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Tiko
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EL-6427 Principal Recently added

Senior Scala Engineer

Switzerland
15 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Architected event-driven systems leveraging Event Sourcing and CQRS to ensure data consistency. Pioneered the use of Scala for building scalable, fault-tolerant distributed applications. Designed and implemented microservices to support large-scale fintech platforms.

  • Integrated TypeScript for enhanced front-end type safety
  • Developed domain-driven design models for enterprise applications
  • Implemented Dart-based solutions for cross-platform mobile applications
Scala Java TypeScript Dart Event Sourcing CQRS
Interviewing now £140k-150k/yr
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EE-6829 Lead Recently added

Scala Contractor

United Kingdom
19 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Led the development of large-scale distributed systems handling billions of transactions daily. Specialized in building high-performance backend systems for financial analytics platforms. Developed containerized microservices architectures using Docker to enhance scalability and reliability.

  • Optimized data processing pipelines for real-time analytics
  • Implemented custom Unix-based tools for system monitoring
  • Developed complex scripting solutions in Perl for data migration
Scala Python Perl Linux Unix Docker
Available in 2 weeks £120k-140k/yr
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#HIRED Lead Recently hired

Lead Scala Engineer

Spain
6 years
Hybrid
Employee
Experienced software engineer with strong background in distributed systems and cloud-native architecture. Proven track record delivering production systems at scale. Skilled in designing fault-tolerant services, optimising CI/CD pipelines, and mentoring junior developers across cross-functional teams.
  • Led migration of monolithic system to microservices architecture
  • Built high-throughput data pipeline processing 1M+ events per second
  • Designed and implemented real-time monitoring and alerting platform
Scala Spark Flink Airflow GCP Python Delta Lake Docker
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NL-1941 Principal

Senior Scala Developer

Netherlands
25 years
Flexible
Freelancer

Specialized in designing distributed systems with a focus on real-time data processing pipelines. Led the development of a high-performance, event-driven architecture leveraging Scala and ZIO for fault tolerance and scalability. Optimized cross-service communication using gRPC for microservices in a large-scale enterprise environment.

  • Implemented custom Tapir-based API gateway solutions
  • Architected SQL-driven data analytics platforms
  • Developed concurrent processing frameworks with Java
  • Enhanced system resilience with advanced ZIO constructs
Scala ZIO Java SQL gRPC Tapir
Interviewing now €143-158/hr
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JF-4303 Senior

Application Developer - Scala

United Kingdom
10 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Developed distributed systems for financial trading platforms, optimizing real-time data processing with Scala. Spearheaded the integration of functional programming paradigms into legacy systems, enhancing performance and reliability. Designed and implemented RESTful APIs for high-traffic web services, ensuring seamless data exchange.

  • Architected microservices for a large-scale e-commerce application
  • Optimized SQL Server queries to improve database performance by 40%
  • Led a migration project from ASP.NET to Scala-based architecture
  • Implemented machine learning models using Python for predictive analytics
Scala Functional Programming Java Python ASP.NET SQL Server
Interviewing now £50k-90k/yr
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AM-1682 Mid-level

Scala Backend Developer

Poland
3 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Developed high-throughput data processing pipelines using FS2 and Cats Effect. Implemented tagless-final style architectures to enhance modularity and testability of backend services. Contributed to the design of a reactive microservices ecosystem optimized for fault tolerance.

  • Built scalable event-driven systems with Scala and Kafka
  • Integrated functional programming paradigms for robust error handling
  • Optimized JVM performance for low-latency applications
Scala Java Cats Cats Effect FS2 tagless-final
Available in 2 weeks €30k-35k/yr
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SF-4260 Lead

Open Source Maintainer

Portugal
8 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Led the development and maintenance of a widely-used open-source Scala library, focusing on concurrency and performance improvements. Contributed to the DIDComm protocol implementation, enhancing secure communication for decentralized applications.

  • Developed containerized applications using Docker and Scala.js
  • Implemented advanced error handling with ZIO
  • Optimized Linux-based environments for high-performance computing
Scala Scala.js Linux ZIO Docker DIDComm
€100k-120k/yr
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SS-9069 Senior

Software Engineer, Backend

Singapore
6 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Engineered backend systems using Scala with a focus on functional programming. Built fault-tolerant services with ZIO for distributed systems. Developed GraphQL APIs using Caliban for seamless client-server interactions.

