Scala Application Developer

Job Description

Scala in NYC

JOB DESCRIPTION
The Scala Application Developer designs, codes, and tests custom application code for HBC Digital's saks.com, off5th.com, lordandtaylor.com, and thebay.com stores and their supporting systems, with particular emphasis on issues that require special insight into areas of complexity such as enterprise integration, concurrency, data management, or HBC Digital-specific processes and legacy systems.
The Developer will be expected to possess the independence and people skills necessary to work across IT functional teams and directly with business units in order to accomplish their tasks. Although these tasks will be prioritized and assigned at the management level, the Developer will be expected to take ownership and show initiative in order to achieve resolution.
The Developer will be expected to demonstrate the ability to clearly and effectively communicate with the leadership of both technical and non-technical teams.
The Developer will be expected to thrive in an environment that stresses the value of innovation and proactive process optimization.
The Developer will take a lead role on significant projects, and will work closely with business stakeholders, project managers, and other IT teams to define and communicate effective strategies for project execution.
The Developer will at times be asked to lead troubleshooting and remediation efforts for significant production issues. They will be expected to demonstrate the ability to select an appropriate course of action, and take decisive measures to implement it, under the stress of a significant production crisis.
The Developer will be expected to take a proactive role in contributing to a knowledge base as they learn about the behavior of HBC's existing systems, and define the behavior of new systems and subsystems.
QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience, required. Master's degree is a plus.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Scala required, and demonstrated proficiency with at least one other object-oriented programming language such as Java is preferred.
• Understanding of First class and higher order functions as well as recursion and the benefits of these approaches
• Knowledge of Play framework is a big plus.
• Knowledge of Akka runtime is a plus
• Knowledge of virtualization technology like Docker or Vagrant is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of SQL or NoSQL required; experience with Oracle or MongoDB a plus.
• Demonstrated proficiency with a high-level scripting language such as Python, Ruby, or Perl a plus.
• Knowledge of and demonstrated proficiency with commonly used Internet technologies (HTTP, web services, JSON, etc) required.
• Knowledge of common enterprise technologies such as MQSeries or message brokers required.
• Experience with Unix-like operating systems such as Linux or Solaris required.
• Demonstrable knowledge of and hands-on experience with Agile software development methodologies required.
• Demonstrable knowledge of test-driven development strategies and tactics, and experience with applying these tools and techniques required.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of revision control systems such as GIT or Subversion required.
• Experience with micro services, preferred.