Commercetools is hiring a
Senior Scala Engineer, Remote - Netherlands, Germany

Summary

The job is for a Backend Engineer in the Product Catalog Management team at commercetools. The role involves designing, implementing, and extending the SaaS eCommerce backend in Scala, participating in team decisions, developing a scalable architecture, testing software components, and taking part in on-call rotation for production systems.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a Backend Engineer, developing server-side systems using the JVM
• 3+ years of experience with functional programming languages, preferably Scala
• Experience in developing scalable REST APIs on a cloud platform
• Track record of driving architectural discussions and initiatives

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and extend our SaaS eCommerce backend in Scala, as well as our core infrastructure components like database mappings and web service APIs
• Participate and contribute to the team’s roadmap, technical decisions and planning, both by producing quality proposals, giving meaningful feedback and driving alignment
• Develop a scalable and multi-tenant architecture, allowing our customers to efficiently manage thousand of products variants
• Test software components regarding usability, functionality and performance, and work closely with Product Management
• Take part in on-call rotation (with the worldwide distributed team) for production systems

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with MongoDB and/or Elasticsearch

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation Package: Generous compensation structure consisting of salary, a competitive stock option package, and various benefits and perks
• Workation: Work up to 60 days per year in a country different from your home country
• Learning & Development Budget
• Academy: Regular training sessions, access to Coursera and Babbel training courses
• Our Benefits: Check them out by office here
• Flexibility: Morning person or night owl? We believe in outcome and motivated employees
• Mindset & Growth: A diverse workplace with an open, international culture, and learning environment