Job title:
Scala Software Engineer
Job type:
Permanent
Salary:
£70,000 - £80,000 + equity
Role Location:
London - 1-2 x per week
The company:
A fast-growing, privacy-first technology company building large-scale, real-time data platforms. The organisation operates globally at very high traffic volumes and is known for strong engineering culture, modern distributed systems, and a focus on developer autonomy and ownership.
Role and responsibilities:
- Build and maintain scalable, privacy-compliant backend services
- Contribute across the full software lifecycle (design, build, test, deploy, operate)
- Work within small, autonomous product teams
- Develop distributed systems using functional programming principles
- Collaborate closely with engineers, product, and platform teams
Job requirements:
- 3-5 years experience with Scala.
- Experienced with FP Scala (Type-level or ZIO).
- Cloud experience such as GCP or AWS and tools like Kubernetes and Terraform.
- Familiarity with messaging systems (e.g. Kinesis or Kafka).
- Interest in distributed systems and platform engineering.
- Strong communication skills and ownership mindset.
Benefits:
- Equity / stock options
- Flexible working hours and hybrid setup
- Generous paid time off
- Enhanced parental leave
- Home office budget
- Ongoing learning & development support
- Mental health and wellbeing resources
- Pension / retirement contributions
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