Scala Developer

  • Denver, CO
  • Posted 1 day ago | Updated 6 hours ago

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)
No Travel Required

Skills

Scala
Spring boot
Graphql
Rest API
Java
Akka HTTP
Akka
Play
Kafka

Job Details

Role: Scala Developer
Location: Denver, CO (100% Onsite)
Duration: Longterm
Experience 10 15
JD : -
  • Design and develop RESTful and GraphQL APIs using Java and Scala
  • Build event-driven services and microservices that produce and consume messages via Apache Kafka
  • Implement backend systems using frameworks like Spring Boot, Akka HTTP, or Play
  • Ensure reliable, fault-tolerant Kafka integration, including schema validation, error handling, and retries
  • Collaborate with frontend and platform teams to define clear API contracts and integration patterns
  • Contribute to code quality, testing, and CI/CD automation
  • Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize performance of services and API endpoints
  • Strong programming experience with Scala (Akka, Play, or Cats/Scalaz) and Java (8+)
  • Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka (producer/consumer APIs, Avro/Protobuf, topic design)
  • Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs and optionally GraphQL APIs
  • Knowledge of functional programming and reactive patterns
  • Familiarity with Spring Boot, asynchronous programming, and dependency injection
  • Strong unit and integration testing practices
  • Comfortable with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and API security (OAuth2, JWT)
Nice to Have
  • Kafka Streams or Akka Streams experience
  • Exposure to Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, and message validation patterns
  • Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud-native app development
  • Familiarity with API gateways (e.g., Kong, Apigee) or service mesh (e.g., Istio)

Mohan Krishna Yarramsetti

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