Senior Scala Engineer (Distributed Systems | Akka)
Senior Scala Engineer (Distributed Systems | Akka)
Rate: 45-55 EUR/h
Contract: B2B
Fully remote within the EU
For our client, we're looking for a Senior Scala Engineer to help build a high-performance distributed platform focused on scalability, ultra-low latency, and in-memory state management
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex engineering challenges, working close to the infrastructure layer, and designing highly efficient distributed systems where performance is the top priority.
What you'll work on
Designing custom horizontal scaling and sharding solutions
Building distributed communication mechanisms between clusters
Developing multi-datacenter replication and synchronization
Creating high-performance infrastructure where every millisecond matters
Writing performance benchmarks and continuously optimizing system efficiency
Requirements
Strong commercial experience with Scala
Excellent knowledge of Akka Actors
Good understanding of Akka Cluster and Cluster Sharding
Experience designing distributed systems
Experience writing performance and benchmark tests
Strong understanding of concurrency and asynchronous programming
Ability to design highly optimized, low-latency solutions
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Nice to have
Apache Pekko
Kafka
JVM performance tuning
Networking or distributed messaging systems
Tech Stack
Scala
- Akka Actors
- Akka Cluster
- Cluster Sharding
- Distributed Systems
- JVM
- Performance Testing
- Networking
- Apache Pekko
Why join?
You'll work on the core of a distributed platform where performance comes first. Instead of relying on standard framework implementations, you'll help design custom solutions for scalability, clustering, and distributed communication. If you enjoy solving challenging infrastructure problems and building systems where every millisecond counts, we'd love to hear from you.