Scala Developer

Job Title: Senior Scala Engineer Location: Jersey City, NJ or Las Vegas, NV Duration: Contract to hire US citizens and Green Card Holders and those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor H1b candidates at this time Job Description What You Will Do: • Design, develop, and maintain scalable and high-performance systems using Scala. • Optimize performance for low-latency, high-throughput systems to support real-time betting operations. • Collaborate with architects and stakeholders to define technical solutions and system architectures. • Ensure the betting engine meets strict standards for reliability, scalability, and fault tolerance. • Work with distributed data systems to process and analyze betting data in real time. • Design and implement robust caching and storage mechanisms for high availability. • Partner with cross-functional teams, including Product, QA, and DevOps, to deliver features end-to-end. Requirements: • 5+ years of experience in backend development, with at least 3 years working with Scala in production. • Strong knowledge of functional programming principles and practices. • Experience with real-time systems, high-throughput APIs, and low-latency data processing. • Familiarity with distributed systems, microservices architecture, and message queues (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ). • Proficiency in working with databases, both relational (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and non-relational (e.g., Cassandra, Redis). • Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP) and containerization tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes). A reasonable, good faith estimate of the minimum and maximum hourly wage for this position is $80/Hr. to $100/hr.