Software Engineer

Scala Backend Developer

Choosing Capgemini means choosing a company where you will be empowered to shape your career in the way you’d like, where you’ll be supported and inspired by a collaborative community of colleagues around the world, and where you’ll be able to reimagine what’s possible. Join us and help the world’s leading organizations unlock the value of technology and build a more sustainable, more inclusive world.

Your Role

As a Scala Backend Developer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance distributed systems that power critical business applications. You will leverage Scala, Play Framework, and Akka/Pekko to build reactive, scalable, and resilient services while contributing to modern microservices architectures. This role offers the opportunity to work on complex backend solutions, optimize system performance, and collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment.

Responsibilities & Scope

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Scala and Play Framework
• Build reactive and distributed systems utilizing Akka/Pekko principles and frameworks
• Develop and support RESTful APIs to enable seamless integration across enterprise platforms
• Design and implement scalable microservices architectures following industry best practices
• Optimize application performance and database operations across MySQL and Oracle environments
• Develop resilient, secure, and highly available backend solutions for mission-critical applications
• Create and execute unit and integration tests to ensure software quality and reliability
• Write clean, reusable, maintainable, and well-documented code
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering standards and best practices
• Troubleshoot, analyze, and resolve software defects and production issues in a timely manner
• Collaborate with product owners, architects, and development teams to translate requirements into technical solutions
• Contribute to CI/CD processes, automated deployments, and cloud-native development practices
• Support distributed architectures deployed in containerized and cloud environments, including EKS

Your Profile

• 5+ years of backend development experience, including at least 3 years working with Scala
• Strong hands-on expertise with Scala, Play Framework, and Akka/Pekko
• Solid experience designing and developing RESTful APIs and distributed systems
• Strong knowledge of MySQL and Oracle database design, development, and performance optimization
• Experience building microservices-based applications and scalable backend architectures
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and modern software delivery practices
• Exposure to Kubernetes, containerization technologies, and Amazon EKS environments
• Experience with GoLang is a plus
• Ability to work independently while effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills

What you'll love - Growth and Learning at Every Step

• Access continuous learning through internal academies, certifications, and mentorship
• Explore career mobility across roles, industries, and geographies
• Be part of a “school of excellence” where your skills resonate beyond the company

About Capgemini

Capgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organizations and make it real with AI, technology and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of over 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end-to end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations.

At Capgemini Mexico, we aim to attract the best talent and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment, so there is no discrimination based on race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic of a person. All applications welcome and will be considered based on merit against the job and/or experience for the position.