Senior Scala Software Engineer - Remote

Overview

Develop and maintain the Redzone API Backend (Scala), ensuring seamless and efficient user experience for manufacturing front-line teams.

In Short

• Develop and enhance manufacturing workflows in the Redzone Web applications.
• Complete delivery work committed during the sprint to achieve business goals.
• Help the business maintain a competitive edge by leveraging the latest Scala and Web technologies.
• Provide subject matter expertise during incidents to resolve customer issues quickly.
• Participate in forums to explore interests outside of the sprint work and contribute ideas to continuously improve the system.
• Commit to the team to help the team and the wider business achieve our goals.
• Write testable and maintainable code.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience building software applications.
• 3+ years of experience developing Scala applications.
• Expertise in designing APIs using OAS for clear, standardized contracts.
• Skilled in automating the generation of Tapir endpoints and models from OAS specifications.
• Proficient in managing and versioning API contracts to ensure compatibility and smooth transitions.
• Experienced in using Chimney for data transformations in Scala.
• Advanced knowledge of asynchronous programming using Cats Effect for scalable systems.
• Expertise in handling Avro messages for Kafka-based event-driven architectures.
• Skilled in designing efficient relational database schemas using PostgreSQL.
• Proficient in using Slick or Doobie for safe and performant database transactions.
• Knowledgeable in database migration strategies like expand and contract to ensure smooth transitions.
• Experienced in writing testable, observable code using libraries such as Specs2 and ScalaMock.
• Comfortable refactoring and building new features in large, legacy codebases.
• Strong focus on modular programming for maintainability and scalability.
• Experienced in trunk-based development for continuous integration and fast feature delivery.
• Skilled in using LaunchDarkly for feature flagging and controlled feature releases.
• Proficient in automating CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Experience working with AWS cloud services to build scalable and reliable applications.
• Familiar with deploying and managing applications using Kubernetes (EKS).
• Expertise in using Docker for containerization and ensuring consistency across environments.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.
• Investing in education and training in the latest technologies.
• Focus on customer and employee success.