Scala Developer (d/f/m)

Overview

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Join our FRIDA2 team as a Scala Developer (d/f/m) and make a real impact in the fight against fraud. We develop and maintain core services for our fraud prevention platform FRIDA2. As part of our cross-functional engineering team, consisting of backend and frontend engineers, you will be involved in the full software lifecycle, from design and implementation to operation and monitoring, while helping to evolve the platform’s architecture. Our microservice architecture is built for scalability and performance. We own our components end-to-end, giving you real responsibility and the freedom to make key decisions on how requirements are implemented. We follow agile practices, collaborate closely (e.g. pair programming, code reviews) and value open, constructive communication.

Responsibilities

• You will design and implement backend services in Scala, applying functional programming principles with libraries like Cats, Cats Effect, and ZIO.
• Together with the engineering team and other stakeholders you will shape product features and architecture.
• You will deploy and operate services in production, ensuring reliability through CI/CD, metrics, and logging.
• Within distributed systems you will address challenges such as eventual consistency and resiliency.
• You will measure, monitor and continuously improve service performance and maintainability through testing, refactoring, and simplification.

Requirements

• You have practical experience in at least one JVM-based language.
• Ideally you are familiar with Scala and functional programming (ZIO, Cats, Cats Effect a plus).
• Knowledge of distributed systems, service-oriented architectures and API design is something you bring along.
• You are comfortable working with messaging systems (e.g. Kafka) and have solid experience with containerization (Docker; Kubernetes a plus).
• You are skilled in operating and monitoring production systems.
• Being curious and open to working with other tech stacks, such as frontend frameworks (React or Angular), is part of your profile.
• You stand out for your strong sense of responsibility, ownership and continuous learning.
• You enjoy engaging in code reviews, pair programming, and feedback sessions.
• As a plus: familiarity with graph databases and AI-assisted programming tools and trends.
• Last but not least, you are fluent in English (German is not required).

We Offer The Following Benefits

• The possibility to take responsibility and realize your own ideas – from day one.
• Collaborative environment in which everyone works on eye-level.
• A team of experts and helpful buddies that allows you to learn something new every day.
• Very friendly, open and supportive working environment.
• Generous remote work guideline with emphasis on team alignment.
• Innovation days to pursue your personal/professional growth.
• Internal coaching and training sessions (our internal coaches may even help with non-work related topics).
• Budget for conferences, external training, etc.
• Access to two online learning platforms (Udemy und Masterplan).
• Social Days, i.e. paid time off for volunteer work on a project close to your heart.
• Possibility to take a sabbatical after 3 years of employment.
• Free choice between Linux or MacOS on powerful mobile hardware, and everything else you might need to be able to work efficiently.
• Lunch allowance up to 30,-€ per month.
• Public transport allowance up to 21,-€ per month.
• Bike leasing via JobRad with insurance allowance.
• Mental Health Initiatives.
• Reimbursement of travel expenses for company events 4x per year for Riskies living outside of Hamburg.
• Attractive discounts at various partner shops and gyms, e.g. 15% discount at www.otto.de or 10% discount at Fitness First gyms.
• Access to Otto Group's “Corporate Benefits” platform, which grants discounts with various partners (decoration, travel agencies, car rental, etc.).
• In the office in Hamburg: various free drinks and organic fruit delivered twice a week.
• Shower in the office enabling you to easily integrate active lunch breaks or a bike ride to work into your working day.
• Relocation support: constant contact person, issuing documents, help with public offices, translation support, etc.
• … and many more!

How to apply

If you would like to apply, please use the application button. Your application should include:

• Your CV (PDF format).
• Motivational letter (PDF format) that describes why you want to work at RISK IDENT. Please make explicit what interests you in this position and our company.
• Your desired salary (EUR gross per year).

About Us

RISK IDENT is a dynamic software development company based in Hamburg, Germany. Founded in 2012, our team became one of the market leaders within fraud prevention in the German speaking market in a very short period of time. Today, as an independent company within the OTTO Group RISK IDENT has a strong customer base, the majority of our customers coming from e-commerce, telecommunications, mobility and financial services. We secure more than 80 billion euros of annual turnover against fraud for our customers. We have an innovative SaaS business model with an excellent market position. Our team consists of around 77 people from all over the world with every single one of them loving what they do. We are always on the lookout for new challenges and for smart people to accompany us along the way!