Lead Backend (Scala) Engineer

N-iX is looking for a Lead Backend (Scala) Engineer to join our team. Our customer is the European online car market, with over 30 million monthly users and a presence in 18 countries. As a Lead Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of online car markets and enhancing the user experience for millions of car buyers and sellers.

Responsibilities: Developing scalable backend services Deg complex database solutions Deg fast, scalable, and responsive APIs Day-to-day work with AWS Working in cross-functional teams Ready to take ownership and independently drive topics

Requirements: At least 6+ years of hands-on coding experience Java Spring Boot or Scala knowledge Experience with Object-Oriented/Functional Programming Experience in deg fast, scalable, and responsive APIs Experience developing cloud-native apps - AWS is preferable Experience with SQL and NoSQL (DDB) databases Experience with Kafka Good communication skills (fluent English, at least Upper-Intermediate)

Nice-to-Have: Experience with Search databases - ElasticSearch (using it as a search engine); Frontend experience - JavaScript or Typescript DevOps Experience - DataDog, Opsgenie, etc.