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idexcel

Scala Software Engineer

Irving, TX · On-site

$53.50 - $70.75/hr

Candidate should be willing to embrace Pure Functional Programming with Scala. Development and ... SR.IT Recruiter Dhamotharan 571-267-4164

Prodege LLC

Principal Engineer (Scala)

New York, NY · On-site +1

Role Summary We are looking for a Principal Scala Engineer to help lead the architecture ... Mentors senior engineers through technical leadership and influence (no direct reports) Strategic ...

Prodege LLC

Sr. Engineer (Scala)

New York, NY · On-site +1

$114K - $157K/yr

Strategic Imperative The Sr. Engineer strengthens Prodege's technical foundation by delivering high-quality Scala/Java services that scale with business demand. This role converts product ...

LIS Solutions

Senior Java Developer

New York, NY · On-site

$62.75 - $79.75/hr

Our client is looking for a technically proficient hands-on Java and/or Scala developer, experienced in developing distributed systems. The position will require supporting different phases of ...

LIS Solutions

Senior Java Developer

New York, NY · On-site

$62.75 - $79.75/hr

Our client is looking for a technically proficient hands-on Java and/or Scala developer, experienced in developing distributed systems. • The position will require supporting different phases of ...

Morgan Stanley

Scala - Spark Developer

New York, NY

$90K - $150K/yr

Overview We are looking for a Scala - Spark Developer to join our regulatory reporting data ... The selected candidate will work closely with senior engineers to develop data pipelines, implement ...

Morgan Stanley

Scala - Spark Developer

New York, NY · On-site

$90K - $150K/yr

Overview We are looking for a Scala - Spark Developer to join our regulatory reporting data ... The selected candidate will work closely with senior engineers to develop data pipelines, implement ...

Esri

Sr. Software Development Engineer - Scala

Redlands, CA · On-site

$123K - $162K/yr

Esri is a leader in GIS technology, and they are seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to join their Professional Services division. In this role, you will develop Scala web services and ...

Jobsbridge

Senior Hadoop Developer

San Jose, CA

Skill hadoop, Mapreduce, hive, hiveql, AWS, pl/sql, spark, scala Location San Jose, CA Total ... Programming Experience with Hadoop / Map-Reduce with Java UNIX / Shell scripting Designing ...

Jobsbridge

Senior Hadoop Developer

Newark, NJ · On-site

Skill hadoop, Mapreduce, hive, hiveql, AWS, pl/sql, spark, scala Location Newark, NJ Total ... Programming Experience with Hadoop / Map-Reduce with Java UNIX / Shell scripting Designing ...

Magnite

Senior Data Engineer, Scala

Broomfield, CO · Hybrid

$450/day

Senior Data Engineer, Scala New York City, NY Boston, MA Los Angeles, CA Broomfield, CO Seattle, WA Hybrid Schedule (M/F remote, T/W/TH in-office) At Magnite, we cultivate an environment of ...

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Scala Software Engineer

Scala Software Engineer

idexcel

Irving, TX • On-site

$53.50 - $70.75/hr

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Posted 12 days ago

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Company Description

About IDEXCEL, INC

Idexcel is a global staffing and IT services organization, with a mission to bring great people and great organizations together. Our diverse client base represents a wide range of industries, including technology, telecom, insurance, healthcare, manufacturing, banking & financial services, food & commodities trading and federal organizations. Our teams of experienced recruiters directly work with client companies seeking exceptional people to help with their business initiatives.

Idexcel, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, military status, national origin or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law.


Job Description

Must Have:

BS in Computer Science or related field

Minimum 7+ years in Scala server backend development in Services (not Data Analytics)

Solid experience and deep understanding of Scala programming, JVM, sbt.

Candidate should be willing to embrace Pure Functional Programming with Scala.

Development and Implementation of highly scalable, secure and concurrent software systems using HTTP, REST, WebServer, Caching, Resiliency, Responsive and Concurrency

strategies

Webserver like nginx

At least one Scala WebService SDK - Play , http4s , Spray or any other

REST APIs

Akka

Experience using Agile framework tools and methodologies.

Experience in AWS Cloud Infrastructure (Preferred) or any other Cloud infrastructure.

Experience with Linux Operating Systems

Nice to Have: (These are nice to have. Candidate just needs some exposure/experience with any DB and willing to learn/adapt the NO SQL and Docker technologies)

Experience with other Scala SDKs like ScalaZ, Shapeless, CATS

Experience in Docker containerization technologies

Experience with NoSQL databases (e.g. Cassandra, MongoDB, Hbase)

Experience with scripting/automation programming

Experience with some Performance testing tools/scripts - like Gatling, Jmeter

Additional Information

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SR.IT Recruiter
Dhamotharan 
571-267-4164

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