Senior Scala software engineer

Xebia Group; Amsterdam; Remote; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Xebia in Amsterdam is seeking a Senior Scala Software Engineer to shape the architecture of a next-gen image management platform. You will build scalable JVM libraries in Scala for uploads and URL generation, and migrate services onto a unified abstraction layer with backward compatibility.

Join a high-ownership, agile team that values robust testing, performance, and clear technical communication across disciplines.

Qualifications

• 6+ years building and operating large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong JVM background; Scala highly preferred.
• Solid grasp of microservices & event-driven design and inter-service communication.
• Experience running services in AWS or GCP with production SLAs.
• DevOps mindset: CI/CD and deployment automation, IaC familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Translate product/architecture requirements into clear technical specs and implementation plans.
• Design and implement provider-agnostic JVM libraries (Scala) for uploads & URL generation.
• Migrate services onto the new abstraction layer with backward compatibility and zero user impact.
• Ship robust, well-tested code that follows industry best practices and existing architecture patterns.
• Contribute to architecture reviews, code reviews, and long-term media platform decisions.

Skills

Scala

JVM

Distributed systems

Microservices

AWS

GCP

CI/CD

IaC

Job description

Senior scala software engineer

Amsterdam & Remote

Available now and ready to jump in?

We're looking for a Software Engineer (Scala) who can start on short notice on a high-impact modernization project.

Why join?

Shape the architecture for a next-gen image management platform

Build scalable JVM libraries that abstract uploads

Prepare and execute large-scale migrations

Collaborate closely with tech leads and architects in an agile, high-ownership environment

What you'll be doing

Translate product/architecture requirements into clear technical specs and implementation plans

Design and implement provider-agnostic JVM libraries (Scala) for uploads & URL generation

Migrate services onto the new abstraction layer with backward compatibility and zero user impact

Ship robust, well-tested code that follows industry best practices and existing architecture patterns

Contribute to architecture reviews, code reviews, and long-term media platform decisions

This is you

6+ years building and operating large-scale distributed systems

Strong JVM background, Scala highly preferred

Solid grasp of microservices & event-driven design and inter-service communication

Comfortable running services in AWS or GCP with production SLAs

DevOps mindset: CI/CD, deployment automation, IaC familiarity

How you work

Clear communicator, able to explain trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Collaborative mentor who elevates team practices

Proactive problem-solver who takes ownership from design to production