Scala Developer

Mercator Digital is looking for a Scala Developer to to be part of our growing consultancy.

What we're looking for

We're seeking a dynamic, forward-thinking Scala Developer with excellent communication skills. You will be open-minded, happy to work on your own or as part of a team and want to learn new technologies and promote best practice.

As a Scala developer you will:

• build, deploy and operate outstanding digital services within an agile environment that meet well defined user needs
• deliver application designs that meet web standards, ensuring that key elements are built in from the outset
• collaborate with Design Specialists to translate designs into high quality websites, apps, HTML emails, and interactive experiences
• contribute to the development and continual enhancement of products
• partner with Product Managers, Design Specialists, Business Analysts and Software Developers to facilitate a consistent user experience
• participate in the rapid development of user driven digital prototypes
• work in cross functional teams to write and test production quality, sustainable code for world-class user interfaces for new and existing systems
• ensure that new and updated digital services are thoroughly tested for accessibility and can be maintained and improved over the long term
• provide mentorship and/or line management for more junior Front End Developers where necessary
• contribute to a culture of continual improvement in which key systems owned by your digital service team are regularly analysed, maintained and improved
• contribute to a robust automated test suite to work in a continuous integration environment
• become involved in the wider web development community (outside of Mercator), building relationships with other Front End Developers and identifying best practices that we can adopt
• share knowledge of tools and techniques with technical and non-technical team members in Mercator

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Scala/Play development skills
• Experience of agile development techniques, test driven development (TDD) and paired programming, etc.
• Experience building scalable, distributed web applications in Scala (Java with Scala experience gained in personal projects may be considered)
• Experience of working with Microservices
• Experience with REST and asynchronous event driven programming
• Demonstrable experience in using automated testing solutions
• Problem solving skills: you will be able to logically break down a problem into smaller manageable parts to reach a solution
• Proven ability to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience
• Any knowledge of MongoDB or working with large datasets would be useful but is not essential
• Knowledge of the use of version control systems, such as git
• Experience implementing RESTful APIs for integration with internal and external systems

This would be a contract role and outside IR35.

*Applicants must have the right to work in the UK and the ability to pass BPSS vetting