Scala Engineer Opportunities

Orgvue; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is looking for a Scala Engineer to join their London team to help grow their SaaS product development. You will work on building scalable applications using functional programming and engage in all stages of the development cycle with a focus on collaboration and innovation.

Benefits

Subsidised Gym Membership

Private Medical Insurance (including Dental and Vision) and Life Assurance

25 days holiday (increasing to 30 over time)

Summer Fridays (half-day Fridays during July and August)

5% employer pension contribution

Season ticket Loan

Cycle to Work Scheme

Annual Discretionary Bonus

Eligible for Transaction Bonus

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in Scala, including advanced language features and idioms.
• Hands-on experience with non-blocking architectures, preferable using or ZIO.
• Solid knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and their complexity analysis.

Responsibilities

• Building features in a highly functional Scala codebase.
• Contributing to integration tests and unit tests.
• Collaborating with solution designers and DevOps architects.

Skills

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Scala proficiency

Agile methodologies

Communication

Education

BSc or MSc in Computer Science

Tools

SQL

RESTful API

Git

AWS

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We are always interested in speaking to Scala Engineers as we continue to grow our product development teams, contributing to the continued success of our custom technical solutions and SaaS products. We have opportunities to work at all stages of the development cycle including design, implementation and testing as well as providing feedback to evolve our development techniques.

Working in one of our development teams, you will develop solutions for our SaaS products. As part of the product development capability here at Orgvue, we make use of emerging technologies, bringing many opportunities for learning and innovation.

We are interested in speaking to Engineers with strong Scala development skills and experience developing cloud-based microservices to join our services team which enables our SaaS products.

What you will be doing

• Building features in a highly functional Scala codebase
• Extending behaviour in our Scala microservices
• Writing scalable and high-performance Scala code
• Contributing to integration tests and unit tests
• Performing code reviews and ensuring best practices
• Working in an Agile environment
• Providing estimations and reviewing processes in sprint planning sessions
• Collaborating with solution designers and DevOps architects to clarify and design solutions

Requirements

General Skills:

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to mentor junior developers and contribute to team growth
• Proactive approach to learning and staying updated with industry trends
• Strong proficiency in Scala, including advanced language features and idioms
• Extensive experience with concurrent and parallel programming in Scala
• Hands-on experience with non-blocking architectures, preferably using or ZIO
• Strong understanding of functional programming paradigms and their practical applications in Scala
• Proven track record of delivering high-performance, scalable applications in Scala
• Solid knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and their complexity analysis
• Expertise in design patterns and software architecture principles
• Proficiency in SQL and RESTful API design and implementation
• BSc or MSc in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field

Bonus Points for Experience or interest in:

• Type-level programming and algebraic structures in Scala
• ScalaTest or similar Scala testing frameworks
• Microservices architecture and event-driven systems
• Version control systems, particularly Git
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and practices
• Cloud platforms, preferably AWS
• Proficiency in Unix/Linux environments
• Hybrid working - 2 days a week in the office
• Subsidised Gym Membership
• Private Medical Insurance (including Dental and Vision) and Life Assurance
• 25 days holiday (increasing to 30 days at a rate of 1 extra day per year)
• Summer Fridays (half-day Fridays for the months of July and August)
• Employer pension contribution of 5% of your gross salary, if you contribute a minimum of 3%
• Season ticket Loan
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Annual Discretionary Bonus
• Eligible for Transaction Bonus

Here at Orgvue, we promote individualism and a diverse workforce to build on our future success.