What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Scala software engineer position at Xebia?
Senior scala software engineer
Amsterdam & Remote
🚀 Available now and ready to jump in?
We're looking for a Software Engineer (Scala) who can start on short notice on a high-impact modernization project.
💡 Why join?
✔ Shape the architecture for a next-gen image management platform
✔ Build scalable JVM libraries that abstract uploads
✔ Prepare and execute large-scale migrations
✔ Collaborate closely with tech leads and architects in an agile, high-ownership environment
🚀 What you'll be doing
✅ Translate product/architecture requirements into clear technical specs and implementation plans
✅ Design and implement provider-agnostic JVM libraries (Scala) for uploads & URL generation
✅ Migrate services onto the new abstraction layer with backward compatibility and zero user impact
✅ Ship robust, well-tested code that follows industry best practices and existing architecture patterns
✅ Contribute to architecture reviews, code reviews, and long-term media platform decisions
👤 This is you
✅ 6 years building and operating large-scale distributed systems
✅ Strong JVM background, Scala highly preferred
✅ Solid grasp of microservices & event-driven design and inter-service communication
✅ Comfortable running services in AWS or GCP with production SLAs
✅ DevOps mindset: CI/CD, deployment automation, IaC familiarity
🤝 How you work
✅ Clear communicator, able to explain trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders
✅ Collaborative mentor who elevates team practices
✅ Proactive problem-solver who takes ownership from design to production
📩 Interested? We'd love to meet you!
Please get in touch with Samantha Alves Goncalves at sgoncalves@xccelerated.io or by phone at 0613889770.