Scala Engineer

Scala Engineer

Telford/ Hybrid - 2 days per week onsite
£470 per day inside IR35
6 months duration

Are you an experienced Scala Developer looking to work on one of the UK's most significant digital transformation programmes?

We're seeking a talented Scala Engineer to join a high-performing Agile team delivering modern cloud-based services as part of a major government digital programme. You'll be helping to build secure, scalable applications that improve the way millions of people interact with essential public services.

This is an opportunity to work with modern technologies, collaborative engineering teams and cloud-native architectures while contributing to services used across the UK.

The Role

As a Scala Engineer, you'll be part of a multidisciplinary Agile team responsible for designing, developing and supporting high-performance Scala Play microservices.

Working closely with Developers, Business Analysts, User Researchers, Designers and QA Engineers, you'll help deliver user-focused digital services using modern software engineering practices including Test Driven Development (TDD), pair programming and continuous integration.

You'll also have the opportunity to contribute to technical decisions, share knowledge across engineering communities and help shape the future of the platform.

Key Responsibilities

Develop high-quality applications using Scala and the Play Framework.
Build and maintain cloud-based microservices.
Deliver user stories within Agile Scrum teams.
Write clean, well-tested code using TDD.
Develop unit and integration tests.
Participate in pair programming and code reviews.
Support applications through deployment and production.
Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and Dev Ops practices.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary delivery teams.
Drive continuous improvement across engineering practices.

Essential Skills

Strong commercial experience with Scala.
Experience using the Play Framework.
Experience developing RESTful microservices.
Strong knowledge of unit and integration testing.
Experience working within Agile delivery teams.
Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Desirable Skills

Cloud platform experience (AWS preferred).
CI/CD and Dev Ops experience.
Knowledge of application security principles.

Experience with containerisation technologies.
Public sector or large-scale enterprise project experience