Description
Summary:A leading Financial Software firm is looking to bring on a Senior Scala Engineer to its core development team in Boston. This firm is a JVM shop, and they are seeking a developer with experience building systems in Scala, and proven previous experience in Java.
The ideal candidate would be passionate about finding creative ways to build and enhance systems that solve clients' needs, and in particular are seeking engineers with an existing Functional Programming skill-set/interest.
Why This Firm:
- Serious about writing clean/elegant code and about embracing immutability and functional programming constructs where appropriate.
- Pragmatism - a val may usually be better than a var, but both have a place.
- Continuously learn and improve through retrospectives/meet-ups/etc.
- Lightning Talks: the firm holds in house discussions about best practices and new technology (all are encouraged to participate).
- Actively contribute to the technical community.
- Develop software using techniques such as TDD, pair-programming, and continuous delivery.
- Each and every person makes a real contribution to the firms business and culture.
- Mentor Junior developers at the same time as learn from others.
Desired Attributes / Skills:
- Expertise in both Java and Scala languages, ecosystems, and programming paradigms.
- A strong interest in functional programming - e.g at a minimum you should know what a Monad is and why you might use such a construct
- Sound architectural skills and an interest in improving the design of systems.
- A sense of curiosity to explore new and better ways to solve problems.
- A willingness to take a position and make an impact by improving our practice/methods/outcomes.
- Experience/interest in the finance sector
- "Hobby Project" of interest / open-source contributor
If you are interested in this opportunity please apply here or call Zach at Huxley . Thanks!
To find out more about Huxley Associates please visit www.huxley.com