Senior IT Software Engineer – Scala, Akka & Java Microservices

Department: Engineering

Location: Palo Alto

Employment Type: FullTime

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer with deep expertise in Scala, Akka, and Java to join a long-term contract engagement in the industrial technology / heavy equipment sector. In this role, you will build and maintain platform notification services that alert end-users to critical operational events for large-scale engines and machinery. This is a fully remote, W-2 contract position with an initial duration of 12 months.

What You'll Do

• Design, develop, deploy, and maintain microservices using Scala and Akka technologies (Streams, Actors, HTTP, Persistence)

• Build robust, high-availability platform notification services at scale

• Work independently on complex application and infrastructure components used across one or more systems

• Drive application development focused on delivering high-value business features

• Identify and resolve complex application and technical problems end-to-end

• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior and mid-level engineers

• Establish and uphold high standards for software quality, practices, and habits within the team

• Guide structured development of code, program documentation, operations documentation, and user guides

• Identify and champion areas of growth and continuous improvement within the team

• Communicate effectively with end users and internal stakeholders

What We're Looking For

Required:

• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of experience, or Master's degree with 8+ years of experience

• 5+ years of software development experience using Java 8+

• 2+ years of Scala programming experience

• 2+ years working with Akka technologies (Streams, Actors, HTTP, Persistence)

Nice to Have:

• Experience designing well-defined Spring Boot RESTful APIs

• Experience designing and implementing high-availability, reliable solutions

• Strong knowledge of application architectural patterns: MVC, Microservices, Event-driven, etc.

• Experience deploying software using CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps or Jenkins

• Hands-on experience deploying and maintaining software on AWS (API Gateway, ALB, NLB, Fargate, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, IAM, CloudFormation)

• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases: PostgreSQL, AWS DynamoDB

• Experience working within an Agile/Scrum framework

• Solid computer science fundamentals: data structures and algorithms

• Demonstrated leadership on small-to-medium-scale projects tied to strategic priorities

• Passion for technology and a collaborative, team-oriented mindset

Compensation & Benefits

• Rate: $80/hr on W-2

• Contract duration: 12 months

• Employment type: W-2 Contract

• Visa sponsorship available

Location

• 100% Remote (North America)