Remote Scala Developer (Senior / Staff)

O projekcie: We are SoftwareMill - a diverse group of collaborating individuals: passionate geeks, humanists, fantasy and karate fans, Apple and Android enthusiasts. It’s our differences, along with the values we share, reliability, and strong experience, that empower us to build one of the most people-friendly companies in the IT industry. And it’s not just our opinion, our unique culture of cooperation has earned us the title of Poland’s Best Workplace in the 50–99 people category, awarded by Great Place to Work. We collaborate 100% remotely (no office since day one), from homes spread across Poland (and beyond)! Interested in starting cooperation with us? See what it takes to become a SoftwareMiller and read role description to find out why we're a great match for Scala enthusiasts. Our offer: - - Remuneration ranging from 125 to 185 PLN net per hour for start- 100% remote company with a remote-first mindset- Flexible cooperation from any location and without strict schedule- Professional development and freedom in choosing the toolset and tech stack- Learning-culture expressed by in-house trainings, technical and soft-skills reading clubs and Architecture club- Access to many AI tools (Claude, OpenAI, Cursor, Gemini, Copilot, etc.)- Leadership and soft-skills in-house trainings- English courses- Small to medium teams with as little procedures as possible- Best tools you need to make our cooperation effective and pleasurable: monitor(s), computer of your choice- Dev-friendly environment with passionate and skilled people who believe in clean code and software craftsmanship - you will have a chance to meet some of them during the selection process- Interesting projects with technologies like Scala, Akka, Zio, Cats, Slick, Blockchain, Cassandra, MongoDB, Apache Kafka Wymagania: What we expect: - Very good Scala skills and functional programming knowledge- Ability to write clean and testable code- At least 4 years of commercial experience in developing software- Understanding of different types of software architecture- Ability to design with scalability and maintainability in mind- Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the industry trends- Team collaboration ability- Good knowledge of English is a must (both spoken and written), we cooperate with clients from all over the world (USA, Australia, Switzerland, etc.)- Polish language is required, as internally we are a Polish speaking company Nice to have: - Actor model and Akka / Pekko- Knowledge of a second JVM language- Experience in using AI in software development and deployment cycle- Engagement in the IT community: personal blog, speaking at meetups/conferences, involvement in the open-source projects- Having a pet-project- Interest in Big Data, Machine Learning and/or Blockchain