Senior Backend Engineer (Scala)

  • Portland, OR
  • Posted 1 day ago | Updated moments ago

Overview

On Site
USD 150,000.00 - 185,000.00 per year
Full Time

Skills

Startups
Brand
Health Care
Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI)
CaliberRM
Team Building
Real-time
Workflow
Data Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Orchestration
Microservices
Collaboration
Machine Learning (ML)
Systems Architecture
Database Design
Continuous Integration
Continuous Delivery
Scala
Python
Build Tools
Akka
SBT
Amazon Web Services
Docker
Apache Kafka
PostgreSQL
GitHub

Job Details

Fully remote, exciting greenfield AI buildout. Well-funded, room for growth!

This Jobot Job is hosted by: Grant Greenhalgh
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Salary: $150,000 - $185,000 per year

A bit about us:

We're an early-stage AI startup on a mission to redefine how users interact with intelligent systems. We're building something brand new - and we're looking for multiple engineers to build out our backend.

Why join us?
  • Fully Remote
  • Senior team of proven engineers
  • Autonomy and upward mobility
  • Competitive compensation
  • Lucrative Equity
  • Solid healthcare benefits


Job Details

We're looking for a Backend Scala Engineer to help architect and scale a next-gen AI platform used by enterprise customers across industries. You'll join a high-caliber engineering team building intelligent systems that integrate data, inference engines, and scalable APIs to power real-time AI workflows.
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What You'll Do:
  • Design and implement scalable Scala services that handle high-throughput data processing and AI orchestration
  • Build APIs and microservices to support inference pipelines, data ingest, and model lifecycle events
  • Collaborate with ML engineers to productize models into production-ready services
  • Contribute to system architecture, database design, and CI/CD automation
  • Write clean, testable code and participate in code reviews

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Tech Stack:
  • Languages: Scala (primary), Python (secondary)
  • Frameworks/Build Tools: Akka, Play, ZIO, SBT
  • Infra: AWS, Docker, Kafka, Postgres, GitHub Actions

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What We're Looking For:
  • 5+ years building backend systems with Scala (or functional programming proficiency)
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architecture
  • Experience working on data-heavy or AI/ML-adjacent systems
  • Startup experience or comfort working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments


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