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Software Engineer, Scala

Axoni

Axoni

Software Engineering
United States · Remote
Posted on Dec 2, 2020
Axoni is building the next generation of capital markets technology. Our solutions are used by the world’s leading banks, asset managers, hedge funds, and infrastructure providers. Our diverse team focuses every day on our goal of building products that will change and improve how our clients and the markets will interact.
We are seeking talented, motivated professionals that want to be part of this once-in-a-career opportunity to not only see, but also drive the incredible changes coming to global capital markets. We are building a culture where our team feels valued and everyone is given an opportunity to grow and succeed. We try to live by our Core Values and demonstrate what we believe represent the kind of company we are working to build. These Values are: Delivery is everything; Choose Kindness; Be better every day.
Axoni is looking for a Scala Software Engineer who will be responsible for software development for our biggest client initiatives. Our projects vary across multiple industries including Bond Issuance, Stock Loan, and Swaps to deliver a seamless, optimized experience all the way to the end user. You will work directly with our clients to understand and solve their largest pain points. We are a backend Scala organization, and our frontend runs on React. We use multiple frameworks such as Zio, Cats and Cats Effect. Some other tools we use include Kafka and Postgres.
This role reports directly to our Director of Engineering.

You will:

  • Write code in Scala and interact with messaging systems like Kafka
  • Review code and promote software development best practices by bringing a rigorous approach to delivering quality products
  • Promote technical design and coding standards for our platform and product roadmaps based on input from our clients
  • Share and promote your knowledge of API development, networking components, and implementing secure protocols
  • Promote best practices for facilitating Agile and Test Driven Development
  • Collaborate with Scrum team for coordinating tasks across features

You have:

  • 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience with at least 2 year writing code in Scala
  • Experience deploying and supporting production workloads
  • Experience building REST API services
  • Strong database experience, preferably with PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle
  • Familiarity with tools and frameworks in the Scala (Akka, Cats and Cats Effect, etc.)
  • Experience with AWS infrastructure

Nice to have:

  • Familiarity with Kafka or other streaming/messaging tools
  • Experience with containerization/orchestration tools such as Docker or K8s
  • Experience with networking protocols (http, tcp, gRPC, etc.)
  • Experience working with OAuth and Authorization providers
  • Experience with SaaS
  • Capital markets and fintech experience
Individuals seeking employment at Axoni are considered without regards to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation. You are being given the opportunity to provide the following information in order to help us comply with federal and state Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action record keeping, reporting, and other legal requirements.