Senior Scala Engineer — Hybrid/Remote, APIs & Cloud

Cogent People Inc; Columbia (MD); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision Insurance

401(k) Matching Plan

Life Insurance & Disability Coverage

Paid Time Off: 3 weeks + 10 holidays

Job summary

Cogent People Inc. is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer (Scala) to design, develop, and scale APIs across large systems. You will work on cloud architectures and collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet complex business needs.

The role requires 7+ years of API development with Scala (Play/Akka), plus experience with AWS, CI/CD, and observability tools. Hybrid in Columbia, MD with in-office Mondays and Wednesdays.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of API development in Scala with REST and gRPC.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Strong OO/FP design principles and AWS experience.
• CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices are required.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement scalable API solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements.
• Ensure performance and reliability for production systems.
• Provide engineering support for production environments.

Skills

Scala API development

REST API design

gRPC APIs

Play/Akka

AWS architectures

CI/CD pipelines

Observability (Splunk)

Docker

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Performance tuning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT or related

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Splunk

Job description

Cogent People Inc. is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer (Scala) to design, develop, and scale APIs across large systems. You will work on cloud architectures and collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet complex business needs.

The role requires 7+ years of API development with Scala (Play/Akka), plus experience with AWS, CI/CD, and observability tools. Hybrid in Columbia, MD with in-office Mondays and Wednesdays.