Scala Developer (Permanent / Full time )

TecTammina; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech company in Portland is seeking a Scala Developer for a full-time, permanent position. The ideal candidate should be passionate about technology and have experience with JVM-based languages like Scala and Java. Responsibilities include designing and developing scalable applications, collaborating with teams, and supporting full software lifecycle. Applicants with experience in functional programming and distributed solutions will be preferred. This role offers an opportunity to work in an environment focused on innovation and quality software engineering.

Qualifications

• Has worked in JVM-based languages (Java, Scala).
• Experience in noSQL document-oriented databases models is a plus.
• Proficient in self-testing of applications, unit testing, and TDD.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop customer support capabilities.
• Support the full software lifecycle.
• Work through user-centered design practices.

Skills

Passionate about technology

Independent problem-solving

Team collaboration

Constructive feedback

Education

Experience in functional/scaleable languages (Scala preferred)

Experience delivering distributed and scaleable solutions

Tools

Scala

Java

Spring

noSQL databases

Job description

Scala Developer (Permanent / Full time)

Technology generalist

Traits of our desired candidate:

• Is passionate about technology, and is always looking to further their personal knowledge and expertise
• Is comfortable executing against tasks that are occasionally ambiguous, but works independently to seek out needed information
• Is not the type to wait for others to tell them "what to do next", but proactively looks to fill their work queue
• Enjoys working in a team of high performers, who hold each other accountable to perform to their very best
• Does not shy away from opportunities for constructive confrontation and both provide and take feedback with team members

Responsibilities

• Design and develop customer and support-facing capabilities
• Supports other product delivery partners in successful build, test, and release of solutions
• Support the development of both UI and server-side platforms
• Work through user-centered design practices to gather and incorporate end-user feedback into development
• Occasional ownership of small projects, and managing some ongoing project communication (status reporting, requirements)

Experience

• Has worked in JVM-based languages (Java, Scala) to deliver web-oriented solutions
• Has worked in Mobile technology platforms (iOS/Android)
• Experience in noSQL document-oriented databases models is a plus

Duties

• Supports design and development of complex enterprise solutions on JVM-hosted environments
• Works with distributed requirements and technical stakeholders to complete shared design and development
• Supports the full software lifecycle of design, development, testing, and support for technical delivery

Responsibilities (continued)

• Proven experience in architecture/design of SOA/EAI and/or Web API integration applications
• Demonstrated working knowledge of web service/API design and implementation
• Experience in data design and alignment of persisted data models to ‘over the wire’ data models
• Experience in REST/RPC/SOAP-based data exchange paradigms as well as relevant governance patterns (registry/repository,
• Decent understanding of network layers (OSI) and common communication protocols (HTTP, TCP, SMTP, etc.)
• Decent understanding of application performance tuning
• Proficient in self-testing of applications, unit testing and use of mock frameworks, test-driven development (TDD), and continuous integration/testing.
• Experience in building software ‘product’, with the intention of transition to others for support and further evolution (including
• Experience with enterprise JVM-based solutions (JEE, Spring)
• Experience with Scala and associated frameworks (Akka) is desirable
• Experience with Healthcare integration standards (HL7, IHE profiles, etc.) are desirable

Good fit will be

• Be passionate about technology, and is always looking to further their personal knowledge and expertise
• Be comfortable executing against tasks that are occasionally ambiguous, but works independently to seek out needed information
• Enjoy being challenged by and solving complex problems
• Have good written and verbal communication skills
• Have patience to "bring others along"
• Be able to assist in documenting requirements
• Be able to identify and resolve conflicts or ambiguities

Duties

• Work closely with solution architects and development stakeholders to resolve ambiguity and conflicts
• Design, document, and implement scaleable and high-performance algorithms in scaleable languages such as Scala
• Support the testing, deployment, and support of scaleable applications.
• Benchmark algorithms, analyze bottle necks and propose solutions to eliminate them.
• Follow and advocate high quality software engineering practices like unit testing, profiling and effective logging.

Education

• Experience in functional/scaleable languages (Scala preferred, Python, R may be considered)
• Experience delivering distributed and scaleable solutions to backend and mid-tier applications.
• Experience in noSQL, graph and document-oriented databases models is a plus

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