Scala Developer

Scala developer

Location is Denver

Local 2-3 days in office

Duration is 6 months

Design and develop RESTful and GraphQL APIs using Java and Scala

Build event-driven services and microservices that produce and consume messages via Apache Kafka

Implement backend systems using frameworks like Spring Boot, Akka HTTP, or Play

Ensure reliable, fault-tolerant Kafka integration, including schema validation, error handling, and retries

Collaborate with frontend and platform teams to define clear API contracts and integration patterns

Contribute to code quality, testing, and CI/CD automation

Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize performance of services and API endpoints

Strong programming experience with Scala (Akka, Play, or Cats/Scalaz) and Java (8+)

Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka (producer/consumer APIs, Avro/Protobuf, topic design)

Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs and optionally GraphQL APIs

Knowledge of functional programming and reactive patterns

Familiarity with Spring Boot, asynchronous programming, and dependency injection

Strong unit and integration testing practices

Comfortable with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and API security (OAuth2, JWT)

Nice to Have

Kafka Streams or Akka Streams experience

Exposure to Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, and message validation patterns

Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud-native app development

Familiarity with API gateways (e.g., Kong, Apigee) or service mesh (e.g., Istio)Process Flows

-Mentor and Knowledge transfer to client project team members

-Participate as primary, co and/or contributing author on any and all project deliverables associated with their assigned areas of responsibility

-Participate in data conversion and data maintenance

-Provide best practice and industry specific solutions

-Advise on and provide alternative (out of the box) solutions

-Provide thought leadership as well as hands on technical configuration/development as needed.

-Participate as a team member of the team

-Perform other duties as assigned.

RESTful and GraphQL APIs using Java and Scala is critical for the success. Other can be secondary skill.