Senior Scala Engineer

Lucid Software is the leader in visual collaboration, helping teams see and build the future from idea to reality. We hold true to our core values: innovation in everything we do, passion & excellence in every area, individual empowerment, initiative and ownership, and teamwork over ego. At Lucid, we value diversity and are dedicated to creating an environment and culture that is respectful and inclusive for everyone. Lucid is a hybrid workplace. We promote a healthy work-life balance by allowing employees to work remotely, from one of our offices, or a combination of the two depending on the needs of the role and team.

Since the company’s founding, Lucid Software has received numerous global and regional recognitions for its products, business, and workplace culture. These include being listed to the Forbes Cloud 100, Fortune Best Workplaces in Technology, and the PEOPLE Companies that Care list all for multiple consecutive years. Top businesses use our products all around the world, including customers such as Google, GE, and NBC Universal. Our partners include industry leaders such as Google, Atlassian, and Microsoft. 

We are seeking a skilled and motivated backend engineer to join our growing team. As an engineer, you will play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and maintaining the server-side logic, databases, and APIs of our applications. 
Our Tech Stack:

• Scala backend with akka-http, play-json, tapir for serving the API
• PostgreSQL as main database
• Redis for asynchronous event/task processing
• Kubernetes for infrastructure and deployment

The Team:

• The majority of our meetings are remote
• Tasks and workflows are organized via Slack and GitHub
• Project squads with rotating team members
• Kanban board for members that are currently not on a project squad

Responsibilities: 

• Design, develop, and maintain complex software applications using Scala.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze requirements and utilize synergies.
• Review and test the work of your peers throughout all stages of the development cycle.
• Collaborate with frontend engineers to integrate frontend interfaces with backend APIs.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot backend issues, ensuring timely resolution and a seamless user experience.
• Build and maintain integrations for 3rd party tools into our architecture

Requirements:

• Profound experience as a backend engineer (5+ yrs of experience).
• Profound knowledge in Scala.
• Familiarity with Swagger or other API testing tools.
• Experience in modern HTTP Rest APIs.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Agile mindset.
• Working autonomously as well as being a team player.
• You have a strong command of coding best practices and could confidently articulate your stance on the tabs vs. spaces debate in a technical discussion.
• Experience with Node.JS, Typescript and/or React.js is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Docker.

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