Scala Engineer

As a Scala Engineer at commercetools, you will work with enthusiastic, experienced Software Engineers in an agile, international environment with a modern tech stack (functional programming, GraphQL, Scala, and more). Our Search team's mission is to build customer-facing search APIs for the purpose of product discovery. Our Scala Engineers solve complex problems, work with passion, and are constantly seeking the big picture, all while working on one of the world's most modern e-commerce platforms. Please note:

• commercetoolers located within a commutable distance (60km or less) to our Valencia office work in a hybrid work environment with three days a week in our local office. You can find our local/hybrid job postings on our careers page.
• We can provide sponsorship for those relocating to Valencia. Your Mission:

Design and implement search functionalities in a PaaS eCommerce Scala backend Develop a scalable and multi-tenant architecture Analyze user needs and discuss technical approaches Test software components regarding usability, functionality, and performance and work closely with Product, Management and DevOps Take part in on-call rotation (with the worldwide distributed team) for production systems What you need to succeed

Experience as Software Engineer working with Scala Deep insights in functional programming and practical work experience with Scala and in developing server-side systems using the JVM Exposure to Elasticsearch (preferred), Solr, OpenSearch, or Lucence Experience with parallel and asynchronous programming as well as non-blocking I/O Background developing REST APIs and knowledge of scalable architectures (incl. sharding, replication, load balancing, and failover) Aspiration to constantly improve yourself and learn new technologies, concepts, etc. Openness to infrastructure work and other technologies like Helm, Kubernetes and Rust Fluent English communication skills to work in international teams

Competitive Compensation Package: Generous compensation structure consisting of salary, a competitive stock option package, and various benefits and perks ️ Workation: Work up to 60 days per year in a country different from your home country, with 20 working days per trip Learning & Development Budget Exchange & Exploration Time: 10% of your time can be used for your self-driven growth and collaboration on self-picked projects Academy: Regular training sessions, access to Coursera and Babbel training courses Our Benefits: Check them out by office here ️ Flexibility: Morning person or night owl? We believe in outcome and motivated employees Mindset & Growth: A diverse workplace with an open, international culture, and learning environment Come grow with us! We are all different and that is what makes us stronger! We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company better.

Our Guiding Stars are the values at the heart of our organization that drive everything we do. We are committed to creating meaningful change not only in our industry but also in the communities we engage with. If our Guiding Stars resonate with you, we encourage you to consider joining our team.