Software Engineer, Scala

Axoni is building the next generation of capital markets technology. Our solutions are used by the world’s leading banks, asset managers, hedge funds, and infrastructure providers. Our diverse team focuses every day on our goal of building products that will change and improve how our clients and the markets will interact.

Axoni is looking for Scala Software Engineer(s) who will be responsible for software development for our biggest client initiatives. Our projects vary across multiple industries including Bond Issuance, Stock Loan, and Swaps to deliver a seamless, optimized experience all the way to the end user. You will work directly with our clients to understand and solve their largest pain points. We are a backend Scala organization with expertise in Go and Solidity. Our frontend runs on React. We use multiple frameworks such as Zio, Akka, and Play. Some other tools we use include Kafka and Postgres.

This role reports directly to our Director of Engineering.

You will:

• Write code mostly in Scala and interact with messaging systems like Kafka
• Review code and promote software development best practices by bringing a rigorous approach to delivering quality products
• Promote technical design and coding standards for our platform and product roadmaps based on input from our clients
• Share and promote your knowledge of API development, networking components, and implementing secure protocols
• Promote best practices for facilitating Agile and Test Driven Development
• Collaborate with Scrum team for coordinating tasks across features

You are:

• Curious and enthusiastic for tackling tough problems and delivering effective solutions
• A great verbal and written communicator - you’ll be part of a talented team and will be collaborating with clients and stakeholders inside and outside of Axoni
• A deep problem solver
• The ability to analyze a business or technical problem and select the most appropriate solution

You have:

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience with at least one year writing code in Scala
• Experience deploying and supporting production workloads
• Experience building REST API services
• Strong database experience, preferably with PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, or DB2

Nice to have:

• Familiarity with Kafka or other streaming/messaging tools
• Experience with AWS infrastructure
• Experience with containerization/orchestration tools such as Docker or K8s
• Familiarity with tools and frameworks in the Scala and Java ecosystems (Akka, Zio, Play, Spring Boot, etc.)
• Experience with networking protocols (http, tcp, gRPC, etc.)
• Experience working with OAuth and Authorization providers
• Experience with SaaS
• Capital markets and fintech experience