Lead Software Engineer, Back End (Scala)Remote

We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer (Back End) with strong Scala expertise to design develop and maintain scalable high-performance backend systems. The ideal candidate will provide technical leadership drive architecture decisions mentor engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable and efficient software solutions.

• Design develop and maintain backend services and APIs using Scala.
• Lead the technical design and architecture of distributed systems and microservices.
• Write clean scalable maintainable and well-tested code.
• Collaborate with product managers architects and engineering teams to define technical requirements and solutions.
• Review code enforce engineering best practices and maintain coding standards.
• Mentor and guide software engineers through technical challenges and career development.
• Optimize application performance scalability and reliability.
• Troubleshoot production issues and implement preventive measures.
• Participate in system design reviews technical discussions and sprint planning.
• Drive continuous improvement in development processes automation and DevOps practices.
• Ensure application security compliance and operational excellence.

• Strong hands-on experience with Scala and functional programming concepts.
• Experience building and maintaining distributed systems and microservices architectures.
• Proficiency with RESTful APIs event-driven systems and asynchronous processing.
• Strong knowledge of databases such as PostgreSQL MySQL MongoDB or Cassandra.
• Experience with messaging and streaming platforms such as Kafka.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS Azure or GCP).
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong understanding of software design patterns data structures algorithms and system scalability.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Excellent problem-solving communication and leadership skills.

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or a related field.
• Experience with Scala frameworks such as Akka Play Framework ZIO Cats Effect or Pekko.
• Experience in high-volume low-latency systems.
• Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools such as Prometheus Grafana and ELK.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodologies.