Scala Developer

Company & Culture

EXANTE is a pioneering wealth tech company that delivers cutting-edge centralized trading solutions and robust B2B financial infrastructure, driving value through innovative technology. Our bespoke, internally engineered trading platform provides seamless access to a diverse range of financial instruments, including stocks, ETFs, bonds, futures, and options, all within a single, multi-currency account.

As a rapidly expanding global firm with over 700 talented employees from 70+ nationalities across 70 locations, we are a frontrunner in the financial sector. Our investment priorities are clear: We prioritize investing in our most valuable asset—our people. Join us in shaping the future of finance.

Company & Culture

EXANTE is a pioneering wealth tech company that delivers cutting-edge centralized trading solutions and robust B2B financial infrastructure, driving value through innovative technology. Our proprietary trading platform offers seamless access to diverse financial instruments— including stocks, ETFs, bonds, futures, and options— all within a single, multi-currency account.

We cultivate a culture that transcends the ordinary, where rapid responses to market dynamics and proactive problem-solving are the norm. At EXANTE, the potential to make a meaningful impact is ever-present. Our team members continuously pursue personal and professional growth, empowered to spearhead change across people, processes, and products. True innovation stems from an insatiable desire for improvement, and everyone at EXANTE is committed to fostering this spirit and propelling the company into the future.

As a rapidly expanding global firm with over 600 talented employees from 65 nationalities across 70 locations, we are a frontrunner in the financial sector. Our investment priorities are clear: We prioritize investing in our most valuable asset—our people. Join us in shaping the future of finance.
About The Role

We’re looking for an experienced Scala Developer to join our team

Reporting Line - Back-end director

Worksite: Remote/ Hybrid/ On-site (options vary by location)

Responsibilities: 

• Support of the existing extensive code base (microservices)


• Development of external connection points to the trading system: backend for interfaces, HTTP API, FIX API


• Optimization and modification of the architecture of existing infrastructure to increase productivity and facilitate further maintenance

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Scala development experience


• Knowledge of various JVM multithreading models (blocking, CAS, Future/Promise, Actors)


• Understanding of the basic ideas of functional programming (recursion, laziness, pure functions)


• Knowledge and ability to work with Scala collections, understanding of for-comprehensions


• Knowledge of basic data structures and basic algorithms


• Scala 2.x/3.x, advanced functional programming, type-level programming


• Akka (Actors, Streams) + Cats Effect or ZIO


• Experience with relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (Redis, MongoDB, Cassandra)


• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain technical concepts clearly


• Experience working with distributed remote teams


• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional product teams


• English - fluent

Personality / Mindset

• Integrity & loyalty


• Team player with advanced communication and collaboration skills


• A hands-on, can-do attitude - always looking for solutions and thinking out of the box


• Overachiever mentality


• The capability to work and succeed in the fast pace and ever-changing environment

We offer*

• Competitive salary & performance-based bonus programs


• Corporate benefits (choose your preferred options)


• Truly inspiring culture, pleasant and informal work environment


• Ongoing education & training programs


• Opportunity to network and connect at the Corporate Events


• Global career opportunities

A group of disruptive technology experts created EXANTE. With an impressive track record in the industry and knowledge of the markets, our systems are built to democratize access to global financial instruments for professional traders and institutional investors.

Through our robust, cutting-edge trading platforms, you can offer clients access to comprehensive, global financial instruments and investment possibilities while keeping their data safe and private.

EXANTE  is a global prime broker backed by proprietary technology and dedicated service. All regulated group companies and fully controlled affiliates and subsidiaries are committed to compliance with data protection laws, including the GDPR. We process personal data in line with the GDPR principles of fairness, purpose limitation, transparency, data minimisation, storage limitation and deletion, accuracy, confidentiality and integrity, and accountability. We rely on legitimate interests to assess and manage your application, after determining that our interests are not overridden by your rights and interests. You have the rights of access, rectification, data portability, erasure, restriction of processing, and objection to processing. To exercise your rights or contact our Data Protection Officer, please see our GDPR policy at https://exante.eu/gdpr/.

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