Java / Scala Developer

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Java / Scala Developer

Worthing, West Sussex (home for now)

£100k base neg - various roles and levels available + Generous benefits package

Permanent / Full Time

We are seeking a number of Digital Scala Developer (or Java Developers / engineer wanting to move into Scala) to join a leading innovative data team in a prestigious organisation. Our client offers excellence in career growth, professional development and a coveted personalised benefits package.

You'll develop software in a highly collaborative, informal environment without undue paperwork or deployment restrictions with a good work-life balance in a sociable, happy, fun atmosphere. You'll be a valued member of a multi-disciplined Agile Scrum Team and involved in all aspects of development including service design using microservices, coding, testing and a degree of maintenance and support. Your focus will be on delivering well tested software with assistance from your team-dedicated Quality Assurance/Tester(s).

Key Skills:

*Commercial experience in programming in Scala - desirable

*An understanding of web/agile technologies and RESTful protocols.

*Ideally, an understanding of automated web testing solutions.

*Ideally, knowledge of relational or NoSQL database systems such as Mongo.

*Use Scala, JSON, Mongo, CI tooling, one-button deploy to AWS Cloud with a DevOps mentality.

*Work from Jira tickets with defined goals & test criteria implementing RESTful microservices.

*Build and maintain digital services within an agile Kanban or Sprint environment.

*Have input on the Design, Jira tickets, priorities & test strategies as the team works as one self-managed unit without undue interference.

*Innovate, contribute, and support junior colleagues; we encourage mentoring at all levels.

*Contribute to your teams' robust automated test suite as part of our test-first principles.

*You'll be asked to technically lead pieces of work, dependant on experience.

*Contribute to a culture of continuous team & service improvement.

This position would be suitable for those who have held the following titles; Java developer, senior java developer, java engineer, scala developer, scala engineer, software engineer, senior software engineer, software developer, java software engineer, senior scala engineer, senior scala engineer, senior java/scala developer and java / scala developer.

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