Senior Engineer (Scala)
Location: New York (Hybrid)
Contract: Permanent contract
My client are looking for a Senior / Staff-Level Scala Engineer to join a high-impact team working on a mission-critical product at the core of the business. This is not a peripheral project the systems you design and build will directly power key customer experiences and strategic initiatives.
You’ll play a central role in shaping architecture, driving engineering standards, and delivering highly scalable, resilient backend systems. This is an opportunity to operate with real ownership, influence technical direction, and contribute at a system-design level while remaining hands‑on.
If you enjoy solving complex distributed systems challenges, influencing engineering best practices, and collaborating with strong cross-functional teams this role is for you.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Designing and building scalable, high-performance backend services using Scala
- Contributing at a senior/staff engineering level with architectural ownership
- Leading system design discussions and driving best practices across teams
- Working on distributed systems and event-driven architectures
- Collaborating closely with product, engineering, and leadership stakeholders
- Mentoring engineers and elevating overall code quality and technical standards
- Contributing to critical decisions that shape long-term platform strategy
Requirements
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
- 3+ years of hands-on experience building production systems with Scala
- Experience operating at a Senior or Staff Engineer level with architectural responsibility
- Strong system design experience
- Solid understanding of backend architecture patterns and best practices
- Experience building and maintaining event-driven or reactive systems
- Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly
- Experience working on business-critical products or high-availability systems