Scala Backend Developer

Job Description

Transform technology into opportunity as a Scala Back-End Developer pe what’s next for mission‑critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your engineering career.

As a Scala Back-End Developer, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of CMS. You will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining sophisticated server‑side applications using Scala and related technologies. Your primary responsibilities will include creating robust and scalable APIs, ensuring efficient data processing, and implementing business logic. In this role, a typical day may include:

• Utilizing your skills in Scala and Java programming language, functional programming paradigms, and RESTful API design and development to deliver high-performance backend solutions.

• Support distributed systems, version control with Git, build tools like Maven, and demonstrate your experience with SQL databases.

• Writing comprehensive unit tests and working with distributed systems to ensure the reliability and scalability of software architecture.

• Engage in a variety of technical and analytical tasks, including requirements analysis, system architecture design, and performance optimization of backend services.

• Support the defining of technical specifications, ensuring data integrity and security, and proactively addressing system design weaknesses.

• Independently analyze and resolve problems, utilizing excellent multitasking skills and capacity to work as an independent contributor.

• Participate in design reviews and support system integration and testing efforts.

• Demonstrate your understanding of Scala, functional programming concepts, and modern backend development best practices.

• Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills.

Bring your engineering expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. The Software Developer must have:

• Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree with 2+ years of relevant experience.

• 2+ years of hands‑on Scala programming development experience

• 2+ years of hands‑on Java software development experience

• Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs
  , with the ability to demonstrate skills in

• Demonstrated skills with functional programming paradigms, distributed systems, version control with Git
  , build tools like Maven
  , and SQL databases
  .

• Excellent written, oral, and presentation communication skills.

• 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.

• Experience working with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization technologies like Open Shift is considered a valuable bonus

• Familiarity with front‑end technologies like Angular or React and supporting full stack challenges

• Growth: AI‑powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities

• Support:
  An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals

• Rewards:
  Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off

• Community:
  Award‑winning culture of innovation and a military‑friendly workplace

The likely salary range for this position is $85,850 - $116,150. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Our benefits package for all US‑based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post‑tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.

GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per…