Scala Backend Developer

General Dynamics

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust
Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Silver Spring, MD
Salary
$120,700–$163,300 / yr
Posted
49 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $187k
This role $142k
$109k most similar roles pay here $232k

This role pays less than 82% of similar roles. Most pay $155,850–$217,725 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $142k versus about $187k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About General Dynamics

General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.

General Dynamics currently has 1123 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $124,093–$150,385 across 984 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Scala Backend Developer

As a Scala Backend Developer at GDIT, you will join the team to support Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services activities by designing, developing, and maintaining sophisticated server-side applications. You will be responsible for creating robust, scalable APIs, ensuring efficient data processing, implementing complex business logic, and performing requirements analysis and system architecture design. The role requires extensive expertise in Scala and Java programming, functional programming paradigms, and RESTful API development. You will work with distributed systems, Git version control, Maven build tools, and SQL databases to ensure software reliability. Additionally, you will utilize knowledge of cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP, and containerization technologies such as OpenShift. This position focuses on solving technical challenges within the healthcare domain by ensuring data integrity and security for mission-critical government projects.

What you'll do

  • Develop and maintain high-performance server-side applications using Scala and Java.
  • Design and build robust, scalable RESTful APIs to support complex business logic.
  • Manage data processing tasks and ensure data integrity and security across systems.
  • Support distributed systems using Git for version control and Maven for build management.
  • Write comprehensive unit tests to ensure the reliability and scalability of software architecture.
  • Perform technical analysis including requirements gathering, system architecture design, and performance optimization.
  • Resolve complex technical problems independently as a primary contributor.
  • Provide mentorship and leadership to junior team members on backend development best practices.

What we're looking for

  • Must have a degree, certification, or technical training with 5+ years of relevant experience.
  • Must have at least 10 years of hands-on Java software development experience.
  • Must have at least 5 years of hands-on Scala programming development expertise.
  • Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs.
  • Demonstrated skills with functional programming, distributed systems, Git, Maven, and SQL databases.
  • Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization technologies like OpenShift.
  • Must be able to obtain a T4 Public Trust clearance.
  • Must have lived in the United States at least three out of the last five years.
  • Experience working with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (preferred).
  • Familiarity with front-end technologies like Angular or React and supporting full stack challenges (preferred).

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