Senior IT Software Engineer – Scala, Akka & Java Microservices

About this role

### About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer with deep expertise in Scala, Akka, and Java to join a long-term contract engagement in the industrial technology / heavy equipment sector. In this role, you will build and maintain platform notification services that alert end-users to critical operational events for large-scale engines and machinery. This is a fully remote, W-2 contract position with an initial duration of 12 months.

### What You'll Do

• Design, develop, deploy, and maintain microservices using **Scala and Akka** technologies (Streams, Actors, HTTP, Persistence)
• Build robust, high-availability platform notification services at scale
• Work independently on complex application and infrastructure components used across one or more systems
• Drive application development focused on delivering high-value business features
• Identify and resolve complex application and technical problems end-to-end
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior and mid-level engineers
• Establish and uphold high standards for software quality, practices, and habits within the team
• Guide structured development of code, program documentation, operations documentation, and user guides
• Identify and champion areas of growth and continuous improvement within the team
• Communicate effectively with end users and internal stakeholders

### What We're Looking For

Required:

• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of experience, *or* Master's degree with 8+ years of experience
• 5+ years of software development experience using **Java 8+**
• 2+ years of **Scala** programming experience
• 2+ years working with **Akka** technologies (Streams, Actors, HTTP, Persistence)

Nice to Have:

• Experience designing well-defined **Spring Boot RESTful APIs**
• Experience designing and implementing high-availability, reliable solutions
• Strong knowledge of application architectural patterns: MVC, Microservices, Event-driven, etc.
• Experienc...