Senior Scala Backend Engineer - Cloud, Microservices, Scale

Coyle Consulting; Dublin; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Coyle Consulting is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Scala) to design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems powering digital experiences. You’ll collaborate with product managers and designers to deliver robust, high-performance services across cloud environments.

The role emphasizes server-side logic, REST APIs, architectural decisions, and mentorship of junior engineers while continuously improving code quality and operational reliability.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong functional programming background.
• Experience with cloud and scalable backend systems.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams of engineers, product managers, and designers.
• Build scalable, performant, and resilient backend systems that support critical business needs.
• Participate in system design and architecture reviews to influence technical direction.
• Drive software quality through code reviews, testing, and continuous integration.
• Contribute to a positive and inclusive engineering culture through mentorship, knowledge sharing, and leadership at your level.
• Investigate and resolve complex technical issues in production environments.
• Author and review technical design documents, RFCs, and root cause analyses.
• Continuously learn and grow in your engineering craft and domain knowledge.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to ensure swift resolution of any production outages involving your systems.

Skills

Scala

Java

AWS

Functional programming

REST API design

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Typelevel stack

ZIO

Job description

Coyle Consulting is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Scala) to design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems powering digital experiences. You’ll collaborate with product managers and designers to deliver robust, high-performance services across cloud environments.

The role emphasizes server-side logic, REST APIs, architectural decisions, and mentorship of junior engineers while continuously improving code quality and operational reliability.