Senior Scala Engineer

Diversified Services Network, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Diversified Services Network, Inc. (DSN) in Chicago, IL, is seeking a full-time IT Software Engineer 5. In this role, you will be responsible for complex programming assignments, mentoring junior engineers, and ensuring high standards of software quality. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience, including 5+ years in Java and experience with Scala and Akka technologies. DSN offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), and PTO.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience.
• 5+ years of software development experience using Java 8+.
• 2+ years of Scala programming experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform all programming, project management, and development assignments without close supervision.
• Work directly on complex application/technical problem identification and resolution.
• Mentor and assist software engineers, providing technical assistance and direction.

Skills

Java 8+

Scala

Akka technologies

Spring Boot Restful APIs

CI/CD tools

AWS

Agile framework

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PostgreSQL

AWS DynamoDB

Job description

Diversified Services Network, Inc. (DSN) is seeking a full-time IT Software Engineer 5 to join our team in Chicago, IL! We offer full benefits, PTO, 401k, and more! If you're looking to grow your technical career within an extremely reputable, stable Fortune 500 company - let's talk!

Job Responsibilities

• 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.

Education & Experience Required

• Years of experience: 10+ years of relevant experience with Bachelor’s degree

Required Skills

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

Desired Skills

• Experience designing well-defined Spring Boot Restful APIs o 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

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid Holidays

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