Senior Software Engineer (Scala)

DigitalGenius, Inc.; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

A global AI company is seeking an experienced software engineer to build innovative products. You will work on the platform and backend services, focusing on microservices and integrating with third-party customer support tools. The ideal candidate has strong experience in Scala and a solid understanding of SQL and microservices architecture. This role offers a start-up culture and benefits like a competitive salary and generous vacation time.

Benefits

Start Up Culture

Competitive Salary

Generous Vacation time

Quarterly Team Events/Perks

Monthly Fitness stipend of $210

Birthday Day Off

Qualifications

• 4+ years of real, hands-on experience in Scala in a professional environment.
• Excellent knowledge of SQL and relational databases.
• Experience building and deploying microservices-based architectures.

Responsibilities

• Building microservices for the platform.
• Designing and implementing scalable architecture for APIs.
• Integrating with 3rd party systems.

Skills

Scala programming (4+ years)

Functional programming

Microservices architecture

SQL and relational databases

Experience with Docker

AWS knowledge

Git

Tools

PostgreSQL

Terraform

Job description

We are looking for an experienced software engineer to help us build our product. You will be working on the platform and 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, excellence, pragmatism and impact.

Responsibilities

• Building microservices for our no-code platform, analytics, admin console, data management functionality and others
• Designing and implementing maintainable and scalable architecture for consuming and providing APIs
• Integrating with 3rd party systems; 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 (PostgreSQL)
• Knowledge of Terraform (real, hands‑on experience), Docker, AWS
• HTTP REST APIs
• Experience building and deploying microservices‑based architectures
• SQL and NoSQL DBs
• Git

Scala Libraries and Stack

• http4s, Circe, Slick
• Monix, FS2, Cats Effect
• Cats

Company Overview

At DigitalGenius (DG), we are using AI Agents to transform customer experience for ecommerce brands. With a proprietary approach to agentic AI, we have a unique opportunity to become the undisputed leader in our industry. We're looking for excellent candidates to join our dedicated, thoughtful, and hardworking team to help us achieve that goal. We are a global company with offices in London, New York, and people across the world.

Benefits

• Start Up Culture
• Competitive Salary
• Generous Vacation time
• Quarterly Team Events/Perks
• Monthly Fitness stipend of $210 or Third Space Gym Membership
• Birthday Day Off