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ZF
Riskified
Hypervolt
Paidy
Tiko
Writer
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Ledger
CNH
SiriusXM
Leonteq
Arteris
ITV
Linklaters
ClearScore
Guardian
VakantieDiscounter
IOHK
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Scala Python Java Kafka
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MX-9522 Lead Recently added

Lead Backend Developer

Canada
5-8 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Led the development of backend systems leveraging Play and Akka frameworks for scalable web applications. Streamlined server-side logic in Scala to support high concurrency environments.

  • Integrated reactive programming models for improved performance
  • Designed RESTful APIs with Spring and Kotlin
  • Optimized JVM performance for low-latency operations
Scala Java Kotlin Play Akka Spring
Available in 2 weeks Salary on request
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FY-8687 Lead Recently added

Senior Software Engineer

Canada
8-12 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Designed and implemented scalable microservices architecture for a high-traffic e-commerce platform, optimizing API performance with both REST and GraphQL. Developed a real-time data processing pipeline that processes millions of events daily, utilizing gRPC for efficient inter-service communication. Spearheaded the transition of a legacy monolithic application to a distributed system, improving fault tolerance and reducing downtime.

  • Architected a high-throughput event-driven messaging system.
  • Led the integration of third-party APIs using GraphQL.
  • Optimized gRPC for low-latency communication in distributed systems.
  • Implemented caching strategies to enhance API response times.
Software Architecture System Design API Design REST GraphQL gRPC
Interviewing now $65k-85k/yr
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Staff Backend Developer

Canada
8 years
On-site
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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JF-8640 Lead

Software Architect

Canada
12+ years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Designed and implemented a high-performance distributed system for IoT data aggregation using Rust. Developed a cross-platform application in C++ for embedded systems. Architected a cloud-native infrastructure for machine learning pipelines in Python.

  • Led migration of legacy systems to modern architectures
  • Optimized runtime performance in compute-intensive applications
  • Implemented secure communication protocols for embedded devices
Rust Python Java Scala C C++
Available in 2 weeks Salary on request
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