Senior Scala Software Engineer @ Railroad19

We are currently seeking a 1-2 Senior Scala Software Engineer to be a strong technical resource on a dynamic and growing team of engineers. Our ideal candidate is passionate about creating well-architecture solutions containing thoroughly tested code. The ability to communicate effectively and create relationships by empathizing with client goals is a highly valued skill within our company culture.

Core Responsibilities:

Develop new and enhance existing application services
Writing tests to maintain code quality
Understand and adapt to our client’s evolving business requirements within the television advertising domain.
Participate in detailed technical design sessions to understand client needs and provide productive feedback
Identify new opportunities, tools, and services to enhance the software platform
Support and troubleshoot issues, identify the root cause, and proactively recommend corrective actions

Skills & Experience:

Scala 2.12+ development experience
Passionate about developing clean and maintainable code with little or no side-effects
Experience building Restful APIs in Scala using the Play Framework
Strong hands-on experience with AWS
Experience with relational and non-relational databases
Willingness to learn new technologies and takes pride in keeping up with the latest technologies and practices within the Scala development community
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Self-directed and can effectively deliver solutions with little oversight
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other technical disciplines; or equivalent work experience is preferred but not required

Preferred but not Required

Hands-on experience with Aurora (Postgres), Redshift
Hands-on experience with Apache Spark framework
Hands-on experience with Circe, ZIO, Quill

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