Jobs Scala

We are looking for a Sr Scala Developer for a major client in the Fintech sector. The project involves the development and optimization of backend components within a dynamic and technologically advanced environment.

Work mode: Full Remote

Working language: English

Engagement duration: From September until the end of April 2027

Required skills:

Solid experience in backend development

Excellent knowledge of Scala (Must Have)

Excellent knowledge of Kafka

Excellent command of English (written and spoken)

Nice to have:

Experience with Typelevel stack (Cats-Effect, Doobie)

Experience with Akka/Pekko toolkit (Http and Streams)

Experience working with microservices architectures, event streaming systems and cloud providers is also preferred. Kubernetes and AWS knowledge is a plus.

Experience and appreciation for Extreme Programming values and principles.

Experience working in financial services systems.

Comfortable working in remote-friendly teams distributed between multiple locations.

A good understanding of Agile methodologies, their principles and their ceremonies.

Ready to level up your career? 

Playtech's GPAS unit is looking for an experienced Scala Developer with excellent engineering skills.

Your influential mission. You will...  

• Participate in software design, development, refactoring, support, and code reviews to maintain high development standards.
• Collaborate with platform teams to deliver great results.
• Work autonomously on your tasks with little or no supervision.
• Optimize the platform to achieve maximum throughput and scalability.
• Be proactive and go beyond expectations.

Components for success. You...

• Bring at least 3 years of hands-on experience developing server-side applications in Scala.
• Have a strong working knowledge of Scala (preferably Scala 3) and SBT (Scala Build Tool).
• Demonstrate solid experience with Pekko/Akka, including HTTP, Actors, Cluster, Persistence, Streams, and connectors.
• Possess a strong understanding of the JVM, data structures, and algorithms.
• Exhibit excellent knowledge of parallel and concurrent programming principles.
• Have practical experience building high-scale, distributed systems with complex interfaces and integrations.
• Think like an engineer - taking ownership, driving solutions forward, and continuously improving systems and processes.
• Demonstrate exceptional problem-solving skills and critical thinking.
• Show a willingness to document solutions and actively share knowledge with colleagues.

• Communicate clearly and effectively in English.

   

You'll get extra points for...

• Previous experience in the iGaming domain.
• Experience working with Typesafe Config.
• Hands-on experience with Couchbase or other document-based NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with AWS services such as S3 and DynamoDB.
• Experience using Play JSON.
• Proficiency with ScalaTest for testing.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker, Nomad, or Kubernetes.
• Confidence working in Linux environments.

Thrive in a culture that values...   

• A friendly, cooperative, and goal-oriented team of experienced professionals.
• Clear goals and a results-driven environment.
• Open communication, knowledge sharing, and mutual support across teams.
• Initiative-taking and a confident approach at the workplace.
• Collaborative and supportive culture as well as stable long-term career opportunities.
• Global scope and inclusive working environment where you can engage with diverse teams and perspectives.
• Constant learning and development opportunities and professional growth programs.

• An active lifestyle and mental well-being supported through sports classes, master classes, and monthly well-being activities.

   

GPAS UNIT

We invite an experienced Scala Developer to become a part of Playtech as a new member of the GPAS product team. Gaming Platform as a Service aka GPAS is Playtech’s exclusive distributed games delivery platform that currently has more than 1000 games running on it. GPAS is a highly accessible, multi-tenant, scalable, distributed and event-driven system written in Scala with the help of the Akka framework. We use Couchbase as a hot storage and AWS S3/DynamoDB as our cold storage to ensure we can handle nearly a billion transactions per day. We have a complex solution that provides capabilities to run various types of online casino games. We adopt Scrum methodology to deliver new features on time.

Playtech is an equal opportunities employer. Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams. We celebrate differences and encourage everyone to join us and be themselves at work.

About the Client

Our client is transforming the world of alternative investments, making them accessible to a broader range of investors. Traditionally, private funds and other alternative assets have been available only to institutional players due to their complexity and regulatory barriers. They change that by providing a cutting-edge platform that simplifies access, management, and distribution of these investment opportunities.

About the Role

As a Senior Scala Engineer, you’ll be part of the team building the core backend systems that power the client’s investment platform. Your mission will be to design and develop high-performance, scalable, and reliable distributed services that enable seamless data flow and financial transactions at scale.

