Senior Scala Engineer

We are looking for a Senior Scala Engineer with 5+ years of experience to help build and maintain distributed, high-throughput systems in a cloud-native environment.

We value ownership, collaboration, and the ability to contribute across the full project lifecycle.

This is a fully remote role.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain complex distributed systems with a focus on high throughput, resilience, scalability, and stability

• Write clean, testable, and maintainable code following best practices

• Participate in system architecture discussions, technical design, and implementation planning

• Optimize and monitor production systems using observability tools

• Ensure solutions meet performance, scalability, and reliability requirements

• Collaborate closely with product, QA, and DevOps teams to deliver high-quality software

• Proactively contribute technical expertise and support decision-making processes

• Ability to manage priorities across multiple technical projects

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Scala programming

• Proficiency in MySQL read/write optimization

• Familiarity with data normalization and denormalization principles

• Solid understanding of service-oriented architecture (SOA)

• Experience with hosting Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

• Hands-on experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Sentry, Kibana, Grafana)

• Proficiency with modern development practices and tools

• Ability to work independently and take ownership of deliverables

• Comfortable working in cross-functional teams

Nice to have

• Familiarity with TypeScript and PHP

• Understanding of asynchronous data projections

• Experience with automated deployment and monitoring tools

• Passion for continuous learning and knowledge sharing

We offer

• We gather like-minded people:

  • Engineering community of industry professionals

  • Friendly team and enjoyable working environment

  • Flexible schedule and opportunity to work remotely within Poland

  • Chance to work abroad for up to 60 days annually

  • Business-driven relocation opportunities

• We provide growth opportunities:

  • Outstanding career roadmap

  • Leadership development, career advising, soft skills, and well-being programs

  • Certification (GCP, Azure, AWS)

  • Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning, Get Abstract, Cloud Guru

  • English classes

• We cover it all:

  • Stable income (Employment Contract or B2B)

  • Participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan

  • Benefits package (health insurance, multisport, shopping vouchers)

  • Strategically located offices featuring entertainment and relaxation zones, table tennis and football, free snacks, fantastic coffee, and more

  • Referral bonuses

  • Corporate, social and well-being events

• Please, note:

  • The set of bonuses might vary based on the role you apply for – specifics will be discussed with our recruiter during the general interview

  • We will reach out to selected candidates exclusively

EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.