Scala Engineer R-Sphere (Regular)
VirtusLab is a leading European software consulting and engineering company, home to over 350 EU-based professionals. Our mission is to craft clean code and practical solutions with precision and purpose.
We foster a dynamic culture rooted in strong engineering, a sense of ownership, and transparency, empowering our team. As part of the expanding VirtusLab Group, we offer a compelling environment for those seeking to make a substantial impact in the software industry within a forward-thinking organization.
If you’re unsure whether you meet all the requirements, we still want you to apply. What matters most is your passion and willingness to develop. We prefer B2B, but it does not have to be the only form of cooperation. Apply and find out!
About the role
- Develop and maintain tools for Scala developers, including the Scala 3 compiler, Metals, Scala CLI, and Scala Native
- Contribute to the evolution of the Scala ecosystem by improving performance and usability
- Support migration efforts to Scala 3 for companies and organizations
- Debug complex issues and implement creative solutions to challenging problems
- Collaborate with a team of engineers across specialized subteams
- Work with technologies like Akka, Cats, or ZIO in building microservice applications
- Use public cloud platforms such as GCP, AWS, or Azure in your development workflow
- Write SQL queries and work with databases like Postgres
- Share knowledge through social media content or presentations at meetups and conferences
The project supports one of the world’s largest JVM-based codebases, enabling over a thousand developers to collaborate efficiently. It focuses on building and maintaining internal tools that streamline software development processes such as testing, code reviews, and integration. The team ensures high reliability across hundreds of daily pull requests and test executions.
JVM, Scala 2.13, Java (8–20+), Groovy (in Jenkins pipelines), Python
The team consists of over 10 experienced engineers distributed across North America, Europe, and Asia. They specialize in JVM-based development and collaborate closely to build robust internal tools that support large-scale software engineering workflows.
What we expect
- Write high-quality Scala code and work confidently with both Scala 2 and Scala 3
- Build and maintain microservices using Akka, Cats, or ZIO
- Use cloud platforms like GCP, AWS, or Azure in daily development tasks
- Work with SQL databases such as Postgres to support application functionality
- Communicate clearly within a team setting and contribute to shared goals
- Approach problems pragmatically and find effective solutions under technical constraints
- Share knowledge openly and be comfortable contributing to public discussions or presentations
Nice to have
- Familiarity with developer tooling such as VS Code and Coursier
- Familiarity with Pulumi or Terraform
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