1118693 - Senior Software Engineer - Scala & Akka

Diversified Services Network, Inc. (DSN) is seeking a full-time Senior Software Engineer (Scala & Akka) to join our team in Chicago, IL. We offer a hybrid work model, full benefits, PTO, 401k, and more! If you're looking to grow your career within an extremely reputable, stable Fortune 100 company - let's talk!

Position Overview

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will design and build platform notification services using Scala and Akka, alerting customers in real time to events that are critical to efficiently operating their industrial engines and machines. You will own the most complex aspects of systems work, guide technical direction, and mentor fellow engineers on a highly collaborative team.

Key Responsibilities

• Independently handle programming, development, and project management assignments, including complex systems and infrastructure components shared across multiple applications
• Identify and resolve complex application and technical problems
• Drive application development focused on delivering features of high business value
• Mentor and support software engineers, providing technical guidance and identifying opportunities for team growth and improvement
• Uphold high software quality standards by establishing strong engineering practices and habits
• Guide the team in producing well-structured application and interface code, along with program documentation, operations documentation, and user guides
• Partner with end users and internal customers to direct the development, debugging, and testing of software for accuracy, integrity, interoperability, and completeness
• Plan and execute integration testing and customer acceptance testing to ensure timely, quality results
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

Required Education & YOE

• Bachelor's degree AND 10+ years of experience OR
• Master's degree AND 8+ years of experience

Required Technical Experience

• 5+ years of software development experience using Java 8+
• 3+ years of Scala programming experience
• 2+ years of experience with Akka technologies (Streams, Actors, HTTP, Persistence)
• Solid knowledge of computer science fundamentals, including data structures and algorithms

Preferred Experience

• Proven experience with many of the following:
• Designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining high-availability, reliable software at scale
• Application architectural patterns such as MVC, microservices, and event-driven design
• CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps and Jenkins
• AWS services such as API Gateway, ALB, NLB, Fargate, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, IAM, and CloudFormation
• Relational and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL and AWS DynamoDB
• Working within an Agile framework, ideally Scrum
• Demonstrated leadership on small to medium-scale projects impacting strategic priorities
• A passion for technology and an eagerness to contribute in a team-oriented environment
• Experience designing well-defined RESTful APIs with Spring Boot
• Functional programming experience, including type-level programming, the ZIO framework, or Reactive Streams

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid Holidays

Please follow the link to our website for a list of job openings in Engineering, IT, Project Management, and more! https://www.dsnworldwide.com

Salary Expectations: $155,000-160,000 annually