Junior Scala Developer

Symphony Solutions is a Cloud- and AI-driven technology company headquartered in the Netherlands, delivering both world-class services and innovative products. With a remote-first mindset, the company has a global presence spanning over 20 countries. It provides custom software solutions for Airline, Healthcare, iGaming, E-learning, e-Commerce, and Supply Chain sectors.

• At least 2 years of experience building backend systems.
• At least 1 year of experience working with Scala.
• Knowledge of Scala or strong JVM language background (Java, Kotlin) with eagerness to transition to Scala.
• Basic understanding of RESTful API concepts.
• Familiarity with Scala ecosystem (SBT, basic Akka or Play Framework concepts).
• Basic understanding of messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.).
• Awareness of microservices architecture principles.
• Basic knowledge of containerisation (Docker).
• Understanding of core software design patterns, data structures, and algorithms.
• Experience with database technologies (SQL and NoSQL).
• Exposure to cloud services (AWS, GCP) and DevOps tools (CI/CD pipelines) is a plus.
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English (B1+/B2).
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment.
• Eagerness to learn, take feedback, and grow within the team.
• Self-organised with a proactive attitude toward problem-solving.

Desirable:

• Strong interest in applying AI-powered tools (e.g. ChatGPT, Copilot, Cursor or similar) to speed up day-to-day development tasks.
• Proven ability or strong motivation to use AI to reduce development time, improve code quality, and automate repetitive engineering work.
• Experience in leveraging AI for code generation, refactoring, debugging, test creation, and documentation.
• Openness to experimenting with new AI tools and workflows and integrating them into the development process.
• Experience with JIRA, and Confluence.
• Experience with ZIO and/or Typelevel stack (CATS etc.).
• Experience with Couchbase DB.
• Experience with ElasticSearch.
• Experience in gambling or online gaming.
• Experience with TDD development processes.

• Implementing well-defined tasks and smaller features under guidance of Middle/Senior developers.
• Communicating with team members and reporting blockers promptly.
• Bug fixing of assigned features with support from the team.
• Writing unit tests for developed code.
• Active participation in Scrum ceremonies.
• Continuous learning and gradual onboarding to team processes and codebase.