Scala Engineer

: • Functional programming using Scala • -Akka as the implementation of the actor model • -Akka Streams • -Reactive/event driven systems architecture • -Play, Spring, or other web service frameworks • -Azure Event Hubs or Kafka • -Cassandra and other big database implementations • Contribute to overall system design, architecture, security, scalability, reliability, and performance of applications • Support the build and deployment pipeline and when necessary, both diagnose and solve production support issues • Identify, scope, and architect solutions for new features while applying sound technical judgment that considers technology alternatives, impact on affected / adjacent systems, and tradeoffs • Work with Product, Design, and QA to deliver world-class digital experiences • Get the opportunity to stay ahead of new technologies with an eye to evaluating and potentially incorporating them into your team's architecture • Apply understanding to help improve the cloud infrastructure that powers our high-performance, consumer-scale site and mobile apps • Lead initiatives, technical design, and delivery of complex features across multiple systems to improve user experiences • Recommend changes to processes and tools at the team level based on industry standards, patterns, and practices • Diagnose / fix highly complex technical issues independently • Identify and communicate cross-team dependencies • Communicate individual and project-level development statuses, issues, risks, and concerns to technical leadership and management; research / advise technical leadership in vendor negotiations • Create documentation and training related to technology stacks and standards within assigned team • Provide end-to-end support to applications Who You Are • You have an ownership mentality and a consistent track record of successful, high-quality results • You enjoy learning new technologies as they emerge • You have an advanced understanding of development methodologies and processes • You have a comprehensive knowledge of CS fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, and design patterns • You have advanced knowledge of system architecture and design patterns - You can understand architecture, design, and integration landscape of multiple our systems • You have experience with common software engineering tools such as Git, JIRA, Confluence, etc. • You have a high level of comfort in Lean Startup or Agile development methodologies • You have a bachelor's degree in computer science or comparable field, or equivalent self-study QualificationsExperience with Scala Experience with Java or Python Development Experience with Big Data technologies such as Spark, R, etc Experience with a Modern front end framework such as React, Angular, etc. Experience with Cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, GCP. Azure Preferred Experience with Devops technologies such as Git, Jenkins, Kubernetes/Docker Experience with Shell Scripting