About the Company
HOTOVO is a progressive software house headquartered in Košice, Slovakia, specializing in custom software development for mobile, web, and desktop applications, system integration, automation, and startup development. The company delivers end-to-end solutions, covering the full software development lifecycle, including support and maintenance.
Established in 2010, HOTOVO has grown to over 150 employees without external investment or state subsidies, collaborating with top global companies like Atlassian, Red Hat, Salesforce, Seismic, Oracle, MuleSoft, and numerous creative startups. The team operates globally, with primary markets in the USA, UK, and Australia, and offices supporting multiple time zones.
About the Role
The Software Engineer – Scala role involves building and improving backend services using Scala, applying both functional programming and object-oriented design as appropriate. The position supports the full development lifecycle and encourages collaboration with frontend and DevOps teams to deliver products end-to-end.
This role provides opportunities to work on projects with industry leaders and fast-growing startups, shaping software solutions used by millions of users worldwide. The position is based in Košice, Slovakia, with potential collaboration across global teams in San Francisco, New York, Denver, Sydney, Buenos Aires, London, Munich, and other locations.
Key Responsibilities
- Implement functionality based on product requirements
- Design technical solutions and software components
- Work with product teams to understand and refine requirements
- Steer features development
- Communicate and collaborate effectively within an Agile team
Required Skills
- Strong hands-on experience with Scala and related tooling
- Experience with Akka toolkit and Zio
- Ability to work across full-stack development as needed
- Familiarity with event-driven systems, streaming technologies, and cloud infrastructure
Nice to Have
- Clustering and type-level libraries
- DevOps: CI, Kubernetes, Kaa, cloud infrastructure
- Frontend skills: TypeScript, React
- SQL/NoSQL databases, REST/GraphQL, event sourcing
- JVM runtime, Bash, Python
- Development tools: IntelliJ, Git, Azure DevOps, GitHub, Postman
- AWS services: ECS, Lambda, SNS, SQS, Kinesis, CloudFormation, RDS, PinPoint, SES, CloudWatch
- ElasticSearch (Kibana), Docker, Docker Compose
Benefits
- Work with clients ranging from exciting startups to global industry leaders
- Hands-on experience with the latest technologies
- Informal, “dorm-like” working atmosphere
- Work results impacting millions of users worldwide
- Agile methodologies, unit and functional testing, code reviews, scrums
- Flexible working hours
- Great coffee, fun activities, and a secret underground party room
- Competitive salary based on skills and experience
- Pet-friendly office environment