Scala Developer

📍 New York City (Mon–Thurs in office, Fri remote)

We’re partnering with a leading global fintech platform transforming access to alternative investments. The firm builds technology that simplifies complex investment workflows for asset managers and institutional investors worldwide.

They’re hiring a VP-level Scala Backend Engineer to design and build distributed systems powering a high-scale investment platform.

This is a hands-on senior engineering position focused on building scalable, cloud-native backend services in Scala (Java also considered) within a modern microservices architecture.

You’ll work closely with Product and Investment teams to deliver highly performant, resilient systems operating at significant scale.

• Scala / Java
• Kafka
• MongoDB
• AWS
• Scala Test for unit & integration testing

• Designing and building cloud-native services in Scala
• Developing APIs powering critical investment workflows
• Writing high-quality, well-tested code
• Participating in peer code reviews and architectural discussions
• Supporting system integrations and production environments when needed

• 10+ years of backend application development
• Hands-on Scala experience (strong Java background considered)
• Experience building distributed systems in AWS
• Strong understanding of event-driven architecture (Kafka)
• Experience with Mongo
  
  DB or similar No
  
  SQL databases
• Senior-level ownership mindset (VP-level IC)