Senior Scala Engineer

OverviewBe among the first 25 applicants for a role at Quantexa. Since 2016, we have been innovating the data analytics market. Our technology began in FinTech, helping tackle serious criminal activity, and its potential is virtually limitless. We work as a real, collaborative team, engineering better solutions and driving towards ambitious goals. Our culture values belonging and diversity, with 41% of colleagues from ethnic or religious minority backgrounds and over 20 languages across 47 nationalities.Find out if this opportunity is a good fit by reading all of the information that follows below.OpportunityYou'll be joining a team of Engineers working on Decision Systems, one of the key components of Quantexa\'s Decision Intelligence platform. Our users leverage the Quantexa platform to make decisions, and scoring helps identify important real-world insights, such as evidence of financial crime or suspicious activity, from complex datasets. The Decision Systems team has released multiple versions of our packaged, vertical scoring solution covering three different Financial Crime use-cases. This solution provides pre-built, use-case-specific scores for quick deployment of a complete detection and alerting system. We will continue expanding to cover more use-cases the platform supports.ResponsibilitiesFocus on Scala development within a skilled engineering teamImprove risk detection coverage by adding new Scores to detect additional types of Financial CrimeBuild tooling to allow users to configure detection logic more easily and effectivelyEnhance the platform so existing Scores can be applied across a wider range of scenariosImprove system performance to analyse the largest datasets efficientlyOttimize tooling and pipelines to deliver high-quality software, including increasing automated test coverage in build pipelinesSupport three sub-teams within Decision Systems and learn the remit and differences between them (details available on request)Stakeholder engagement is essential; you\'ll work with product, delivery teams, clients and partners to design and build high-quality solutions. You will have autonomy to see tasks through the full development life cycle, from requirements gathering to software release.RequirementsWhat do I need to have?Take pride in designing, building and delivering high-quality, well-engineered solutions to complex problemsTake a big-picture approach to solving problems and ensure compatibility with the wider systemCommercial Scala and Functional Programming experience (candidates with Java background and some non-commercial Scala experience will be considered)Experience across the full engineering life cycle, from design and implementation through testing and deploymentMotivation to grow within one of the UK's fastest-growing scale-upsExperience mentoring Junior Engineers and setting best practices within a teamExperience in the following would be beneficial:Working with big data tech (ideally Spark; Hadoop or Elasticsearch also useful)Experience with DevOps tooling and approaches (automation and tooling are core to our ethos)Building data processing pipelines for production batch systems (ETL and/or analytics pipelines)Handling data cleansing, parsing, standardising, etc., to improve data qualityBenefitsCompetitive salary and company bonusFlexible hours in a hybrid workplace; free access to global WeWork locations and eventsPension scheme with company contribution of 6% (if you contribute 3%)25 days annual leave (option to buy up to 5 more) + birthday offWork from Anywhere: spend up to 2 months outside of your country of employment in a rolling 12-month periodEnhanced family leave policiesPrivate healthcare with AXAEAP, wellbeing days, gym discountsFree Calm App subscriptionWorkplace nursery schemeTeam social budget and company-wide eventsTech & cycle-to-work schemesVolunteer day offDog-friendly officesEqual OpportunityIt\'s All About YouWe are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse work environment. We welcome applicants regardless of race, beliefs, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, neurodiversity or ability. xpwpeyx If you are passionate and curious, we want to hear from you.Start. Don\'t stop - Apply