Senior Scala Engineer - Hybrid Backend & Microservices

Rewards Network; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO

Company holidays

401(k) plan with company match

Medical and dental plans

Employee Life Assistance Program

Catered lunches

Job summary

A restaurant marketing company in Chicago is seeking a Software Engineer to build and evolve back-end systems for client-facing applications. This role involves developing scalable features improving user experiences for millions. Candidates should possess over 4 years of back-end software development experience, particularly in Scala. Benefits include a competitive salary of $130,000–$170,000 annually, flexible PTO, and a hybrid working environment requiring in-office presence three days a week.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of back-end software development experience, 7+ preferred.
• Proficiency in Scala and functional programming languages.
• Hands-on experience with relational databases and data management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain back-end features for web applications.
• Design and build scalable, maintainable system architectures.
• Integrate and manage relational databases for efficient data storage.

Skills

Scala

Functional programming

RESTful microservices

Relational databases

Docker

Kubernetes

Event-driven systems

CI/CD practices

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Kafka

Lightbend

Typelevel

Job description

A restaurant marketing company in Chicago is seeking a Software Engineer to build and evolve back-end systems for client-facing applications. This role involves developing scalable features improving user experiences for millions. Candidates should possess over 4 years of back-end software development experience, particularly in Scala. Benefits include a competitive salary of $130,000–$170,000 annually, flexible PTO, and a hybrid working environment requiring in-office presence three days a week.