Senior Scala Software Engineer (Java, Akka, AWS, Microservices) – Remote/Hybrid – Chicago, IL (local only)

Job Title:- IT Software Engineer 5

Location: Preference for in-office in Chicago, but open to 100% remote candidates; preferably in Chicago

Duration: 12 months

Interview: If local, an in-person interview will be required; if the candidate is 100% remote, a virtual interview will take place.

Required Education/Experience:

•             Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years  or Masters Degree with 8+ years

Required Qualifications:

•             As a Senior Software Engineer, you will build platform notification services that enable CLIENT customers to be alerted for events that are critical to efficiently operate CLIENT engines and machines.

Typical task breakdown:

•             As a Senior Software Engineer you will be is responsible for development of services using Scala and Akka technologies

•             Competent to perform all programming, project management, and development assignments without close supervision; normally assigned the more complex aspects of systems work.

•             Works directly on complex application/technical problem identification and resolution

•             Works independently on complex systems or infrastructure components that may be used by one or more applications or systems.

•             Drives application development focused around delivering business valuable features

•             Mentors and assists software engineers, providing technical assistance and direction as needed

•             Maintains high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits

•             Identifies and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team

•             Guides the team to develop structured application/interface code, new program documentation, operations documentation and user guides in a casual, flexible environment

•             Communicates with end users and internal customers to help direct development, debugging, and testing of application software for accuracy, integrity, interoperability, and completeness

•             Performs integration testing and customer acceptance testing of components that requires careful planning and execution to ensure timely, quality results.

•             Employee is also responsible for performing other job duties as assigned by CLIENT management from time to time.

Required Technical Skills:

•             5+ years of software development experience using Java 8+

•             3+ years of Scala programming experience

•             2+ years of Akka technologies such as Streams, Actors, HTTP, Persistence

Top candidates will also have:

•             Experience with design and implementation of high-availability and reliable solutions

•             Designing, developing, deploying and maintaining software at scale.

•             Application architectural patterns, such as MVC, Microservices, Event-driven, etc.

•             Deploying software using CI/CD tools, such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, etc.

•             Deploying and maintaining software using AWS. Other AWS technologies, such as API Gateway, ALB, NLB, Fargate, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, IAM, CloudFormation, etc

•             Developing software applications using relational and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, AWS DynamoDB

•             Working within an Agile framework (ideally Scrum)

•             Must demonstrate solid knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals, such as data structures and algorithms.

•             Passion for technology and an eagerness to contribute to a team-oriented environment

•             Demonstrated leadership on small to medium-scale projects impacting strategic priorities

Nice to Have:

•             Experience designing well-defined Spring Boot Restful APIs

•             Experience in functional programming

•             Exposure to type level and Zio framework

•             Exposure to Reactive Streaming