About the Company
Architus is a technology recruitment and engineering partner connecting leading UK and US companies with top engineering talent across Europe. The company operates from offices in London and Vilnius and supports the growth of high-performing engineering teams for global clients such as Invesco, Tide, Capital Group, Schroders, BNP Paribas, and HSBC.
The role is part of a partnership with a major UK energy company undergoing a large-scale transformation focused on building modern, greenfield systems for energy and fintech-related domains. The organisation is expanding its presence in Lithuania and investing in cloud-native, API-driven architecture.
About the Role
A Backend Engineer with strong Scala experience is sought to join an autonomous agile product team working on a major transformation programme. The team is responsible for building API-first services as part of a new target architecture supporting energy trading, payments, and exports.
The role involves working in a distributed international setup with colleagues in Lithuania and the UK, contributing to scalable customer-facing systems in a fast-paced environment.
There is also exposure to additional technologies such as TypeScript and Node, as well as modern cloud and infrastructure tooling.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain backend services using Scala
- Build API-first services as part of a new target architecture
- Contribute to greenfield development of customer-facing systems
- Work with event-driven and distributed architectures
- Collaborate with engineering, mobile, DevOps, and data teams
- Participate in CI/CD-driven development using cloud-native tooling
- Support infrastructure and deployment processes using Terraform and Kubernetes
- Work within Agile product teams to deliver roadmap features
- Contribute to development process improvements and system scalability
- Take ownership of code from development through to production
Requirements
- Strong experience in backend or full-stack development
- Strong knowledge of Scala
- Experience with Typelevel stack, including Cats, Cats Effect, Http4s, or FS2
- Experience with Kafka or event-driven architecture
- Experience or interest in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
- Experience working with cloud platforms such as GCP or AWS
- Experience designing or consuming APIs
- Experience working in fast-paced product or growth environments
- Strong communication skills in English, both written and verbal
- Ability to take ownership of production code
- Familiarity with Test Driven Development is beneficial
Benefits
- Hybrid and flexible working options, including up to 90 days workation per year
- Additional vacation days
- Health insurance and pension benefits
- Modern office environment with flexible perks and equipment
- Strong focus on career growth and international collaboration