A custom development company, MentorMate is a design and software powerhouse with mature and established practices in Enterprise Web & Mobile Development, Technical Architecture, Human-Centered Design, Cloud & DevOps, Advanced-Data Мanagement & Analytics. We are looking to hire a Senior Scala Developer who will work with a team of uniquely intelligent technologists to implement and extend groundbreaking web applications to make the world better.

You will participate in the creation of enterprise-class applications using proven design patterns on the latest technology platforms. This position requires a strong hands-on developer who fully participates in the software development process – design, development, unit testing, and technical documentation.

As a top engineering employer, run by engineers, MentorMate provides challenging careers in a friendly, people-oriented environment. We value our employees and share our success through competitive pay and benefits, advancement opportunities, and flexible working models.

Responsibilities

• Develop web business solutions based on Scala technologies
• Integrate with existing 3rd party systems
• Review business requirements and functional design specifications
• Design and create local database backend as well as communication APIs
• Develop flexible software solutions to support changing business requirements
• Manage system build and deployment process
• Communicate frequently with clients and subject matter experts

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in developing Scala/Java web applications
• 3+ years of experience with the Akka Framework
• Application development experience with RDBMS and NoSQL data stores like PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Hbase, Cassandra
• Knowledge and experience with SCRUM or other Agile methodologies
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
• Strong communication skills
• Excellent spoken and written English

A significant advantage would be

• Еxperience with Play or Lagom Framework
• Experience with Kafka (or other Message Brokers) and stream processing
• Knowledge of Event-Sourcing and CQRS
• System Architecture experience
• Experience with cloud-based solutions and AWS
• BS/MS Degree in Computer Science or equivalent