Scala Engineer

Kunai builds full-stack technology solutions for banks, credit and payment networks, infrastructure providers, and their customers. Together, we are changing the world’s relationship with financial services.

Kunai is seeking a skilled Scala Engineer to join our growing engineering team. In this role, you’ll be instrumental in building high-quality products that delight our clients and thrive in production environments.

What You’ll Do:

• Design and develop scalable, immutable, and distributed systems with a focus on data streaming and backend services using functional Scala.
• Collaborate with cross-functional Agile teams to build and deliver robust, cloud-based solutions, leveraging AWS infrastructure and modern development practices.
• Write clean, efficient, and well-tested code, contributing to an engineering culture that values quality, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Take initiative in solving complex problems and push boundaries with a hands-on, can-do attitude.

What We’re Looking For:

• 5+ years of professional experience in software application development.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience with functional programming (e.g., Scala, Haskell, Clojure, Common Lisp).
• 2+ years of experience working with AWS, including services like DynamoDB.

Bonus Points For:

• Familiarity with the ZIO framework.
• Prior experience in fintech or banking environments.
• 4+ years working with open-source web technologies.
• 2+ years of experience in performance tuning and monitoring.
• 1+ year working with CI/CD pipelines and automation tooling.
• Hands-on experience optimizing high-scale server systems.
• AWS Developer or Architect Certification.

Our success over the past 20 years is rooted in our exceptional team, which thrives in a culture of collaboration, creativity, and continuous learning. We are proud to offer our employees a range of benefits, including competitive compensation, professional development opportunities, and flexible work arrangements.

Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor’s Degree, in lieu of a degree, demonstrating in addition to the minimum years of experience required for the role, three years of specialized training and/or progressively responsible work experience in technology for each missing year of college is required.