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WK-9239 Principal Recently added

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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KW-3297 Principal Recently added

Backend Engineer

United States
22 years
Remote
Freelancer

Designed and implemented a distributed ledger system for financial transactions, optimizing consensus protocols for latency and throughput. Spearheaded the development of a real-time event processing pipeline, handling billions of messages per day with sub-second latency. Architected a microservices platform for a large-scale e-commerce application, focusing on scalability and fault tolerance.

  • Developed a custom RPC framework in Rust for microservices
  • Optimized JVM performance for high-frequency trading applications
  • Implemented a distributed caching system, reducing data retrieval time by 70%
  • Led migration of monolithic architecture to microservices, improving deployment speed
Java Rust Scala Distributed systems Microservices Event-driven architecture
Interviewing now $165-165/hr
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#HIRED Lead Recently hired

Senior Scala Backend Engineer

Switzerland
7 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 ZIO gRPC Redis Kubernetes Terraform PostgreSQL Docker
Hired Salary: $XXX,XXX
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SB-3635 Lead

Sr. Backend Software Engineer

India
9 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Developed high-throughput distributed systems in Rust and Scala, focusing on real-time data processing. Built scalable microservices architecture leveraging Actix Web and Tokio for concurrent processing. Extensive experience in performance optimization for low-latency applications.

  • Designed scalable microservices with Actix Web
  • Optimized low-latency systems using Rust
  • Implemented real-time data processing pipelines
Scala Functional Programming Microservices RESTful APIs Kafka FS2
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KK-5038 Lead

Senior Backend Engineer

Netherlands
18 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Led the development of a distributed event-driven architecture using Akka for a high-frequency trading platform, optimizing latency to sub-millisecond levels. Developed and deployed a real-time analytics pipeline with Kafka, processing millions of events per second for a large-scale e-commerce platform. Spearheaded the migration of legacy systems to functional programming paradigms, significantly improving code maintainability and performance.

  • Architected microservices for scalable financial transaction systems
  • Implemented machine learning models for fraud detection in Scala
  • Designed RESTful APIs supporting thousands of concurrent users
  • Optimized JVM performance for large-scale data processing tasks
Scala Java Python Functional Programming Akka Kafka
Available in 2 weeks €70k-85k/yr
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SQ-6135 Principal

Principal Software Engineer

Switzerland
19 years
Hybrid
Employee / Freelancer

Architected a distributed microservices platform for real-time financial data processing, optimizing latency and throughput across cloud environments. Spearheaded the development of a fault-tolerant messaging system, ensuring data consistency and availability in a multi-region setup. Led the integration of functional programming paradigms to enhance code maintainability and scalability in large-scale enterprise applications.

  • Designed scalable cloud infrastructure for high-volume transaction systems
  • Implemented consensus protocols for distributed ledger technologies
  • Optimized JVM performance for low-latency trading applications
  • Pioneered use of Scala in data stream processing pipelines
Functional Programming Distributed Systems Microservices Cloud Platforms Scala
Available in 2 months €200k-220k/yr
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GD-3884 Principal

Senior Software Engineer

Canada
12 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Designed and implemented distributed systems for high-frequency trading platforms, focusing on low-latency data processing. Spearheaded the integration of domain-driven design principles into microservices architecture, enhancing scalability and maintainability. Developed a real-time analytics engine processing millions of events per second using functional programming techniques.

  • Optimized JVM performance for large-scale financial applications
  • Led migration from monolithic to microservices architecture
  • Implemented event sourcing for complex transaction processing
Scala Java Functional Programming OOP DDD TDD
Available in 2 weeks Salary on request
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JJ-2880 Senior

Senior Backend Engineer

Portugal
7 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Developed backend systems with Rust and Go for high-performance computing. Expert in implementing cross-platform solutions with C++ and Python.

  • Built high-performance systems with Rust
  • Developed cross-platform solutions
  • Optimized C++ and Python applications
Rust Scala Go Java Python C++
Available in 2 weeks Salary on request
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LR-7612 Lead

Sr. Software Engineer

United States
10 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Designed full-stack applications with Go, Python, and Rust. Expert in building scalable backend systems and integrating TypeScript for frontend solutions.

  • Built full-stack applications
  • Integrated TypeScript in projects
  • Optimized Rust backend systems
Go Python Rust Scala JavaScript TypeScript
Interviewing now $130k-150k/yr
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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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WZ-4811 Principal

Software Engineer / Data Engineer

Canada
22 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Developed large-scale distributed data processing systems for real-time analytics. Specialized in building high-performance ETL pipelines and data warehousing solutions. Designed and optimized custom consensus protocols for fault-tolerant systems.

  • Implemented complex event-driven architectures for financial services.
  • Architected scalable microservices using Go and Rust.
  • Enhanced database internals for improved query performance.
Java Scala Go Rust C++ TypeScript
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SV-8028 Mid-level

Scala Backend Engineer

Poland
4 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Developed scalable backend systems utilizing Scala for real-time data processing in fintech applications. Optimized SQL queries for high-throughput transaction processing, achieving significant performance improvements.

  • Implemented microservices architecture using Kotlin and Scala
  • Integrated Cats Effect for asynchronous data processing
  • Built Python scripts for data pipeline automation
Scala SQL Kotlin Python Cats Cats Effect
Available in 1 month Salary on request
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AQ-6124 Lead

Product Engineer

Germany
18 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Led development of cross-platform applications, leveraging Scala and Java for backend services. Spearheaded the migration of legacy systems to modern microservices architectures.

  • Integrated Node.js services with existing Java infrastructures
  • Automated deployment pipelines using TypeScript and Python
  • Enhanced scalability with Kotlin-based microservices
Scala Java Node.js TypeScript Kotlin Python
Available in 1 month Salary on request
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AW-3038 Senior

Senior Software Engineer

Poland
10 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Architected and deployed scalable data processing pipelines on GCP, leveraging Kubernetes for orchestration and management. Developed high-performance backend services in Scala for a large-scale e-commerce platform, integrating seamlessly with PostgreSQL and MySQL databases.

  • Implemented caching strategies to reduce database load
  • Designed RESTful APIs for cross-service communication
  • Automated CI/CD pipelines for faster deployment cycles
Scala Java GCP Kubernetes PostgreSQL MySQL
Available in 1 month €90k-100k/yr
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SA-7506 Lead

Server Software Engineer

Ireland
14 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Architected and led the development of a distributed microservices platform using Scala and Spring Boot, handling millions of transactions daily. Specialized in designing high-performance server-side applications for financial services, ensuring low-latency data processing. Built a custom RPC framework using Thrift to enhance cross-service communication.

  • Implemented a robust CI/CD pipeline with Jenkins
  • Pioneered a cross-language service integration with Ruby
  • Enhanced system scalability to support 5x user growth
Scala Java Spring Spring Boot Thrift Ruby
Available in 2 weeks Salary on request
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