Are you a hands-on Scala leader who likes building things that matter at national scale? We’re looking for a Lead Scala Developer to lead a talented team on a high-profile digital programme for a major UK public sector organisation. The services you build will be used by millions of people.
The Essentials
- Location: Hybrid, Leeds or Newcastle (2 days in the office)
- Travel: Monthly travel likely, with an overnight stay if you’re not local
What You’ll Be Doing
- Leading the design and build of full-stack solutions in Scala, across both front end and back end
- Making sure best practice in secure coding, testing and deployment runs through the whole development lifecycle
- Giving hands‑on technical leadership, mentoring and guidance to a team of developers
- Driving architecture discussions and shaping high-level technical decisions
- Running code reviews and giving constructive feedback that improves quality and maintainability
- Working with DevOps, QA and cross‑functional teams to deliver robust, scalable and secure solutions
- Explaining complex technical ideas clearly to stakeholders and non-technical colleagues
- Contributing to engineering craft communities and sharing best practice and thought leadership
What You’ll Bring
- Proven experience as a Lead Developer or in a similar leadership role, with a strong Scala background
- Strong skills in Scala and functional programming principles
- Hands‑on experience building microservices with the Play Framework
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git and modern tools such as IntelliJ, VS Code and sbt
- Essential: experience working in a macOS or Linux environment
- A strong understanding of Agile methods and practices
- A track record of influencing architecture decisions across large codebases
- Excellent problem‑solving skills, strategic thinking and strong communication
- Lead engineering on services that make a real difference to the public
- Work at real scale, with modern tooling and a strong engineering culture
- Be part of a collaborative, craft‑focused community that values your expertise
- Get a competitive day rate and a flexible hybrid working pattern
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Hiring: Lead Scala Developer | £460/day (Inside IR35) | Hybrid – Leeds or Newcastle employer: Areti Group | B Corp
ARETI is an exceptional employer that fosters a high-performance culture where innovation thrives. With a focus on employee growth, you will have the opportunity to mentor teams and influence key architectural decisions while working in the vibrant heart of Central London. The competitive salary and equity package, combined with a collaborative environment, make ARETI a rewarding place for Senior Software Engineers looking to make a significant impact.
