Remote Scala Software Engineer Job at Xebia Spain
Spain
3 days agoJob Overview
Xebia Spain is hiring a remote candidate for Scala Software Engineer. This is a full time position. Work location: Spain.
The role typically involves technologies such as Elasticsearch, CI/CD, Kafka, AWS, REST, Containers.
Key Responsibilities
- Work closely with a highly collaborative group of engineers to design and deliver scalable software solutions.
- Build performant solutions capable of scaling with increasing business demands.
- Contribute to a strong engineering culture and help promote engineering best practices.
- Lead and participate in high-level architecture discussions and planning sessions.
- Design simple, pragmatic solutions to complex engineering problems.
- Maintain high standards of code quality through code reviews and constructive pull request feedback.
- Demonstrate accountability and ownership at both individual and team level.
- Author technical proposals and provide constructive feedback on technical designs.
- Contribute to root cause analyses and continuous improvement following production issues.
Required Skills
Primary Skills
- Elasticsearch
- CI/CD
- Kafka
- AWS
- REST
Secondary Skills
- Containers
- Excel
- Jenkins
- Medical
- Scala
Skills required for this role include Elasticsearch, CI/CD, Kafka, and related tools for day-to-day development.
Job Details
- Employment Type: Full Time
- Location: Spain
- Salary: $54000 – $70200 USD
Tech Stack
Elasticsearch, CI/CD, Kafka, AWS, REST, Containers, Excel, Jenkins, Medical, Scala
Role details
About Xebia
For more than 25 years, our global network of passionate technologists and pioneering craftspeople has delivered cutting-edge technology and game-changing consulting to companies on the brink of AI driven digital transformation. Since 2001, we have grown into a full service digital consulting company with 6000+ professionals working on a worldwide ambition. Driven by the desire to make a difference, we keep innovating. Fuelling the growth of our company with our knowledge worker culture. When teaming up with Xebia, expect in-depth expertise based on an authentic, value-led, and high quality way of working that inspires all we do.
At Xebia, we put ‘People First’—committed to attracting diverse talent and fostering an inclusive, respectful workplace where everyone is valued for their contributions. We welcome all individuals and evaluate solely on the quality of their work and teamwork.
About the Role
As a Senior Scala Engineer at Xebia, you will join a highly collaborative engineering environment focused on building performant, scalable, and reliable solutions using Scala and functional programming principles.
You will work on complex distributed systems, contributing to their architecture, design, and development while helping solve challenging technical problems at scale. Beyond hands-on engineering, you will participate in high-level architecture discussions, contribute to technical decision-making, and help maintain strong engineering standards across the team.
Responsibilities
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Strong proficiency in Scala and functional programming paradigms.
- Experience designing and implementing RESTful web APIs in enterprise environments.
- Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle, including source control, CI/CD, and different testing approaches.
- Strong knowledge of distributed systems, including experience supporting high-throughput systems in production.
- Hands-on experience with AWS services and technologies related to compute, databases, storage, containers, and serverless architectures, specially AWS S3 and EKS.
- Experience with Kafka and event-driven or asynchronous architectures.
- Ability to evaluate engineering trade-offs against business requirements.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
Nice to Have
- Experience with the Lightbend ecosystem, particularly Akka.
- Experience with Elasticsearch.
- Experience with Jenkins.
- Experience with New Relic.
What We Offer
- Full time permanent contract.
- Salary Range: €50,000 – €65,000 gross per year, depending on experience, skills, and the outcome of the technical assessment process.
- 27 days of annual leave plus national public holidays.
- 100% remote work with flexible working hours.
- Flexible Compensation Plan covering meals, transport, private healthcare, childcare, and training, with tax-saving benefits.
- Private Health Insurance fully funded by Xebia, including mental health support.
- Wellhub membership with access to wellbeing apps and gym plans.
- Benefits Hub with exclusive employee discounts on a wide range of products and services.
- Paid Wellbeing Leave through our internal time-bank system for medical appointments or short-term health needs.
- Remote Work Allowance (€25/month).
- €900 annual learning budget for certifications, training, conferences, and professional development.
- Referral Program: Compensation between €1,000 - €2,000 if your referral join the team.