Junior Scala Developer

Overview

We are SoftwareMill – a group of various individuals: total geeks, humanists, fans of fantasy and karate, Apple and Android enthusiasts. Both our differences and shared values allow us to create one of the most employee-friendly companies in the IT industry. We work 100% remotely, from our homes scattered all over Poland (but not only!).

Interested in joining our team? See what it takes to become a SoftwareMiller!

Our offer

• Salary ranging from 350 to 500 PLN net per day for a start
• Intensive training and workshops with experienced Scala Developers to build your Scala knowledge (Scala Basics, Advanced Scala, Cats, FP in Scala)
• Possibility to work on our widely-used Scala open source projects like: tApir, sttp, macwire
• 100% remote company with remote-first mindset
• Full-time but not necessarily 9-17, we are flexible
• Professional development and freedom in choosing toolset and tech stack
• Learning-culture expressed by SoftwareMill Academy and technical reading club
• Small teams without PMs, no procedures and no other corporate ‘goodies’ we all love
• Best tools you need to make your work pleasurable and effective: monitor(s), workstation of your choice
• Dev-friendly environment with passionate and skilled people who believe in clean code and software craftsmanship – you will have a chance to meet some of them during the recruitment process
• Interesting projects with technologies like Scala, Akka, Zio, Cats, Slick, Blockchain, Cassandra, MongoDB, Apache Kafka

What we expect

• No experience in Scala is required
• Basic knowledge of any object-oriented or functional programming language
• Willingness and desire to absorb knowledge and learn new things
• Very good communication skills
• Proactive approach and can-do attitude
• Good knowledge of English is a must (both spoken and written), we work with clients from all over the world (USA, Australia, Switzerland, etc.)
• Polish language is required, as internally we are a Polish speaking company

Nice to have

• Previous commercial experience on similar position
• Completed Scala-related courses or trainings
• Engagement in the IT community: personal blog, speaking at meetups/conferences, an active member of StackOverflow, involvement in the open-source projects
• Having a pet-project