Scala Developer

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer Distributed Systems & Stream Processing

Experience:

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Software Engineer with a strong background in JVM-based development and distributed systems to join our engineering team. The candidate will be responsible for understanding and enhancing an existing complex, large-scale system while developing new modules and ensuring long-term maintainability, scalability, and performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Learn and understand the architecture and workflows of a complex, existing distributed system.
• Design, develop, and maintain new features and modules using Scala or other JVM-based languages (Java, Kotlin).
• Optimize and refactor existing code to improve system performance and reliability.
• Work on real-time data pipelines using stream processing frameworks such as Kafka Streams, Apache Flink, or Spark Streaming.
• Manage and query distributed data stores such as Apache Ignite, Redis, or Cassandra.
• Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and visualization dashboards using Grafana, Prometheus, or Kibana.
• Support log aggregation and analysis through platforms like Splunk, ELK Stack, or Graylog.
• Contribute to build and release automation through CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure code quality, performance, and reliability.
• Participate in code reviews, system design discussions, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in designing and building RESTful APIs using microservice architecture.
• Solid understanding of software design patterns, data structures, and algorithms.
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and performance optimization skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience working in Agile development environments.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience in working with Scala Akka framework or similar.
• Working experience using Apache Kafka Consumer / Producer APIs.
• Familiarity with OSS (Operations Support Systems) concepts, SNMP protocols, or experience in telecom environments.

Soft Skills

• Ability to quickly grasp complex system architectures.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Self-driven, proactive, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.