Scala Backend Developer
$85.85k - $116.15kFull-time
Gdit
Responsibilities for this Position
Location: Any Location / RemoteFull Part/Time: Full time
Job Req: RQ224084 Type of Requisition:
Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None Public Trust/Other Required:
BI Full 6C (T4) Job Family:
Software Engineering Job Qualifications: Skills:
Git, Java (Programming Language), RESTful APIs, Scala (Programming Language), Structured Query Language (SQL) Development
Certifications:
None
Experience:
1 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
No Job Description: Transform technology into opportunity as a Scala Back-End Developer at GDIT. Shape what's next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what's next for your engineering career. We are GDIT. We think. We act. We deliver. There is no challenge we can't turn into opportunity. Our work depends on a Scala Back-End Developer remotely joining our team to support the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) activities. Work visa sponsorship will not be provided for this role. As a Scala Back-End Developer, the work you'll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of CMS. You will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining sophisticated server-side applications using Scala and related technologies. Your primary responsibilities will include creating robust and scalable APIs, ensuring efficient data processing, and implementing business logic. In this role, a typical day may include:
- Utilizing your skills in Scala and Java programming language, functional programming paradigms, and RESTful API design and development to deliver high-performance backend solutions.
- Support distributed systems, version control with Git, build tools like Maven, and demonstrate your experience with SQL databases.
- Writing comprehensive unit tests and working with distributed systems to ensure the reliability and scalability of software architecture.
- Engage in a variety of technical and analytical tasks, including requirements analysis, system architecture design, and performance optimization of backend services.
- Support the defining of technical specifications, ensuring data integrity and security, and proactively addressing system design weaknesses.
- Independently analyze and resolve problems, utilizing excellent multitasking skills and capacity to work as an independent contributer.
- Participate in design reviews and support system integration and testing efforts.
- Demonstrate your understanding of Scala, functional programming concepts, and modern backend development best practices.
- Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills.
Bring your engineering expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. The Software Developer must have:
- Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree with 2+ years of relevant experince.
- 2+ years of hands-on Scala programming development experience
- 2+ years of hands-on Java software development experince
- Experince designing and developing RESTful APIs , with the ability to demonstrate skills in
- Demonstrated skills with functional programming paradigms, distributed systems, version control with Git , build tools like Maven , and SQL databases .
- Excellent written, oral, and presentation communication skills.
- Candidate must be able to obtain T4 Public Trust clearance.
- Candidate must have lived in the United States at least three (3) out of the last five (5) years.
- Experience working with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Experince with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization technologies like OpenShift is considered a valuable bonus
- Familiarity with front-end technologies like Angular or React and supporting full stack challanges
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
- Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
- Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
- Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
- Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace
Explore a career in software development at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your dedication to advancing innovation. The likely salary range for this position is $85,850 - $116,150. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range. Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40 Travel Required:
None Telecommuting Options:
Remote Work Location:
Any Location / Remote Additional Work Locations: Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee's date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most. Our Identity Verification Process:
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes. About Our Work:
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development. Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at
gdit.com/tc . Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans
PI285840558
Transform technology into opportunity as a Scala Back-End Developer at GDIT. Shape what's next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what's next for your engineering career.
We are GDIT. We think. We act. We deliver. There is no challenge we can't turn into opportunity. Our work depends on a Scala Back-End Developer remotely joining our team to support the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) activities. Work visa sponsorship will not be provided for this role.
As a Scala Back-End Developer, the work you'll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of CMS. You will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining sophisticated server-side applications using Scala and related technologies. Your primary responsibilities will include creating robust and scalable APIs, ensuring efficient data processing, and implementing business logic. In this role, a typical day may include:
- Utilizing your skills in Scala and Java programming language, functional programming paradigms, and RESTful API design and development to deliver high-performance backend solutions.
- Support distributed systems, version control with Git, build tools like Maven, and demonstrate your experience with SQL databases.
- Writing comprehensive unit tests and working with distributed systems to ensure the reliability and scalability of software architecture.
- Engage in a variety of technical and analytical tasks, including requirements analysis, system architecture design, and performance optimization of backend services.
- Support the defining of technical specifications, ensuring data integrity and security, and proactively addressing system design weaknesses.
- Independently analyze and resolve problems, utilizing excellent multitasking skills and capacity to work as an independent contributer.
- Participate in design reviews and support system integration and testing efforts.
- Demonstrate your understanding of Scala, functional programming concepts, and modern backend development best practices.
- Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your engineering expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. The Software Developer must have:
- Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree with 2+ years of relevant experince.
- 2+ years of hands-on Scala programming development experience
- 2+ years of hands-on Java software development experince
- Experince designing and developing RESTful APIs , with the ability to demonstrate skills in
- Demonstrated skills with functional programming paradigms, distributed systems, version control with Git , build tools like Maven , and SQL databases .
- Excellent written, oral, and presentation communication skills.
- Candidate must be able to obtain T4 Public Trust clearance.
- Candidate must have lived in the United States at least three (3) out of the last five (5) years.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience working with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Experince with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization technologies like OpenShift is considered a valuable bonus
- Familiarity with front-end technologies like Angular or React and supporting full stack challanges
GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
- Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
- Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
- Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
- Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace
OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career in software development at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your dedication to advancing innovation.
The likely salary range for this position is $85,850 - $116,150. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Travel Required:
None
Telecommuting Options:
Remote
Work Location:
Any Location / Remote
Additional Work Locations:
Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee's date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
Our Identity Verification Process:
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.
About Our Work:
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.
Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at
gdit.com/tc .
Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans
PI285840558
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