Senior Back-end Developer (Scala) - PERM - Colombia

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Requirements:

• Experience with Scala developing professional backend software; other JVM or functional language experience may substitute.
• Experience designing, implementing, monitoring, and debugging large-scale solutions in cloud-based environments such as AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure.
• Knowledge of event sourcing systems utilizing streams and events; practical experience with Apache Kafka preferred.
• Knowledge of SQL and RDBMS environments; practical experience with AWS RDS (MySQL or Postgres engines) preferred.
• Knowledge of NoSQL datastores utilizing JSON data structures.
• Desire to contribute and participate in a culture of continuous improvement.

Responsibilities:

• Provide secure and highly available access to partners and merchants to interact with our API platform.
• Create and drive the technical design of backend capabilities.
• Oversee the release of our next-generation product and enhance usability.
• Architect and maintain both internal and customer-facing applications.
• Support software deployments, including debugging and troubleshooting.
• Investigate and resolve technical issues in production.
• Develop and monitor software system validation procedures and automated tests.
• Research and propose new technologies to propel our team and product forward.
• Mentor and lead in areas of expertise within the team.