Senior Scala/Akka Lead Software Engineer

Allitsolutions LLC; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

All IT Solutions LLC is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for a client engagement in Chicago, IL. The role focuses on building scalable notification services using Scala and Akka, with leadership responsibilities across design, development, and testing in an Agile setting.

You will mentor engineers, drive architectural decisions, and ensure high-quality software delivery. The position requires deep experience in Java/Scala, cloud services, and modern DevOps practices.

Qualifications

• Designing, developing, deploying and maintaining software at scale.
• Architectural patterns include MVC, microservices, event-driven.
• CI/CD with Azure DevOps or Jenkins.
• AWS services such as API Gateway, Lambda, S3, IAM, CloudWatch.
• Relational and NoSQL databases: PostgreSQL and DynamoDB.

Responsibilities

• Build platform notification services for client environments.
• Lead and mentor engineers with technical direction.
• Develop services using Scala and Akka.
• Guide design, testing, and documentation practices.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and deliver high-quality code.

Skills

Java 8+

Scala

Akka

Spring Boot APIs

AWS

CI/CD

PostgreSQL

DynamoDB

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

CloudFormation

Job description

All IT Solutions LLC is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for a client engagement in Chicago, IL. The role focuses on building scalable notification services using Scala and Akka, with leadership responsibilities across design, development, and testing in an Agile setting.

You will mentor engineers, drive architectural decisions, and ensure high-quality software delivery. The position requires deep experience in Java/Scala, cloud services, and modern DevOps practices.