Scala Developer - Outside of IR35

We are looking for a Scala Developer for our central government client to come in and join the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain Scala-based microservices and APIs.

• Collaborate with product managers, user researchers, and other engineers in an agile environment.

• Write clean, testable, and efficient code following best practices.

• Participate in code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement across the team.

• Support the migration of existing systems and integration with cloud-based services.

• Contribute to the development of CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.

Key Skills & Experience

Strong commercial experience with Scala (preferably in large-scale systems).
Experience with Play Framework or Akka.
Solid understanding of Functional Programming principles.
Experience with RESTful APIs and microservice architectures.
Hands-on experience with AWS or other cloud platforms.
Exposure to CI/CD pipelines, Git, and containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes).
Familiarity with TDD and automated testing frameworks.
Experience working in agile, multidisciplinary teams (eg, Scrum, Kanban).

Desirable

• Background in public sector or government digital transformation projects.

• Knowledge of ScalaTest, Cats, or Slick.

• Experience with Kafka, Elasticsearch, or MongoDB.