Senior Software Engineer

Quantum World Technologies Inc.; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company is looking for an AWS Software Engineer to design and maintain scalable backend services. The role involves building event-driven architectures and developing high-performance applications in Scala. Ideal candidates should have strong experience with Kubernetes, SQL, and NoSQL databases. This position is remote-based, allowing flexibility in a diverse tech environment.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Scala is required.
• Experience with event-driven architectures is necessary.
• Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases is essential.
• Experience with Kubernetes is needed.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services on AWS.
• Build event-driven architectures using different message brokers.
• Develop high-performance applications using Scala.
• Integrate data solutions using SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Manage containerized applications on Kubernetes.

Skills

Scala

Event-driven architectures (SQS, Kafka, Kinesis, RabbitMQ)

SQL and NoSQL databases (DynamoDB, RDS)

Kubernetes (EKS)

Bash Scripting

Real-time processing with Spark Structured Streaming

Job description

Role: AWS Software Engineer

Location: UK (Remote)

Type: Permanent

Job Description

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services on AWS.
• Build event-driven architectures using SQS, Kafka, Kinesis, or RabbitMQ.
• Develop high-performance applications using Scala.
• Design and integrate data solutions using SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., RDS, DynamoDB).
• Build, deploy, and manage containerized applications on Kubernetes (EKS).

Must Have

• Strong hands‑on experience with Scala.
• Experience with event‑driven architectures (SQS, Kafka, Kinesis, RabbitMQ).
• Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases (DynamoDB, RDS).
• Experience building and deploying applications on Kubernetes (EKS).

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with Iceberg.
• GCP / BQ exposure.

Important Skills

• Bash Scripting.
• Real‑time with Spark Structured Streaming.