Scala Developer

Remote

Northampton, United kingdom

Full Time

01-04-2025

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Company Description
Project Brains is a modern talent platform connecting independent experts to ambitious businesses.
We’re currently supporting a global financial services business in their search for Scala Engineers to help enhance their data infrastructure and streaming capabilities.

Role Description
We are looking for experienced Scala Developers (10+ years) to join the team on a 6-month fixed-term contract, with strong likelihood of extension. This is a Northampton-based hybrid role (2 days a week onsite).

You will design, develop, and optimise large-scale data processing systems using Scala, Spark, Kafka, and related technologies. The work involves building real-time and batch data pipelines, working with cloud-native tools (AWS, Databricks), and supporting modern data lake architectures.

Key responsibilities include:
- Building scalable ETL and streaming pipelines with Scala and Spark
- Working with data lake tech like Databricks Delta Lake, Iceberg, or Hudi
- Implementing event-driven architectures and distributed data solutions
- Collaborating with data scientists, engineers, and architects
- Supporting governance, security, and performance best practices

Qualifications
- 10+ years’ software development experience with a strong Scala focus
- Deep experience with Apache Spark (batch & streaming), Kafka, Flink
- Strong grounding in distributed systems, functional programming, and cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
- Skilled in containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) and IaC (Terraform)
- Familiarity with JSON, Parquet, Avro, ORC formats and both SQL and NoSQL databases
- Background in financial services or previous experience with Hadoop to Databricks migration is a plus

Apply online or email us at info@projectbrains.io if you're interested or know someone great.

About the Company

Project Brains is a Future of Work platform, helping ambitious businesses grow. We match business needs with fractional specialists with expertise to deliver successful outcomes. So businesses can focus on core priorities, helped by fractional specialists from our vetted community. Know more