Scala Backend Developer

Role 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.

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:

• Utilizing your skills in Scala and Java programming language, functional programming paradigms, and RESTful API design and development to deliver high-performance backend solutions.
• Creating robust and scalable APIs, ensuring efficient data processing, and implementing complex business logic.
• Supporting distributed systems, version control with Git, build tools like Maven, and demonstrating your experience with SQL databases.
• Writing comprehensive unit tests and working with distributed systems to ensure the reliability and scalability of software architecture.
• Engaging in a variety of technical and analytical tasks, including requirements analysis, system architecture design, and performance optimization of backend services.
• Defining technical specifications, ensuring data integrity and security, and proactively addressing system design weaknesses.
• Independently analyzing and resolving complex problems, utilizing excellent multitasking skills and capacity to work as an independent contributor.
• Participating in design reviews and supporting system integration and testing efforts.
• Demonstrating your understanding of Scala, functional programming concepts, and modern backend development best practices.
• Demonstrating strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Providing mentorship and leadership to junior team members.

Qualifications

• Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• 10+ years of hands-on Java software development experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on Scala programming development expertise (this is a must have).
• Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs.
• Demonstrated skills with functional programming paradigms, distributed systems, version control with Git, build tools including Maven, and SQL databases.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization technologies like OpenShift.
• 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.

Requirements

• Experience working with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
• Familiarity with front-end technologies like Angular and/or React, and supporting full stack challenges.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages.
• 401K with company match.
• Competitive pay and paid time off.
• Full flex work weeks where possible.
• Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
• 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness.
• 10 paid holidays per year.
• GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.
• Short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance.