Architects, builds, and maintains Versal’s RESTful API platform while mentoring and leading backend engineers. The role requires substantial production Scala experience, professional software development experience, Scala web frameworks, REST API design, and relational database expertise. Familiarity with Scalaz, Slick, and Amazon Web Services is preferred.
Company Description
Versal is a new way for anyone to easily create interactive online courses.
Job Description- Architect, build, and maintain Versal's RESTful API platform
- Mentor and lead a team of backend engineers
Qualifications
Required
- 2 years of large-scale production Scala experience
- 5+ years of professional software development experience
- Play, Finatra, or other Scala web framework
- RESTful API design and implementation
- Relational DBs
- Scalaz utility library for Scala
- Slick database library for Scala
- Amazon Web Services
Versal San Francisco, California, USA Office
330 Townsend Street, San Francisco, United States, 94107
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