Senior Scala Software Engineer

WHAT WE DO

Founded in 2007, Growth Acceleration Partners (GAP) is a consulting and technology services company. We consult, design, build and modernize revenue-generating software and data engineering solutions for clients. With modernization services and AI tools, we help businesses achieve a competitive advantage through technology. GAP’s remote, integrated engineering teams use end-to-end solutions to innovate and align with your business goals. We have 600+ English-speaking engineers based in Latin America and approximately 20 U.S.-based engineers. With some of the highest customer satisfaction scores in the industry, GAP’s focus is customer and employee success.

GAP is a woman-owned company headquartered in Austin Texas. We are a values-based company focused on growing our people by investing in education, onsite English classes and training in the latest technologies, including AI, data analytics and machine learning. Our goal is to provide solutions for our customers that help them achieve critical business outcomes, while enabling our GAPSters and our communities to attain long-term success.

Summary

Develop and maintain the  Redzone API Backend (Scala), ensuring seamless and efficient user experience for manufacturing front-line teams.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and enhance manufacturing workflows in the Redzone Web applications.
• Complete delivery work committed during the sprint to achieve business goals.
• Help the business maintain a competitive edge by leveraging the latest Scala and Web technologies.
• Provide subject matter expertise during incidents to resolve customer issues quickly.
• Participate in forums to explore interests outside of the sprint work and contribute ideas to continuously improve the system.
• Commit to the team to help the team and the wider business achieve our goals.
• Write testable and maintainable code.

Required skills

• 5+ years of experience building software applications.
• 3+ years of experience developing Scala applications.
• Expertise in designing APIs using OAS for clear, standardized contracts.
• Skilled in automating the generation of Tapir endpoints and models from OAS specifications.
• Proficient in managing and versioning API contracts to ensure compatibility and smooth transitions.
• Experienced in using Chimney for data transformations in Scala.
• Advanced knowledge of asynchronous programming using Cats Effect for scalable systems.
• Expertise in handling Avro messages for Kafka-based event-driven architectures.
• Skilled in designing efficient relational database schemas using PostgreSQL.
• Proficient in using Slick or Doobie for safe and performant database transactions.
• Knowledgeable in database migration strategies like expand and contract to ensure smooth transitions.
• Experienced in writing testable, observable code using libraries such as Specs2 and ScalaMock.
• Comfortable refactoring and building new features in large, legacy codebases.
• Strong focus on modular programming for maintainability and scalability.
• Experienced in trunk-based development for continuous integration and fast feature delivery.
• Skilled in using LaunchDarkly for feature flagging and controlled feature releases.
• Proficient in automating CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Experience working with AWS cloud services to build scalable and reliable applications.
• Familiar with deploying and managing applications using Kubernetes (EKS).
• Expertise in using Docker for containerization and ensuring consistency across environments.

At Growth Acceleration Partners, we're an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We value everyone's unique background, and we provide equal opportunities regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status or any other personal right protected by law. We foster a culture of belonging and strive to provide a welcoming environment where everyone feels safe to contribute and grow.