Agilis Recruitment
Senior Scala Developer
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Job Title: Senior Scala Developer
Location
UK Wide (1-2 trips a month to client site)
Role
Full Time, Permanent
Salary
£60,000-£90,000 + Benefits
Clearance
SC Eligible
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Agilis are delighted to be partnering with one of the biggest Technology Consultancies in the UK, an award-winning business that works with major organisations globally.
They are seeking multiple Senior Scala Developers to join a long-standing Public Sector customer of theirs, working on some of the biggest Government projects in the country.
You will develop and maintain high-quality Scala microservices managing scalable, reliable deployments with SBT, CI/CD, and containerisation. You will collaborate with senior stakeholders, mentoring junior engineers, and ensuring strong operational performance.
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You can be based anywhere in the UK, provided you are comfortable going in to office at least once a month. The office that you visit will differ based on Project demand, however typical sites include London, Bristol, Manchester, Leeds, South Wales, and Birmingham.
Skills/Experience Required:
- Strong experience with Scala and functional programming.
- Skilled in designing/consuming REST APIs and JSON validation/serialisation (Play JSON, Circe).
- Proficient with relational databases (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB).
- Experience writing unit/integration tests using ScalaTest, Specs2, Mockito (TDD/BDD).
- Familiar with SBT for build automation and Git branching workflows.
- Good understanding of HTTP, web security best practices, and performance.
- Experience with cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and containerisation.
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Benefits:
- Basic salary £60,000-£90,000
- 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
- Enhanced Pension - up to 6% Matched
- Dedicated Training and Development Plan
- Professional Membership Budget
- Group Life Insurance
- Private Medical Cover
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity
- Employee discount and rewards platform
Because of some of the clients you could end up supporting, applicants need to be eligible for SC Clearance to be considered. This means you must have full rights to work in the UK, and have not left the UK for longer than 28 days consecutively in the last 5 years.
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