Scala Engineer

Summary

Join Quantexa's Research and Development team as a Mid to Senior level Scala Engineer to build and shape the next generation of products. You will be working on the core Contextual Decision Intelligence offering, the Quantexa Platform, which helps customers solve business problems in areas such as fraud and financial crime. The R&D department uses Scala and functional programming, and you will be involved in the full engineering life cycle, from design and implementation to testing and deployment. Quantexa offers a competitive salary, flexible working hours, a pension scheme, generous paid time off, and various other benefits. The company fosters a diverse and inclusive work environment and is committed to helping businesses grow and make data easier to use.

Requirements

• Have commercial Scala and Functional Programming experience (candidates without may be considered if their commercial background is relevant, e.g., Java, and they have some non-commercial Scala experience)
• Have experience of the full engineering life cycle, from design and implementation through to testing and deployment
• Have experience with DevOps tooling and approaches (automation and tooling)
• Have passion and drive to grow within one of the UK’s fastest-growing scale-ups

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deliver high-quality, well-engineered solutions to complex problems
• Take a big-picture approach to problem-solving, ensuring the solution works well within the wider system

Preferred Qualifications

• Have experience working with any of the following technologies or libraries: Akka/Pekko, Monix, Cats, Spring Boot, Elasticsearch, Gradle, Apache Spark, Hadoop, Docker, Kubernetes
• Have experience with AI Development tools such as Claude Code or Cursor
• Have experience with Cloud technologies and deployments (GCP)
• Have experience building software which deploys to both on-premise and cloud Environments
• Have experience mentoring junior Engineers

Benefits

• Competitive salary and Company Bonus
• Flexible working hours in a hybrid workplace & free access to global WeWork locations & events
• Pension Scheme with a company contribution of 6% (if you contribute 3%)
• 25 days annual leave (with the option to buy up to 5 days) + birthday off!
• Work from Anywhere Scheme: Spend up to 2 months working outside of your country of employment over a rolling 12-month period
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, or Shared Parental Leave
• Private Healthcare with AXA
• EAP, Well-being Days, Gym Discounts
• Free Calm App Subscription
• Workplace Nursery Scheme
• Team's Social Budget & Company-wide Summer & Winter Parties
• Tech & Cycle-to-Work Schemes
• Volunteer Day off
• Dog-friendly Offices