Senior Backend Engineer - Scala / Play / Akka

Capgemini is hiring an Onsite Senior Scala Developer to work with a scrum team in an onshore-offshore delivery model.

Your Role

• Navigate stakeholder expectations while ensuring alignment on technical deliverables.

• Partner with business and technology teams to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.

• Build distributed and reactive systems using Scala, Play Framework, and Akka.

• Develop backend services and microservices using Scala and Play Framework.

• Implement reactive systems leveraging Akka and distributed architecture patterns.

• Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs.

• Optimize MySQL and Oracle databases to ensure application performance and scalability.

• Ensure high performance, reliability, and scalability across distributed applications.

• Write unit and integration tests to maintain application quality and stability.

• Write clean, reusable, and maintainable code following best development practices.

• Perform code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards and software quality guidelines.

• Troubleshoot and resolve software defects and issues in a timely manner.

• Capable of conceptualizing latest technology landscape requirements and driving technical solutions.

• Work in a team covering business and technology with representatives from client to produce overall quality delivery.

• 5+ years of solid experience in backend application development with a minimum of 3+ years of hands-on Scala development experience.

• Experience working in Agile projects.

• Capable of conceptualizing latest technology landscape requirements and driving technical solutions.

• Strong understanding of various technology components and their capabilities.

• Works in a team covering business and technology with representatives from client to produce overall quality delivery.

• Strong analytical thinking to examine data flow and connect components/networks in an efficient manner.

• Excellent problem-solving skills to resolve complex technical challenges and provide effective solutions and troubleshooting.

• Strong knowledge of activities across every phase of delivery from requirement analysis to product release and post-production support.

• Hands-on experience and expertise with Scala, Play Framework, and Akka.

• Strong experience designing and developing distributed and reactive systems.

• Experience building and supporting Microservices Architecture.

• Expertise working with MySQL and Oracle databases, including performance tuning and query optimization.

• Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs and backend services.

• Strong understanding of modern software development practices, design patterns, and distributed computing concepts.

• Experience writing unit tests, integration tests, and implementing quality assurance best practices.

• Experience using version control tools such as GIT.

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

• Experience with Amazon EKS and containerized application deployments.

• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within cross-functional teams.

• Experience in performance testing and application tuning.

The base compensation range for this role in the posted location is $82,082 to $193,440

Capgemini provides compensation range information in accordance with applicable national, state, provincial, and local pay transparency laws. The base compensation range listed for this position reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation Capgemini, in good faith, believes it may pay for the role at the time of this posting. This range may be subject to change as permitted by law.

The actual compensation offered to any candidate may fall outside of the posted range and will be determined based on multiple factors legally permitted in the applicable jurisdiction.

These may include, but are not limited to: Geographic location, Education and qualifications, Certifications and licenses, Relevant experience and skills, Seniority and performance, Market and business consideration, Internal pay equity.

It is not typical for candidates to be hired at or near the top of the posted compensation range.

In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for additional compensation such as variable incentives, bonuses, or commissions, depending on the position and applicable laws.

Capgemini offers a comprehensive, non-negotiable benefits package to all regular, full-time employees. In the U.S. and Canada, available benefits are determined by local policy and eligibility and may include:

• Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F), defined by policy: Vacation: 12-25 days, depending on grade, Company paid holidays, Personal Days, Sick Leave
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada)
• Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada)
• Life and disability insurance
• Employee assistance programs
• Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility

Important Notice: Compensation (including bonuses, commissions, or other forms of incentive pay) is not considered earned, vested, or payable until it becomes due under the terms of applicable plans or agreements and is subject to Capgemini’s discretion, consistent with applicable laws. The Company reserves the right to amend or withdraw compensation programs at any time, within the limits of applicable legislation.

Choosing Capgemini means choosing a company where you will be empowered to shape your career in the way you’d like, where you’ll be supported and inspired by a collaborative community of colleagues around the world, and where you’ll be able to reimagine what’s possible. Join us and help the world’s leading organizations unlock the value of technology and build a more sustainable, more inclusive world., Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, generative AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem.