Scala Developer - Contract

Location: Fully Remote (occasional travel to client sites as required) Contract Length: 6 months Initial Contract Day Rate: Competitive Outside IR35 Start Date: ASAP The Opportunity We are looking for an experienced Scala Developer to join a major digital transformation programme.

This is a hands-on development role working within an agile engineering team to build and enhance scalable, cloud-native applications and services. The successful candidate will have strong commercial experience developing Back End applications in Scala and be comfortable working within modern engineering environments, delivering high-quality, maintainable code.

Key Responsibilities Design, develop and maintain scalable Back End applications using Scala Build and enhance distributed systems and microservices architectures Develop and consume RESTful APIs Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects and Engineers within agile delivery teams Write clean, maintainable and well-tested code Participate in code reviews and technical discussions Support CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes Contribute to solution design and technical decision-making Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues Essential Skills & Experience Strong commercial experience developing applications using Scala Experience building microservices and distributed systems Good knowledge of AKKA and/or Play Framework Experience working with REST APIs Strong understanding of software engineering best practices Experience with automated testing and TDD approaches Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices Experience working within Agile delivery environments Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills Desirable Skills Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS , Azure or GCP Experience with containerisation technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes Exposure to event-driven architectures and messaging technologies Experience working on large-scale digital transformation programmes Public sector experience would be beneficial What's on Offer?

Outside IR35 contract Fully remote working Occasional travel for workshops and team collaboration Competitive day rate Immediate start available Opportunity to work on a high-profile digital programme If you're an experienced Scala Developer looking for your next contra...

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