Junior Scala Software Engineer

Ukraine

Company Social & Media:

SoftServe

About the Company

SoftServe is a global IT company founded in 1993, partnering with world-leading innovators to create impactful technology solutions. The company collaborates with a Silicon Valley–based leader in IT, networking, and cybersecurity to build products that enhance content-based security for millions of users worldwide. The team operates across multiple locations in Ukraine, fostering distributed collaboration, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence.

About the Role

The company is seeking a Scala Developer to strengthen cloud transformation and backend development for next-generation security products. The role involves designing and developing cloud-based solutions, improving existing on-premises applications, and collaborating closely with US-based engineering, product, and architecture teams.

Key Responsibilities

  • Improve existing on-premises applications and support transition to cloud-based architecture
  • Design and develop AWS-based cloud solutions
  • Implement backend services using Scala, Spark, gRPC, and Akka
  • Contribute to data processing pipelines and security-related analytical components
  • Collaborate with client-side engineering, product management, and architecture teams
  • Participate in the full software development lifecycle including design, coding, code reviews, and deployment
  • Work in an Agile environment with iterative delivery and team collaboration

Requirements

  • Experience in Scala for production-level development
  • Familiarity with Python
  • Knowledge of cloud-oriented microservice architecture, particularly AWS
  • Skills in Apache Spark, gRPC, and frameworks such as Akka
  • Ability to communicate in English with US-based teams
  • Proactive, self-organized, and motivated to contribute to long-term product development
  • Comfortable working in Agile processes and iterative delivery

Benefits

  • Access to events and conferences sponsored by SoftServe
  • 11,300+ learning solutions via SoftServe University and Udemy Business
  • Wide career opportunities, challenging projects, and modern technologies
  • Clear career path supported through the People Excellence program
  • Mentoring program for personal and professional development
  • Health insurance package for employee wellness

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