Akka/Scala Developer - 693

DSM-H Consulting; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

DSM-H Consulting is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build platform notification services that alert Client customers to critical events. You will develop services with Java 8+ and Scala, lead technical initiatives, and mentor peers across a team of roughly 20 engineers.

You will work in a dynamic environment with opportunities to improve architecture, CI/CD, and cloud deployments while collaborating with internal customers to ensure high-quality, scalable software delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of experience
• Masters degree with 8+ years of experience
• 5+ years of Java development
• 3+ years of Scala
• 2+ years of Akka experience

Responsibilities

• Develop services using Java 8+ and Scala.
• Mentor engineers and drive feature delivery.
• Perform integration and acceptance testing.
• Guide architecture with MVC, Microservices and event-driven patterns.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and AWS deployments.
• Collaborate with a team of ~20 and stakeholders.

Skills

Java 8+

Scala

Akka

CS fundamentals

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree +10+ years

Master's degree +8+ years

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

AWS

PostgreSQL

DynamoDB

CI/CD

Job description

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will build platform notification services that enable Client customers to be alerted for events that are critical to efficiently operate Client engines and machines.

Typical task breakdown:

As a Senior Software Engineer you will be is responsible for development of services using Scala and Akka technologies. The responsibilities include the following:

• Competent to perform all programming, project management, and development assignments without close supervision; normally assigned the more complex aspects of systems work.
• Works directly on complex application/technical problem identification and resolution
• Works independently on complex systems or infrastructure components that may be used by one or more applications or systems.
• Drives application development focused around delivering business valuable features
• Mentors and assists software engineers, providing technical assistance and direction as needed
• Maintains high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits
• Identifies and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team
• Guides the team to develop structured application/interface code, new program documentation, operations documentation and user guides in a casual, flexible environment
• Communicates with end users and internal customers to help direct development, debugging, and testing of application software for accuracy, integrity, interoperability, and completeness
• Performs integration testing and customer acceptance testing of components that requires careful planning and execution to ensure timely, quality results.
• Employee is also responsible for performing other job duties as assigned by Client management from time to time.

Interaction with team:

• Currently, team consists of around 20 people with 10 of those reporting to WD.

Work environment:

Preference in office in Chicago but open to 100% remote candidates

Education & Experience Required:

• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years
• Masters Degree with 8+ years

Required Technical Skills

(Required)

• 5+ years of software development experience using Java 8+
• 3+ years of Scala programming experience
• 2+ years of Akka technologies such as Streams, Actors, HTTP, Persistence

Top candidates will also have:

Proven experience in many of the following:

• Experience with design and implementation of high-availability and reliable solutions
• Designing, developing, deploying and maintaining software at scale.
• Application architectural patterns, such as MVC, Microservices, Event-driven, etc.
• Deploying software using CI/CD tools, such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, etc.
• Deploying and maintaining software using AWS. Other AWS technologies, such as API Gateway, ALB, NLB, Fargate, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, IAM, CloudFormation, etc
• Developing software applications using relational and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, AWS DynamoDB
• Working within an Agile framework (ideally Scrum)
• Must demonstrate solid knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals, such as data structures and algorithms.
• Passion for technology and an eagerness to contribute to a team-oriented environment
• Demonstrated leadership on small to medium-scale projects impacting strategic priorities

Nice to Have:

• Experience in functional programming
• Exposure to type level and Zio framework