Senior IT Software Engineer – Scala, Akka & Java Microservices
Clera · Palo Alto, California, United States · $166K/yr
Technology, Information and Internet · 2-10 employees
About the role
Design, develop, and maintain scalable, event-driven microservices using Scala and Akka technologies. Architect high-availability solutions and mentor junior engineers to ensure high standards of software quality.
What they look for
Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of experience or a Master's degree with 8+ years of experience. Candidates must have significant hands-on experience with Java, Scala, and Akka technologies.
Full description
About the Role
We are an IT & professional services consultancy partnering with enterprise clients across regulated industries. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with deep expertise in Scala, Akka, and Java to build platform notification services that enable large industrial/enterprise customers to receive critical alerts for efficiently operating complex equipment and machinery. This is a 12-month W2 contract engagement, fully remote.
What You'll Do
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable notification and event-driven microservices using Scala and Akka technologies (Streams, Actors, HTTP, Persistence).
- Work independently on complex application and infrastructure components used across one or more systems.
- Drive application development focused on delivering high-value business features.
- Architect and implement high-availability, reliable solutions at scale.
- Design well-defined RESTful APIs using Spring Boot.
- Deploy and maintain software using CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Azure DevOps, Jenkins) and AWS cloud services (API Gateway, ALB, NLB, Fargate, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, IAM, CloudFormation).
- Work with relational and NoSQL databases including PostgreSQL and AWS DynamoDB.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to less senior engineers.
- Establish good engineering practices and maintain high standards of software quality within the team.
- Identify areas for team growth and improvement; guide structured code development, documentation, and user guides.
- Communicate effectively with end users and internal stakeholders on complex technical problems.
What We're Looking For
Required:
- Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of experience, or Master's degree with 8+ years of experience.
- 5+ years of software development experience using Java 8+.
- 2+ years of Scala programming experience.
- 2+ years of hands-on experience with Akka technologies (Streams, Actors, HTTP, Persistence).
- Solid Computer Science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, and system design.
Nice to Have:
- Experience designing Spring Boot RESTful APIs.
- Familiarity with application architectural patterns: MVC, Microservices, Event-driven, etc.
- Experience deploying and maintaining software on AWS at scale.
- Proficiency with CI/CD tooling (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or similar).
- Experience with PostgreSQL and/or AWS DynamoDB.
- Agile/Scrum working experience.
- Demonstrated leadership on small-to-medium scale projects with strategic impact.
- Passion for technology and a collaborative, team-oriented mindset.
Compensation & Benefits
- Rate: $80/hr on W2
- Contract Duration: 12 months
- Employment Type: W2 Contract
- Visa sponsorship available
Location
- 100% Remote (North America)
