Senior Software Engineer (Scala)

Location: Remote - United States

Department: Engineering

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. You’ll work across the stack, deepen your technical expertise, and embrace new challenges in a dynamic, collaborative setting.

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+ years working with CI/CD pipelines and automation tooling.

• Hands-on experience optimizing high-scale server systems.

• AWS Developer or Architect Certification.