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# Lead Scala Developer - Federal opportunity

- **Company:** SNO CORP.
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $120,000.0 - $140,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Akka (Toolkit), Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Automation of Tests, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Continuous Delivery, Command-Query Responsibility Segregation (Software Development), Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Systems, DevOps, Fault Tolerance, Github, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Open Source Technology, OpenID, Redis, AWS Cdk, Event Driven Architecture, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Production Code, Reactive Programming, Functional Programming, Api Design, Software Version Control, Data Pipelines, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** October 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=8a6b15430ea1b94f

## About the Role

This is a contingent position that depends on contract award. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and able to pass a federal background investigation., * At least 10 years of professional experience architecting scalable, API-driven, fault-tolerant, distributed, cloud-native solutions.

 * Professional experience with functional programming in Scala.
 * Experience leading a cross-functional team of remote developers and serving as lead developer.
 * Demonstrated experience on open-source projects, including delivering public-facing solutions.
 * U.S. citizenship, and the ability to obtain a federal background investigation and a favorable fitness determination., * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field (strongly preferred).
 * Data pipelines built with the Kedro framework in Python.
 * Identity management and verification experience with OIDC.
 * Infrastructure as code with Python-based AWS CDK.
 * ETL pipelines using AWS event-driven services such as S3, EventBridge and Lambda.
 * Experience in financial or regulatory data systems, or other federal government work., * Are you a US Citizen?
 * Do you have Federal Experience?
 * Do you have experience in Scala, Akka & Kubernetes

## Description

* Architect and build scalable, fault-tolerant, API-driven, distributed services in Scala, following the principles of the Reactive Manifesto.
 * Act as lead developer for a cross-functional team of remote developers. This includes setting technical direction, reviewing code and mentoring engineers.
 * Develop and maintain CQRS and event-driven systems backed by PostgreSQL. Build caching layers (such as Redis) and asynchronous I/O pipelines to deliver and optimize large data sets.
 * Keep the platform available and error-free during peak filing seasons, and make sure data is published on time.
 * Build, deploy and troubleshoot containerized microservices on Kubernetes in a highly elastic environment.
 * Maintain AWS environments and deploy and update services using AWS CDK.
 * Deliver high-quality code through automated testing and continuous delivery. Use GitHub for source control, planning and open-source collaboration.
 * Support platform operations through metrics, monitoring and orchestration. Help develop and maintain authentication and authorization services that follow federal best practices.
 * Work with product, DevOps, QA and business analysis teams to deliver features and shared platform components., * Scala: functional programming, the Akka/Pekko toolkit, the reactive programming model and actor-based concurrency.
 * Architecture: CQRS and event-driven architecture, with PostgreSQL.
 * Performance: caching layers (Redis or similar) and asynchronous I/O for large data delivery.
 * Containers: Docker and Kubernetes, including developing, deploying and troubleshooting microservices in an elastic environment.
 * AWS: maintaining AWS environments and deploying services with AWS CDK.
 * Source control: GitHub for source code management and planning.
 * Design: system design for distributed, cloud-native solutions.