Scala Developer - Outside Of IR35

Stealth IT Consulting; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Scala Developer to join a central government project. Responsibilities include designing and maintaining Scala-based microservices and collaborating within an agile team. Ideal candidates should possess strong Scala experience, ideally in large-scale systems, along with familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS. This is a great opportunity for those looking to engage in impactful government digital transformation projects.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience with Scala, preferably in large-scale systems.
• Experience with Play Framework or Akka.
• Solid understanding of Functional Programming principles.
• Experience with RESTful APIs and microservice architectures.
• Hands-on experience with AWS or other cloud platforms.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines, Git, and containerisation.
• Familiarity with TDD and automated testing frameworks.
• Experience working in agile, multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain Scala-based microservices and APIs.
• Collaborate with product managers, user researchers, and engineers.
• Write clean, testable, and efficient code following best practices.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement.
• Support the migration of existing systems and integration with cloud services.
• Contribute to the development of CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.

Skills

Scala

Play Framework

Akka

Functional Programming principles

RESTful APIs

Microservice architectures

AWS

CI/CD pipelines

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

TDD

Automated testing frameworks

Agile methodologies

Job description

We are looking for a Scala Developer for our central government client to come in and join the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain Scala-based microservices and APIs.
• Collaborate with product managers, user researchers, and other engineers in an agile environment.
• Write clean, testable, and efficient code following best practices.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement across the team.
• Support the migration of existing systems and integration with cloud-based services.
• Contribute to the development of CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.

Key Skills & Experience

• Strong commercial experience with Scala (preferably in large-scale systems).
• Experience with Play Framework or Akka.
• Solid understanding of Functional Programming principles.
• Experience with RESTful APIs and microservice architectures.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS or other cloud platforms.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines, Git, and containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with TDD and automated testing frameworks.
• Experience working in agile, multidisciplinary teams (eg, Scrum, Kanban).

Desirable

• Background in public sector or government digital transformation projects.
• Knowledge of ScalaTest, Cats, or Slick.
• Experience with Kafka, Elasticsearch, or MongoDB.