Scala Backend Developer

🕒 July 23

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $120.7k - $163.3k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

🔙 Backend Engineer

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General Dynamics Information Technology

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1954

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

Consulting • Healthcare • Logistics

General Dynamics Information Technology is a company at the forefront of technological innovation, offering a wide range of services including consulting, digital modernization, and application services. The company is heavily involved in implementing solutions related to artificial intelligence, cloud computing, cybersecurity, high-performance computing, and quantum technologies. GDIT is committed to supporting government and defense sectors, providing mission-critical services such as logistics and supply chain management, intelligence, and homeland security. The company also focuses on diverse and inclusive hiring practices and actively promotes employee well-being. Through its digital accelerator solutions and pioneering use of emerging technologies, GDIT aims to propel agencies' missions forward and address complex technological challenges.

📋 Description

• Designing, developing, and maintaining sophisticated server-side applications using Scala and related technologies • Creating robust and scalable APIs • Ensuring efficient data processing and implementing business logic • Supporting distributed systems • Version control with Git, build tools like Maven, and demonstrate your experience with SQL databases • Writing comprehensive unit tests • Working with distributed systems to ensure the reliability and scalability of software architecture • Engaging in a variety of technical and analytical tasks, including requirements analysis, system architecture design, and performance optimization of backend services • Defining technical specifications and ensuring data integrity and security • Proactively addressing system design weaknesses • Independently analyzing and resolving complex problems • Participating in design reviews and supporting system integration and testing efforts

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of related experience • 5+ years of hands-on Scala programming development expertise (this is a must have) • 10+ years of hands-on Java software development experience • Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs • Demonstrated skills with functional programming paradigms, distributed systems, version control with Git, build tools including Maven, and SQL databases • Knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization technologies like OpenShift • Excellent written, oral, and presentation communication skills • Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree with 5+ years of relevant experience • Candidate must be able to obtain T4 Public Trust clearance • Candidate must have lived in the United States at least three (3) out of the last five (5) years

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages • 401K with company match • Competitive pay and paid time off • Full flex work weeks where possible • Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave • 15 days of paid leave per calendar year • 10 paid holidays per year • GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees • Short and long-term disability benefits • Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available