  • Utilized Cats library for functional programming patterns
  • Optimized SQL queries for high-volume transaction systems
  • Developed Python utilities for backend service monitoring
Scala SQL Python ZIO Cats Caliban
Interviewing now $100k-120k/yr
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ZY-7052 Staff

Staff Engineer

Portugal
10 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Architected a real-time analytics platform utilizing Scala and Kotlin for processing millions of events per second. Engineered a cross-platform mobile application backend in Python and TypeScript, supporting over 10 million users. Led a refactoring project to transition a monolithic Java application to a microservices architecture.

  • Implemented a high-performance caching layer using Java and Redis.
  • Integrated a serverless solution using JavaScript for event-driven workflows.
  • Developed a machine learning pipeline in Python for predictive analytics.
Scala Kotlin Java JavaScript Python TypeScript
Available in 2 weeks $115k-130k/yr
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GZ-8621 Principal

Big Data Engineer

Poland
15 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Led the design and implementation of distributed data processing systems handling petabyte-scale datasets. Spearheaded the integration of Kafka with Spark for real-time analytics pipelines in financial services. Architected a high-performance data ingestion framework using Akka to optimize processing speed and reliability.

  • Developed custom SQL query optimization techniques for large datasets
  • Implemented Git versioning for complex data workflows
  • Pioneered Akka-based microservices for scalable data processing
  • Optimized Spark jobs reducing runtime by 30%
Spark Scala SQL Kafka Akka Git
Available in 2 weeks €53-66/hr
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EH-3800 Principal

Senior Scala Developer

Netherlands
19 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Built distributed microservices architecture handling millions of requests per second. Architected real-time data processing pipelines using Akka and Kafka for high-throughput applications. Designed and deployed scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS for global reach applications.

  • Implemented event-driven systems with Akka Streams
  • Optimized JVM performance for large-scale enterprise applications
  • Developed multi-region failover strategies on AWS
Scala Java Python Akka Kafka AWS
Interviewing now €50k-80k/yr
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JF-3412 Senior

Founding Scala Software Engineer

France
7 years
Employee / Freelancer

Co-founded a startup focusing on distributed systems and microservices with Scala. Designed APIs for scalable data-driven applications. Integrated complex SQL queries for data-intensive backend processes.

  • Co-founded startup in distributed systems
  • Designed scalable APIs
  • Integrated complex SQL queries
Python Scala SQL API Design Microservices Distributed Systems
Salary on request
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NM-8146 Senior

Spark Performance Engineer - Data Engineer

Spain
7 years
Employee / Freelancer

Designed and optimized large-scale distributed data processing systems using Apache Spark, focusing on performance enhancements for data-intensive applications. Developed custom Spark transformations and actions, significantly reducing execution time for ETL pipelines in the financial analytics domain. Integrated Rust components with Scala to improve computational efficiency in real-time data processing.

  • Implemented advanced caching strategies for Spark job optimization.
  • Contributed to open-source Apache DataFusion project with Rust.
  • Developed PySpark solutions for streaming data pipelines.
  • Led migration of legacy data systems to cloud-based infrastructure.
Apache Spark Spark Performance Tuning Scala PySpark Rust Apache DataFusion
Available in 2 weeks €100k-110k/yr
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WK-9239 Principal

Senior Kotlin backend developer

Sweden
25 years
Hybrid
Employee / Freelancer

Designed and implemented large-scale microservices architectures using Scala for financial transaction systems, ensuring high availability and fault tolerance. Developed real-time data processing pipelines for a cloud-based analytics platform, optimizing for low latency and high throughput. Contributed to the development of reactive systems, enhancing system responsiveness and scalability in distributed environments.

  • Led migration of legacy Java systems to Kotlin microservices
  • Implemented event-driven architecture for a retail analytics platform
  • Optimized cloud resource allocation, reducing operational costs by 30%
  • Developed secure API gateways for fintech applications
Java Scala Kotlin Microservices Reactive architecture Cloud
Available in 1 month €100k-140k/yr
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EJ-8987 Lead

Sr. Software Engineer

Spain
10 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Built scalable microservices architectures deployed on Kubernetes, optimizing for high availability and fault tolerance. Developed distributed systems for real-time data processing in the IoT domain, leveraging Go and Scala. Spearheaded efforts in implementing CI/CD pipelines for seamless deployment and integration.

  • Implemented event-driven architecture using Kafka and RabbitMQ
  • Enhanced application performance through advanced caching strategies
  • Designed RESTful APIs with comprehensive testing frameworks
Go Scala Java JavaScript Elm Kubernetes
Available in 1 month Salary on request
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