Strong Middle Scala Engineer

Intellias; Poland; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Intellias is seeking a skilled Scala Engineer to join a long-term project for a Fortune 100 industrial manufacturer. You will design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and cloud-native data products used by dealers, enterprise customers, and internal business units globally.

You will work on event-driven architectures, microservices, and high-availability APIs, applying modern FP techniques with Cats, ZIO, Akka and AWS. Collaborative, growth-minded professionals are welcome.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of commercial Scala experience.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience with Akka or Apache Pekko.
• AWS experience.
• Kafka, Kinesis or other messaging platforms.
• Functional programming (Cats, Cats Effect, ZIO).
• PostgreSQL and SQL.
• Docker and CI/CD.
• Microservices and distributed systems.
• Strong architecture and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Scala
• Build event-driven services, integrations, and distributed system components
• Develop highly available APIs and cloud-native backend solutions
• Contribute to architecture and technical design decisions
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and perform root-cause analysis
• Ensure software quality through testing, code reviews, and best practices
• Mentor team members and contribute to technical excellence
• Own services throughout their entire lifecycle

Skills

Scala

Software engineering

Distributed systems

Architecture

Mentoring

Functional programming

Tools

Akka

Apache Pekko

AWS

Kafka

Kinesis

Cats

Cats Effect

ZIO

PostgreSQL

SQL

Docker

CI/CD

Job description

Drivers of change, it’s your time to pave new ways. Intellias, a leading software provider in the automotive industry, invites you to help build innovative products used by millions of people worldwide.

We're looking for a Scala Engineer to join a long-term project for a Fortune 100 industrial manufacturer, helping modernize cloud-based services and data products used by dealers, enterprise customers, and internal business units globally.

Your Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Scala
• Build event-driven services, integrations, and distributed system components
• Develop highly available APIs and cloud-native backend solutions
• Contribute to architecture and technical design decisions
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and perform root-cause analysis
• Ensure software quality through testing, code reviews, and best practices
• Mentor team members and contribute to technical excellence
• Own services throughout their entire lifecycle

Requirements:

• 3+ years of commercial Scala experience
• 8+ years of software engineering experience
• Experience with Akka or Apache Pekko
• AWS experience
• Kafka, Kinesis or other messaging platforms
• Functional programming (Cats, Cats Effect, ZIO)
• PostgreSQL and SQL
• Docker and CI/CD
• Microservices and distributed systems
• Strong architecture and problem-solving skills

Nice to Have:

• Spring Boot
• Hibernate/JPA
• DynamoDB
• CloudFormation
• Flyway
• Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks
• Telemetry or large-scale event processing

Why Join?

You will work on cloud-native platforms, distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and large-scale data products that support critical operations across global markets.