Software Engineer - Scala

Job Title: Software Engineer - ScalaLocation: McLean, VA / Richmond VA / Chicago ILDuration: 6 Months assignment with the possibility of extensionAs a Client's Software Engineer, you'll work on everything from customer-facing web and mobile applications using cutting-edge open source frameworks to highly-available RESTful services and back-end Java based systems using the hottest techniques in Big Data. You'll bring solid experience in emerging and traditional technologies such as: Scala, node.js, Java, AngularJS, React, Python, REST, JSON, XML, Ruby, HTML / HTML5, CSS, NoSQL databases, relational databases, Hadoop, Chef, Maven, iOS, Android, and AWS/Cloud Infrastructure to name a few.You will:Work on immutable, distributed systems, data streaming, and backend Scala based systems using functional programming.Work with product owners to understand desired application capabilities and testing scenarios.Continuously improve software engineering practices.Work within and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions across a full-stack of development tools and technologies including Scala, Kafka, Cassandra and AWS/Cloud Infrastructure.Lead the craftsmanship, availability, resilience, and scalability of your solutions.Bring a passion to stay on top of tech trends, experiment with and learn new technologies, participate in internal & external technology communities, and mentor other members of the engineering community.Encourage innovation, implementation of cutting-edge technologies, inclusion, outside-of-the-box thinking, teamwork, self-organization, and diversity.Basic Qualifications:Bachelor's DegreeAt least 2 years of professional application development experienceAt least 2 years of experience with cloud technologiesAt least 1 year of experience with functional programming languages (Scala or Clojure or Haskell or Common Lisp)Preferred Qualifications:3+ years of experience developing applications using functional Scala3+ years of experience with Clojure or Java or JavaScript or Haskell or C++ or golang or Scheme or Common Lisp or Python or Swift3+ years of experience using open-source web services3+ years of experience in at least one Cloud technology (AWS or Azure or OpenStack)3+ years of experience with Docker or Ansible or Chef or Terraform2+ years of experience with J2EE technologies2+ years of experience with performance tuning and monitoring1+ years of experience with Jenkins or Git1+ years of experience with creating and maintaining CI/CD tooling1+ years of experience in performance and optimization of scaled server systems1+ years of Agile experienceCertified AWS Developer or Architect

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