Senior Scala Software Engineer

DigitalGenius; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking technology company as a Scala Engineer, where you'll contribute to enhancing customer service through advanced AI solutions. In this role, you'll build microservices and design scalable architectures that connect our proprietary platform with third-party tools. With a strong emphasis on autonomy and impactful work, you'll be part of a supportive team dedicated to innovation in customer service. This is an exciting opportunity to leverage your Scala expertise and functional programming skills in a dynamic environment focused on delivering exceptional customer experiences.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on experience in Scala within a professional environment.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Build microservices for the no-code platform and data management functionality.
• Design scalable architecture for APIs and integrate with third-party systems.

Skills

Scala

Functional programming

SQL

HTTP REST APIs

Microservices architecture

Tools

Git

Docker

AWS

Terraform

Job description

DigitalGenius is a venture backed technology company that develops software for enterprise customer service using advanced deep learning methodologies. We’re a small team of like-minded and supportive people with a goal to make customer service better through the use of artificial intelligence.

Role:

We are looking for experienced Scala engineers to help us build our product. You will be working on the backend services of the product and also the middle layer that sits between third party customer support tools and our proprietary AI platform. We value autonomy and positive impact. Responsibilities include:

• Building microservices for our no-code platform, analytics, admin console, data management functionality and others
• Designing and implementing scalable architecture for consuming and providing APIs
• Integrating with 3rd party systems

Required Experience:

• Scala (4+ years of real, hands-on experience in Scala in a professional environment)
• Functional programming and hands-on experience with functional programming libraries
• Excellent knowledge of SQL and relational databases
• HTTP REST APIs
• Experience building microservices-based architectures
• SQL and NoSQL DBs
• Git

Nice-to-haves:

• Docker
• AWS
• Terraform

Some Scala libraries we use—mostly Typelevel stack backend:

• Circe
• Cats
• Specs2, ScalaCheck

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

About the company

DigitalGenius is the AI platform that delivers automated resolutions for your support tickets, resulting in incredible customer satisfaction and operational savings.