EMEA Senior Scala Engineer, Lucid

• 5+ years of experience as a backend engineer
• Profound knowledge in Scala
• Familiarity with Swagger or other API testing tools
• Experience in modern HTTP Rest APIs
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
• Agile mindset
• Working autonomously as well as being a team player
• You have a strong command of coding best practices and could confidently articulate your stance on the tabs vs. spaces debate in a technical discussion
• Experience with Node.JS, Typescript and/or React.js is a plus

Desirable

• We are seeking a skilled and motivated backend engineer to join our growing team
• As an engineer, you will play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and maintaining the server-side logic, databases, and APIs of our applications
• Design, develop, and maintain complex software applications using Scala
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze requirements and utilize synergies
• Review and test the work of your peers throughout all stages of the development cycle
• Collaborate with frontend engineers to integrate frontend interfaces with backend APIs
• Diagnose and troubleshoot backend issues, ensuring timely resolution and a seamless user experience
• Build and maintain integrations for 3rd party tools into our architecture
• The majority of our meetings are remote
• Tasks and workflows are organized via Slack and GitHub
• Project squads with rotating team members
• Kanban board for members that are currently not on a project squad
• Our Tech Stack:
• Scala backend with akka-http, play-json, tapir for serving the API
• PostgreSQL as main database
• Redis for asynchronous event/task processing
• Kubernetes for infrastructure and deployment

• Comprehensive portfolio of health benefits
• Equity
• Eight-week paid sabbatical after 5 years
• Paid parental/family leave
• Annual Hackathon and frequent game nights
• Personal and career development through Lucid Learning
• Community engagement and giving through Lucid Heart

Total funding: $166.1m

Lucid Software offers a visual collaboration suite helping teams work together and communicate in bringing ideas to life. Its Lucidchart, Lucidspark and Lucidscale products help brainstorm, clarify, and analyze ideas to streamline production.