Scala Developer

2 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Stealth iT Consulting Full time £60,000 - £80,000 per year

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced
Scala Developer
to join a dynamic team working on high-impact projects. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Scala and Play Framework, with a passion for building robust, scalable backend services and APIs. This is a fully remote contract role with an immediate start.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using
    Scala
    and
    Play Framework
    .
  • Implement RESTful endpoints, manage request/response lifecycle, and handle authentication/authorization flows.
  • Write clean, idiomatic Scala code and apply functional programming principles where appropriate.
  • Develop and maintain automated tests (unit and integration) and support test automation initiatives.
  • Collaborate with product owners, UX designers, QA, and other engineers in an
    Agile environment
    (Scrum/Kanban).
  • Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and pair programming sessions.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve production issues; contribute to reliability and observability (logging, metrics, alerts).
  • Assist in defining CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Concourse).
  • Produce concise technical documentation and handover notes.

Must-Have Skills & Experience

  • 3+ years
    professional experience with
    Scala
    .
  • 2+ years
    hands-on experience with
    Play Framework
    (controllers, routing, forms, HTTP filters).
  • Strong understanding of
    functional programming concepts
    and idiomatic Scala (immutability, monads; familiarity with Cats or Scalaz is a plus).
  • Experience designing and consuming
    REST APIs
    , including JSON validation/serialization (Play JSON, Circe).
  • Proficiency with
    relational databases
    (PostgreSQL) and/or
    NoSQL
    (MongoDB), including schema design and query optimization.
  • Proven experience writing unit and integration tests (ScalaTest, Specs2, Mockito, etc.).
  • Familiarity with
    sbt
    and dependency management.
  • Experience with
    Git
    and branching strategies.
  • Good understanding of
    HTTP
    , web security best practices, and performance considerations.
  • Experience working in
    Agile teams
    and participating in ceremonies.

If you're interested, feel free to reach out to me on Krishan.-

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