EPITEC · 8 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer - Software Engineering
Johnston, IA
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level
$70/hr - $75/hr
5+ years expEPITEC is seeking a Senior Backend Scala Engineer with deep expertise in building low-latency, high-volume, distributed systems. The role involves developing scalable backend services and RESTful APIs in an Agile team environment, utilizing TDD and AWS for deployment.
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Responsibilities
Design and develop Scala/Java backend services and RESTful APIs
Apply TDD and best practices for scalable, reliable software
Build and support distributed, low-latency, high-throughput backend systems
Collaborate with engineers, QA, and product owners in an Agile environment
Deploy and maintain applications running in AWS
Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and technical problem-solving
Qualification
Required
5+ years of hands-on Scala development experience
Strong understanding of Scala internals, including: Memory management, Concurrency and multithreading, Futures, Class loading
Proven experience building distributed and scalable backend systems
Strong experience developing RESTful APIs
Excellent verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly explain past experience and technical thought processes
Preferred
AWS cloud experience
Experience with Cats Effect, Http4s, Fs2, Akka
Spring framework experience
Frontend experience is a plus
Company
EPITEC
Epitec is a premier technology services and professional staffing company.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
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