Jobs Scala

N-iX is looking for a Senior Scala Software Engineer to join the Aggregates Engineering Team to help redefine how the world handles business intelligence.

Our customer is the semantic layer for modern data and AI. They bridge the gap between complex cloud data platforms—like Snowflake, Databricks, and Google BigQuery—and the business users who need consistent, AI-ready analytics. 

Responsibilities:

• Architect the Core Lifecycle: Design, build, and evolve the aggregate system that defines, manages, and optimizes aggregates to accelerate query performance across data platforms.
• Optimize Intelligent Performance: Architect the prediction and selection logic that identifies high-value aggregates and analyze query workloads to guide placement strategies.
• Scale High-Impact Systems: Improve maintenance and scheduling processes to ensure reliability and low overhead in large-scale environments, ensuring the system scales smoothly.

Requirements:

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience and a BA/BS in Computer Science or a related field.
• Strong programming expertise in Scala and ideally have experience with Scala worker systems like Akka or Pekko.
• You can reason about complex system behavior, lifecycle state, and performance tradeoffs while maintaining a focus on production reliability.
• Experience with data warehouse concepts (Snowflake, BigQuery, etc.) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Excellent communication skills and are comfortable working across query planning and platform teams.
• You are based in or able to work Eastern/Central European Time hours.

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.