Senior Software Developer (Scala & C++)

Digis Corp; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A European IT company is seeking a Software Engineer to develop high-performance components for a next-generation data processing engine. Candidates should have over 7 years of software development experience, including 3 years in Scala and 2 years in C++. This remote position offers the chance to work on cutting-edge technology while putting your skills to the test in a dynamic environment. Join a project with significant funding and production usage, focusing on Big Data and performance optimization.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of overall commercial software development experience.
• 3+ years of experience in Scala programming.
• 2+ years of experience in C++ programming.

Responsibilities

• Own SQL acceleration features end-to-end from design to performance impact.
• Implement and optimize Big Data processing algorithms across Scala, Java, and C++.
• Develop performance-critical components at the intersection of Big Data and compilers.

Skills

Scala programming

C++ programming

Big Data processing

Active English communication

Job description

Digis is a European company of 200 employees. The company was founded 9 years ago and has managed to grow from a startup into a reliable partner for our clients. We took the best from the product and outsourcing company. You collaborate directly with the client's team, make business trips....

Digis isaEuropean ITcompany with 200+ specialists delivering complex SaaS products, enterprise solutions, and AI-powered platforms worldwide. Weensure transparency, stability, and professional growth opportunities for all our team members.

About the Project:

The Project isafast-growing UK-based startup building anext-generation acceleration engine for Apache Spark, used inlarge-scale data infrastructure worldwide.

Atpetabyte scale, even small inefficiencies indata processing translate into massive infrastructure costs. The Project issolving this bydeveloping anovel engine that dramatically accelerates Spark workloads without requiring changes from data teams.

• $4.5M seed funding
• Founded in2021, already inproduction
• Founders from top-tier tech companies (including Apple)
• Focus: Big Data, performance optimization, compilers
• Full-time, remote

Requirements:

• 7+years ofoverall commercial software development experience
• Scala: 3+years ofexperience
• C++: 2+years ofexperience
• В2+English (active communication inmeetings)

Responsibilities:

• Own SQL acceleration features end-to-end— from design toimplementation and measurable performance impact
• Implement and optimize Big Data processing algorithms across Scala, Java, and C++
• Develop performance-critical components atthe intersection ofBig Data and compilers
• Work with custom DSL and code generation systems toextend query execution capabilities
• Contribute tocross-language integrations (Java ↔ C++via JNI) and overall system performance improvements

Why This Role isExciting:

• Combination ofhigh-level (Scala/SQL) and low-level (C++) engineering
• Work oncutting-edge challenges atthe intersection ofBig Data + compilers
• Product already inproduction with strong funding and growth potential

Ifthis sounds like the right opportunity for you, apply now! Welook forward todiscussing this further.