Senior Scala Engineer
<p><b>Salary: £85,000 - 85,000 per year</b></p>
<b>Requirements:</b>
<ul><li>Strong commercial experience with Scala</li><li>Solid functional programming background</li><li>Experience with REST APIs, JSON (Play JSON or Circe)</li><li>Database experience (PostgreSQL and/or NoSQL)</li><li>Testing experience (ScalaTest, Specs2, Mockito)</li><li>Familiarity with CI/CD, Docker/Kubernetes, and cloud platforms</li><li>Eligibility for UK Security Check (SC) clearance: Must have lived continuously in the UK for the last 5 years, have the correct right to work in the UK, have not had any trips out of the UK in the last 5 years which have lasted 28 consecutive days or more, and be willing to undergo a thorough background check as part of the vetting process.</li></ul>
<b>Responsibilities:</b>
<ul><li>Build and maintain Scala services using functional programming principles</li><li>Design and optimise RESTful APIs and microservices</li><li>Write high-quality, well-tested code (TDD/BDD)</li><li>Work with PostgreSQL and/or NoSQL databases</li><li>Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and containerised deployments</li><li>Mentor other engineers and shape technical best practices</li></ul>
<b>Technologies:</b>
<ul><li>Backend</li><li>CI/CD</li><li>Cloud</li><li>Docker</li><li>JSON</li><li>Kubernetes</li><li>NoSQL</li><li>PostgreSQL</li><li>REST</li><li>Scala</li><li>Security</li><li>TDD</li><li>microservices</li></ul>
<p><b>More:</b></p>
<p>We are hiring a Senior Scala Engineer to build and evolve high-scale backend services in a modern engineering environment. This is a hands-on role with real ownership, strong technical standards, and the chance to influence how systems are designed, built, and run. The position offers a competitive salary of £60,000 to £85,000 along with bonuses and benefits, and we provide hybrid and remote opportunities (2 days/month in West Midlands). If you are an experienced software engineer with strong Scala experience and are based within a commutable distance to the West Midlands, we encourage you to apply.</p>
<p>last updated 8 week of 2026</p>
<b>Requirements:</b>
<ul><li>Strong commercial experience with Scala</li><li>Solid functional programming background</li><li>Experience with REST APIs, JSON (Play JSON or Circe)</li><li>Database experience (PostgreSQL and/or NoSQL)</li><li>Testing experience (ScalaTest, Specs2, Mockito)</li><li>Familiarity with CI/CD, Docker/Kubernetes, and cloud platforms</li><li>Eligibility for UK Security Check (SC) clearance: Must have lived continuously in the UK for the last 5 years, have the correct right to work in the UK, have not had any trips out of the UK in the last 5 years which have lasted 28 consecutive days or more, and be willing to undergo a thorough background check as part of the vetting process.</li></ul>
<b>Responsibilities:</b>
<ul><li>Build and maintain Scala services using functional programming principles</li><li>Design and optimise RESTful APIs and microservices</li><li>Write high-quality, well-tested code (TDD/BDD)</li><li>Work with PostgreSQL and/or NoSQL databases</li><li>Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and containerised deployments</li><li>Mentor other engineers and shape technical best practices</li></ul>
<b>Technologies:</b>
<ul><li>Backend</li><li>CI/CD</li><li>Cloud</li><li>Docker</li><li>JSON</li><li>Kubernetes</li><li>NoSQL</li><li>PostgreSQL</li><li>REST</li><li>Scala</li><li>Security</li><li>TDD</li><li>microservices</li></ul>
<p><b>More:</b></p>
<p>We are hiring a Senior Scala Engineer to build and evolve high-scale backend services in a modern engineering environment. This is a hands-on role with real ownership, strong technical standards, and the chance to influence how systems are designed, built, and run. The position offers a competitive salary of £60,000 to £85,000 along with bonuses and benefits, and we provide hybrid and remote opportunities (2 days/month in West Midlands). If you are an experienced software engineer with strong Scala experience and are based within a commutable distance to the West Midlands, we encourage you to apply.</p>
<p>last updated 8 week of 2026</p>