You’ll contribute to the architecture of microservices and real-time data pipelines, applying functional programming principles and leveraging technologies like Akka, Play Framework, and streaming frameworks such as Spark or Flink. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you’ll help shape technical direction and ensure the platform continues to deliver secure, robust, and efficient solutions for the global investment community.

Role Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain robust backend systems using Scala, ensuring high performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Participate in designing distributed systems and microservices architectures. Contribute to decisions on frameworks, libraries, and best practices.
• Write clean, testable, and maintainable code. Promote functional programming principles and ensure code quality through code reviews and unit/integration tests.
• Identify bottlenecks and optimize application performance, scalability, and fault tolerance.

Role Requirements:

• 4+ years working with Scala
• Hands-on experience with SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, Cassandra, MongoDB)
• Experience with functional programming paradigms
• Experience with Akka, Play Framework, or ZIO ecosystem
• Strong communication skills with English B2+ for direct cooperation with the client
• Project starter mindset with ability to work independently and take ownership in a changing environment.
• Strong curiosity to the fintech domain.

Nice to have:

• Experience in fintech, banking, or payment systems
• Knowledge of data streaming and real-time analytics
• Exposure to Big Data frameworks (Spark, Flink)

Interview Process

1. Intro Call with Recruiter (45 min)
2. Technical Interview (up to 60 min)
3. Client Interview (up to 60 min)

Looking forward to having a mutually interesting conversation with you!

Project Description

Founded in 2007, Rubicon Project’s pioneering technology created a new model for the advertising industry. Today, our automated advertising platform is used by the world’s leading publishers and applications to transact with top brands around the globe enabling them to reach more than 1 billion consumers.

Job Description

• Experience building and operating large-scale, high-throughput, enterprise apps
• 2+ years working experience in server-side Scala
• Working experience with data processing systems (Hadoop, Hive, Kafka, Spark)
• A strong understanding of algorithms, data structures, and an ability to recognize the business and technical trade-offs between different
  solutions
• Expertise in threading and concurrency
• Experience with automated testing frameworks (TDD, Mocking, Unit/Functional/Integration)
• Experience with SQL queries (MySQL is a plus)
• Experience with development and CI tools (maven, git, Jenkins, Puppet, Crucible, Jira, Airflow python is a plus)
• Experience working in a Linux environment.
• Expertise building software in an agile development environment
• Demonstrated strong English language verbal and written communication skills
• Shifted working hours 12pm till 8pm EEST timezone

Job Responsibilities

• Write production-ready code and unit tests that meet both system and business requirements.
• Respond to feature requests, bug reports, performance issues, and ad-hoc questions.
• Work collaboratively with multiple teams to deliver quality software.
• Comfortable in multi-tasking and fast-pacing dev process.
• Support operation of services in production.

Digis is seeking a Senior Scala Engineer to join our remote team.
 

About Digis
 

Digis is a European IT company with 200+ specialists delivering complex SaaS products, enterprise solutions, and AI-powered platforms worldwide.
 

About the Project

The client is a global B2B technology company that provides high-performance platforms for CRM, Payment Gateway, and other products.
 

They build advanced technology solutions for one of the most dynamic and high-load industries in the market.
 

This is a long-term project focused on further development, scaling, and optimization of backend systems that process large volumes of real-time transaction.
 

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend services using Scala.
• Work with Akka Streams / Apache Pekko.
• Build and optimize microservices handling high transaction volumes.
• Integrate third-party payment providers, and cryptocurrency payment methods.
• Improve transaction processing performance and reduce API latency.
• Implement audit logging, event sourcing, monitoring, and distributed tracing.
• Write, test, debug, and maintain high-quality code.
• Participate in code reviews and collaborate with the Tech Lead, developers, QA, and other team members.
• Maintain and update technical documentation.

Requirements

• 5+ years of overall professional software development experience.
• 3+ years of experience with Scala.
• 2+ years of experience with Akka Streams or Apache Pekko.
• Experience with high-load backend systems or microservices.

• English B1+ and above.

   

Project Tech Stack

• Scala
• Akka Streams / Apache Pekko
• Java
• AWS
• NoSQL
• CI/CD pipelines
• REST / gRPC APIs

• Microservices architecture

   

Why This Project May Be Interesting

• Truly high-load, real-time systems: the platform supports around 1.5 million active users monthly, processes around 1 million transactions daily.
• Complex engineering challenges that are difficult to find in an average product company.
• No time tracker and no need to report every working hour.

• Long-term cooperation on a technically strong and scalable product.