Lead Scala Developer

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Key skills/knowledge/experience:

• Primary tech stack - Scala (a must), Java, AWS experience
• 10+ Years in-depth professional experience.
• Strong understanding of engineering software processes, lifecycle methodology, configuration management, release management, and system verification and testing.
• Ability to work independently and oversee entire projects or significant parts, focusing on completing the tasks on time.
• Recognised technical authority with the ability to influence system architecture across teams or domains.
• Ability to lead the development team.
• Track record of delivering high-impact projects with significant architectural ownership.
• Mastery of multiple languages and paradigms; able to guide complex trade-offs and tech decisions.
• Extensive experience scaling systems to handle high throughput and low latency.
• Strong ability to mentor, elevate peers, and lead cross-team technical initiatives.
• Proven experience driving quality, reliability, and operational excellence at scale.
• Strategic thinking with the ability to align technical direction with company goals.
• Thought leadership in areas like distributed systems, functional programming, or cloud-native architecture.

Desirable skills/knowledge/experience:

• Secondary tech stack - Solid experience in Golang, Python
• Deep operational knowledge of AWS, including cost-aware system design.
• Contributions to engineering culture, hiring, or organisational development.