• Starting salary of up to £85,000
• Long term remote working
• Company ownership shares
• electric company car scheme
• long term hybrid working
• Flexible working hours
• 2 promotion and salary review opportunities each year
• Best in class physical & mental wellbeing scheme
• Private pension scheme
• Training and personal development budget and time allocation
• Wellbeing protection (death in service, critical illness cover, income protection)
• Extensive career progression opportunities
• 25 days holiday plus bank holiday with holiday buy & sell scheme
• Choice of technology

Scala Developer

Up to £85,000

Scala, REST Api, NoSQL, TDD/ BDD, functional programming, CI/CD, Play, Akka