Scala Engineer

CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler; Shrewsbury; Hybrid; GBP 19,926,000 - 23,985,000; Full time

Job summary

CBSbutler is seeking an experienced Scala Engineer for a 6-month contract in the UK, with hybrid onsite two days per week in Telford. You will develop high-performance microservices, contribute to cloud-based platforms and work within Agile teams to deliver secure digital services for government initiatives.

The role focuses on designing, developing and supporting Scala Play microservices, with emphasis on TDD, CI/CD, and collaboration across engineering disciplines.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience with Scala.
• Experience using the Play Framework.
• Experience developing RESTful microservices.
• Strong knowledge of unit and integration testing.
• Experience working within Agile delivery teams.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality applications using Scala and the Play Framework.
• Build and maintain cloud-based microservices.
• Deliver user stories within Agile Scrum teams.
• Write clean, well-tested code using TDD.
• Develop unit and integration tests.
• Participate in pair programming and code reviews.
• Support applications through deployment and production.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary delivery teams.
• Drive continuous improvement across engineering practices.

Skills

Scala

Play Framework

RESTful microservices

Unit testing

Agile teams

Communication

Job description

Scala Engineer

Telford/ Hybrid - 2 days per week onsite

£470 per day inside IR35

6 months duration

Are you an experienced Scala Developer looking to work on one of the UK's most significant digital transformation programmes?

We're seeking a talented Scala Engineer to join a high-performing Agile team delivering modern cloud-based services as part of a major government digital programme. You'll be helping to build secure, scalable applications that improve the way millions of people interact with essential public services.

This is an opportunity to work with modern technologies, collaborative engineering teams and cloud-native architectures while contributing to services used across the UK.

The Role

As a Scala Engineer, you'll be part of a multidisciplinary Agile team responsible for designing, developing and supporting high-performance Scala Play microservices.

Working closely with Developers, Business Analysts, User Researchers, Designers and QA Engineers, you'll help deliver user-focused digital services using modern software engineering practices including Test Driven Development (TDD), pair programming and continuous integration.

You'll also have the opportunity to contribute to technical decisions, share knowledge across engineering communities and help shape the future of the platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality applications using Scala and the Play Framework.
• Build and maintain cloud-based microservices.
• Deliver user stories within Agile Scrum teams.
• Write clean, well-tested code using TDD.
• Develop unit and integration tests.
• Participate in pair programming and code reviews.
• Support applications through deployment and production.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary delivery teams.
• Drive continuous improvement across engineering practices.

Essential Skills

• Strong commercial experience with Scala.
• Experience using the Play Framework.
• Experience developing RESTful microservices.
• Strong knowledge of unit and integration testing.
• Experience working within Agile delivery teams.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Desirable Skills

• Cloud platform experience (AWS preferred).
• CI/CD and DevOps experience.
• Knowledge of application security principles.
• Experience with containerisation technologies.
• Public sector or large-scale enterprise project experience.