Sr / Lead - Backend Developer - Scala

Senior Backend Engineer

You will join a multi-disciplinary team as a back-end developer in a hybrid working setup. We use modern technologies in a microservices architecture. We take a data-driven, experimental, and Agile approach, using neural networks for personalized content, using daily multiple-rollouts, A/B testing, and insights-driven feature development.

What you'll do:

• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to understand project requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
• Design and implement scalable, reliable, and maintainable software solutions.
• Write clean, efficient, and well-tested code using industry best practices.
• Help to improve work in all areas: coding, processes, testing, tools, collaboration.
• Mentor junior and mid-level developers.

Who you are:

You have experience in software development in online areas, with a big codebase and a large user base. At least 6+ years of full-time employment on large and distributed systems. You like and breathe Agile development, focus on delivering, and like to take an active role in improving how we work.

Core Skills:

• Experience running large systems written in JVM languages like Java, Kotlin or preferably Scala.
• Strong hands on exp in Scala - Mandatory
• Experience in event-driven microservices architecture.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Experience running services in cloud environments like AWS or GCP.
• Experience with relational databases (like MySQL) and NoSQL (like Cassandra).
• Familiarity with designing REST apis.
• Familiarity with Agile Methodologies.

Bonus Skills:

• Experience with Kafka, ElasticSearch, RabbitMQ, and Terraform.
• Familiarity with observability tools.
• Experience with Node.js.

Other Skills:

• A user-first approach to development, thinking critically about how features will be used in real-world scenarios.
• Experience communicating proposals, status updates and solutions to colleagues, team members and collaborators.
• A drive to take an active role in projects, foster collaboration and ensure alignment with other teams.
• A commitment to learning, staying updated on industry trends, and exploring creative solutions.

• Note: Need immediate joiners only