[Hiring] Senior Server (Scala) Engineer @QAD, Inc.

Role Description

• To develop and maintain the QAD Redzone API Backend (Scala), ensuring a seamless and efficient user experience for manufacturing front-line teams.
• Develop and maintain the MCP server to support AI integrations, enhancing our internal tooling capabilities.
• Improve the use of OpenSearch within the backend application.
• Complete delivery work committed during the sprint to achieve business goals.
• Help the business maintain a competitive edge by leveraging the latest Scala and Web technologies.
• Provide subject matter expertise during incidents to resolve customer issues quickly.
• Participate in forums to explore interests outside of the sprint work and contribute ideas to continuously improve the system.
• Commit to the team to help the team and the wider business achieve our goals.
• Write testable and maintainable code.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant professional experience as a Backend Engineer.
• Required languages: Scala (5+ years) and Java.
• Computer skills:
• API-first design using Open Api Spec (OAS).
• Generating Tapir endpoints and models from OAS.
• Knowledgeable of maintaining versioned API contracts.
• Transforming objects with Chimney.
• Async programming with Cats Effect.
• Publishing and consuming Avro formatted Kafka messages.
• Relational table design with PostgreSQL.
• Transactional database access with Slick or Doobie.
• Knowledgeable of database migration patterns, such as, expand and contract.
• Writing observable and testable code using libraries such as Specs2 and ScalaMock.
• Comfortable refactoring and building in large legacy code bases.
• Modularized programming mentality.
• Trunk Based Development.
• Launch Darkly Feature Flagging.
• CI/CD GitHub Actions.
• AWS Cloud.
• Kubernetes (EKS).
• Docker.

Requirements

• This is a full-time position for direct hire to QAD - no visa sponsorship available.
• Employee must be currently located in the UK, no relocation assistance available.

Benefits

• Base pay range: $110,000-115,000 GBP Annual (12 Months).
• Placement within our pay range will vary based on knowledge, skills, experience, and market location variations as well as internal peer equity.
• This position is also eligible for an annual company performance bonus.