Scala Developer

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• Strong hands-on experience in Scala development with expertise in building high-performance, scalable, and low-latency trading applications.
• Extensive experience in Capital Markets and Trading Systems, with a strong understanding of Front Office trading workflows.
• Strong proficiency in Scala frameworks and libraries such as Akka, Play Framework, Cats, ZIO, or similar.
• Experience developing and supporting electronic trading platforms, Order Management Systems (OMS), and Execution Management Systems (EMS).
• Strong understanding of functional programming principles, concurrency, and distributed systems architecture.
• Experience working with real-time market data feeds, trade execution systems, and event-driven architectures.
• Hands-on experience with messaging technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, JMS, or equivalent.
• Strong expertise in SQL and working with relational databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server.
• Experience in developing and consuming RESTful APIs and microservices-based applications.
• Familiarity with FIX Protocol and electronic trade execution workflows.
• Strong understanding of trade lifecycle processes including order capture, execution, allocation, settlement, and reporting.
• Experience working in Linux/Unix environments and utilizing source control tools such as Git.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, Docker, and containerized deployments.
• Proven experience working in an Agile development environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, debugging, and performance tuning skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Roles Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Scala-based trading applications supporting front-office trading and capital markets operations.
• Build and enhance high-performance, low-latency systems for market data processing, trade capture, and trade execution.
• Develop scalable microservices and distributed applications to support trading and investment banking platforms.
• Collaborate closely with traders, business analysts, quantitative analysts, and operations teams to gather requirements and deliver solutions.
• Integrate trading applications with market data providers, exchanges, broker platforms, and internal systems.
• Develop and maintain real-time data processing solutions leveraging messaging platforms such as Kafka and event-driven architectures.
• Analyze and resolve production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventive solutions.
• Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability to meet demanding trading system requirements.
• Participate in the design and implementation of OMS, EMS, and trade processing enhancements.
• Ensure compliance with development standards, security policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and operational procedures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional technology teams to deliver robust and reliable trading solutions.
• Support application release activities and production deployments while ensuring minimal impact to trading operations.
• Continuously evaluate and impleme nt best practices in Scala development, functional programming, and distributed computing.

Salary : 110,000-115,000/per annum

TCS Employee Benefits Summary:

Discretionary Annual Incentive.

Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.

Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.

Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.

Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.

Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.

Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.