Job Title: Senior Scala Developer
Location: Osterley London
Duration: 6 months with a likely extension

RATE: Up to £590

Description:

You will join a software development team that uses cutting edge technology to provide applications that puts our client first for online content, customer service and sales.

As a Senior Scala Developer, you'll be knowledgeable and passionate about technology, see value in established practices such as XP, TDD and BDD, have experience in CI/CD and be versed in Agile methodologies to ensure your projects succeed.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop fault tolerant systems that are packaged in containers and deployed on the cloud
Scale, manage and build tools to monitor them
Determine non-functional requirements and write NFTs
Take an active role in Story definition, assisting QAs and business stakeholders with Acceptance criteria
Help the team choose the best solution and technologies for the task in hand
Take a pro-active role with production issues and release management
Contribute to the technical direction of the team
Strive for continuous improvement within the team within the team

Requirements:

Knowledge and experience of a wide range of best of breed open source and commercial technologies
Experience of software development for high capacity, high traffic, high availability websites/systems
Delivery experience within an agile project is essential
Bachelors' degree or equivalent industry experience

Technologies / Skills Sought:

Expert Scala
Kubernetes / Docker
AWS
Akka
Kafka
TDD / BDD
RESTful web services
Agile Best Practices
Architectural/Integration Design Patterns

Beneficial skills:

Helm
Cloud based delivery of services
Git
Linux
Gradle
CI Build systems (Hudson/Jenkins)

Behaviours sought:

A track record of getting the job done
An enthusiasm and aptitude for learning new skills and practices
Take pride and ownership in your work
Good team player
Great at communicating