TECH LEAD (SCALA)

Svitla Systems Inc. is looking for a Tech Lead (Scala) for a full-time position (40 hours per week), fully remote in Europe. Our client is a finance company and an alternative lending platform focused on providing capital access to small and medium-sized businesses.
You will lead an engineering team on a fintech client engagement. This is a full-stack role combining hands-on Scala backend and React frontend development with technical leadership, team management, and client communication.
Time zone: U.S. Eastern Time (ET)
Requirements
7+ years of commercial software development experience with strong Scala expertise.
3+ years of experience in a Tech Lead, Staff Engineer, or similar leadership role.
Proven experience leading engineering teams in a client-facing environment.
Strong knowledge of software architecture, data structures, concurrency, and performance optimization.
Experience with RabbitMQ (experience with Kafka or similar messaging systems is a plus).
Experience with PostgreSQL or comparable relational databases.
Solid commercial experience with AWS.
Experience with REST APIs and microservice-based architectures.
Experience working in an Agile environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
Will be a plus
Experience with Heroku or Python.
Background in fintech or financial services.
Responsibilities
Technical leadership
Lead technical design and implementation across the Scala backend
Remain hands-on in development, with a stronger backend focus when needed.
Define architecture for new features, services, and integrations.
Establish coding standards and engineering best practices.
Lead code reviews and support the team with complex technical issues.
Ensure system performance, scalability, reliability, and security.
Evaluate libraries, frameworks, and technical solutions together with the client’s engineering team.
Team leadership
Lead, mentor, and support the engineering team.
Maintain clear priorities and consistent delivery quality.
Facilitate stand-ups, planning, refinement, and retrospectives.
Identify delivery risks, dependencies, workload, and capacity issues.
Support onboarding and knowledge sharing across the team.
Client collaboration
Act as the primary technical point of contact for the client’s engineering and product teams.
Communicate technical risks, blockers, dependencies, and trade-offs clearly.
Participate in planning sessions, discovery workshops, technical discussions, and sprint reviews.
Translate business requirements into technical tasks and implementation plans.
Align key architectural and technical decisions with the client’s engineering team.
WE OFFER
US and EU projects based on advanced technologies.
Competitive compensation based on skills and experience.
Regular performance appraisals to support your growth.
Flexibility in workspace, either remote or our welcoming office.
Bonuses for article writing, public talks, and other activities.
Generous time off, including vacation, national holidays, sick leaves, and family days.
Personalized learning programs tailored to your interests and skill development.
Free tech webinars and meetups organized by Svitla.
Regular corporate online activities.
Awesome team and a friendly, supportive community!

Work arrangement
Yes