Scala Developer: Kafka & Microservices Specialist (NYC)

Hierarch Soft Technologies, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Hierarch Soft Technologies, Inc. in New York City is seeking a Scala Developer to join our client project. The role requires building REST/gRPC APIs, microservices, and distributed systems using Scala with Akka, Play, or ZIO, and deploying containerized applications.

The candidate should have Kafka experience, strong JVM/Scala performance tuning, and familiarity with Docker/Kubernetes for CI/CD and deployments. Location is NYC, NY with three days onsite weekly and a 12-month duration.

Qualifications

• Scala development experience with functional programming concepts.
• Experience with Kafka and streaming data pipelines.
• Containerization and automated deployments using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience building REST and gRPC APIs in Scala.

Responsibilities

• Build REST/gRPC APIs and microservices using Scala, Akka, Play, or ZIO.
• Modernize and refactor Scala applications while maintaining compatibility.
• Optimize JVM/Scala performance and integrate with databases and message brokers.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and containerized deployments; monitor deployed services.

Skills

Kafka

Scala

Docker

Kubernetes

REST API

gRPC

Akka

Play

ZIO

CI/CD

DevOps

Distributed systems

Tools

Docker/Kubernetes

SQL/NoSQL

Job description

Hierarch Soft Technologies, Inc. in New York City is seeking a Scala Developer to join our client project. The role requires building REST/gRPC APIs, microservices, and distributed systems using Scala with Akka, Play, or ZIO, and deploying containerized applications.

The candidate should have Kafka experience, strong JVM/Scala performance tuning, and familiarity with Docker/Kubernetes for CI/CD and deployments. Location is NYC, NY with three days onsite weekly and a 12-month duration.