Senior Scala/Java Engineer

RyzLabs is looking for a highly skilled Scala/Java Developer to collaborate with our client, a leading fintech platform focused on financial inclusion, providing reliable credit and financial services to individuals who are outside the formal banking system.

• Design, develop, and maintain robust backend services, APIs, and data integration layers that power key product features.

• Review design documents, perform code reviews, and weigh in on implementation choices from other technical teams.

• Write clean, efficient, and easily maintainable code, strictly adhering to established coding standards and best practices.

• Enhance overall code quality, performance, and security by participating in thorough code reviews.

• Design and optimize database schemas and queries to guarantee high performance and system reliability.

• Contribute to the testing infrastructure to increase code coverage for backend modules.

• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues quickly and effectively across both development and production environments.

• Advance monitoring and alerting capabilities of backend modules to allow proactive improvements to availability and response times.

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in designing and developing applications using Java, Kotlin, and/or Scala. This includes exposure to a web framework like Spring.

• Developed and launched large-scale consumer applications with the backend on cloud infrastructure (AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure) using microservices architecture paradigms.

• Proven problem-solving abilities and a strong drive for independent learning and work.

• Expert knowledge in REST API design and development for mobile/web use.

• Expert knowledge in architecture & system design.

• Expert proficiency in Agile development process

• Exposure to containerization technologies, such as Docker or Kubernetes.

• Familiarity with MariaDB.

• Familiarity with Kafka.

• Familiarity with production monitoring tools, including logging (e.g., SumoLogic, Kibana), basic APM (Application Performance Monitoring) tools, and observability frameworks such as OpenTelemetry.