Scala Developer, Samsung Food
Mid-Level
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The ultimate cooking app
Open for applications
The ultimate cooking app
21-100 employees
Open for applications
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
To build a more sustainable future by inspiring home cooks everywhere to tackle holistic health through nutrition and reduce food waste.
Role
Who you are
- 2-3 years of experience in Scala development
- 3-5 years of professional software development experience
- Proficiency in functional programming libraries (e.g., Cats, Cats-Effect, ZIO)
- Strong knowledge of SQL and experience with NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Elasticsearch)
- Familiar with caches (eg Redis)
- Hands-on experience with distributed systems and REST API development
- Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, and message brokers (Kafka, Google PubSub, RabbitMQ)
- Working proficiency in English
- Please include a GitHub profile or a link to code examples in your CV
- Experience with gRPC or Thrift would be a plus
- Ability to work effectively within a remote, distributed team. You proactively share knowledge and communicate clearly and constructively to support team success and foster a positive culture
- Openness to change and commitment to continuous learning. You take ownership of delivering high-quality work, meeting deadlines, and proactively addressing challenges
- Strong cross-team communication skills. You provide clear, actionable feedback and seek assistance when needed to overcome challenges
- Proactive in sharing progress and keeping the Engineering Manager informed. You highlight any slowdowns, remain mindful of task estimates, deadlines, the roadmap, and overall deliverables
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Mid-Level Scala Developer to join our team, focusing on building and enhancing product features for Samsung Food on web, mobile, and Samsung Devices
- You’ll be involved in all phases of development, from solution design to deploying artifacts in production
- Develop and maintain product features aligned with user needs and company goals, ensuring high code quality and consistency by adhering to coding standards and style guides
- Reduce technical debt and enhance system functionality, actively monitoring metrics and addressing alerts or test failures
- Drive design documentation and participate in architecture discussions with some guidance from the Engineering Manager, including writing and reviewing design documents
- Support team members by sharing knowledge, offering solutions, and providing constructive feedback in reviews
- Adhere to and proactively suggest improvements for team and company processes, ensuring consistency and efficiency, and challenging existing practices when beneficial
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, providing insights on product requirements and system improvements
- Manage time effectively, meeting task estimates and communicating any risks to deadlines or deliverables in advance
- Regularly consult and contribute to the team knowledge base and documentation, ensuring information is current and accessible
Our take
Samsung Food is an all-in-one app that makes cooking, meal planning, and grocery shopping easier. It acts as a personal food assistant and lets users save recipes from anywhere online, organise them into a digital recipe box, plan meals, and even turn those plans into smart shopping lists.
Now it's one of the world's leading food tech platforms, available in 10 languages, consistently maintaining near-perfect ratings on the App Store and Google Play, and has been featured by Apple more than 200 times. It's not just popular with users either: major retailers and brands such as Asda, Tesco, Waitrose, and Ocado have all partnered with Samsung Food to help connect consumers with their products. And it's backed by Samsung's connected ecosystem, making it a flagship part of the company's smart home strategy, integrating directly with its appliances and services to create a truly connected cooking experience.
Originally founded as Whisk in 2012 by entrepreneur Nick Holzherr, the platform was acquired by Samsung Next in 2019 and rebranded to Samsung Food. Since then, its grown rapidly, expanding its global team, earning awards like Google Play's "Best Everyday Essentials", and being certified as a Most Loved Workplace®. Now, powered by AI, Samsung Food is continuing to evolve and help even more people cook better, waste less, and enjoy food more.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jun 2014
$0.6m
SERIES A
Jun 2013
$0.4m
SEED
Total funding: $1.7m
Company HQ
City Centre, Birmingham, UK
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