Senior Software Developer - Scala

Job Title Senior Software Developer - Scala Job Description We are looking for a Senior Backend Developer to join our HCM Localisation engineering team and help evolve a large-scale, cloud-based enterprise product. This role is focused on building and maintaining scalable backend services supporting complex product workflows, integrations, performance improvements, and ongoing platform modernisation. Please note: This is a hybrid role requiring 3 days per week in our Newcastle or London office Key Responsibilities In this role you''ll: • Design, develop, and maintain robust backend services using Scala 2.13 and Play Framework in a Pekko-based environment. • Build clean, testable, and maintainable code using functional programming principles, immutability, pattern matching, and asynchronous programming with Futures. • Work with MySQL to design efficient data access patterns, optimize queries, tune indexes, and profile database performance. • Develop, deploy, and support services in AWS, working closely with DevOps and platform teams to ensure reliable delivery. • Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, Git-based pull request workflows, code reviews, and engineering best practices. • Collaborate with frontend engineers, QA, product owners, solution designers, and other backend developers to deliver high-quality product increments. • Support production stability by investigating issues, improving observability, and continuously reducing technical debt. Required Skills and ..... full job details .....