Senior Scala Engineer

Location: Timisoara, Brasov, Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, or Iasi, Romania

Company

hirify.global Engineering provides engineering, software, and R&D services to organizations across multiple industries.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain backend services using Scala 2.13 and Play Framework.
• Design scalable solutions for billing, provisioning, automation, and customer service operations within a SaaS platform.
• Optimize database performance through SQL queries, indexing strategies, query profiling, and data modeling.
• Build and support integrations with AWS services and distributed platform components.
• Troubleshoot production issues, resolve defects, deliver new functionality, and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Contribute to code reviews, CI/CD pipelines, and software engineering best practices.

Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience with Scala, including collections, Futures, immutability, and functional programming.
• Experience developing backend applications with Play Framework or similar distributed web frameworks.
• Good knowledge of SQL optimization, indexing, query profiling, and relational databases such as MySQL.
• Experience with AWS services, cloud-native applications, or distributed systems.
• Familiarity with CI/CD practices, Git workflows, and pull requests.

Nice to have

• Experience with Redis, Doobie, Squeryl, Grafana/Kibana, or large-scale distributed systems based on Play/Pekko architectures.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative and inclusive environment with engineering teams distributed across global locations.
• Flexible working hours and professional development opportunities.
• Access to training programs, learning platforms, certifications, and a digital campus covering areas such as Generative AI, data science, and sustainability.
• Medical services, eyeglasses coverage, meal tickets, and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Employee Share Option Plan.