Backend Software Engineer – Java/Scala/Python
Zowie
Distributed SystemsJavaPythonScalaSQL
Backend Software Engineer, Scala
Zowie
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇵🇱 Poland
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Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
AkkaDistributed SystemsDockerGraphQLKafkaKubernetesNoSQLScalaSQL
About the role
- Build the foundations that power our AI Agents at scale.
- Design systems for reliability, performance, and change.
- Use modern AI tools in your daily work.
- Actively push the frontier using AI to explore designs and generate tests.
Requirements
- Excellent coding skills in Scala and a passion for learning
- Knowledge of SQL and relational databases
- Excellent system design skills that allow you to choose technologies and architectures wisely
- Experience with distributed systems
- Product acumen, ownership, and focus on value delivered for the customers
- Working proficiency in English and Polish (both spoken and written).
- Experience with Docker Swarm / Kubernetes.
- Experience with NoSQL databases and GraphQL.
- Experience with Kafka or other message brokers.
- Experience with Akka framework.
- Experience with functional programming libraries like Cats, Fs2, ZIO, Http4s, etc.
Benefits
- Autonomy and meritocracy are at the core of our values.
- We champion the idea that sound arguments should prevail.
- We value efficiency and therefore the only constant you should expect is Retrospective. Everything else is being constantly adjusted to fit the changing needs.
- We embrace AI as a fundamental part of how we work - not just for speed, but for creativity, documentation, and scale.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
ScalaSQLdistributed systemsDocker SwarmKubernetesNoSQL databasesGraphQLKafkaAkkafunctional programming
Soft skills
system designproduct acumenownershipfocus on value deliveredlearning
