Technical Lead, Scala at TrueAccord | Powderkeg

Location: Remote, USA

Employment Type: Full-time

Team: Engineering, Backend

Why TrueAccord?

TrueAccord is a category-defining company. We combine machine learning with a human-based approach to transform debt resolution and to get people on the path towards financial health. Every year, more than 70 million Americans have negative experiences dealing with debt. We are changing this by providing a personalized digital experience that guides lenders and consumers through this challenging financial process.

With a world-class leadership team, passionate team members, and proprietary predictive models trained on years worth of transactional data, TrueAccord is well-positioned to deliver on a huge opportunity: helping millions of consumers to regain and keep their financial footing while lowering the cost of doing business for creditors across many industries.

The Opportunity:

TrueAccord is the market leader in humane, digital debt collections. Every year, we help millions of consumers to resolve their debt challenges and improve their financial fitness. We employ cutting edge technology across our stack in the cloud, and we highly value code quality, maintainability, and simplicity.

The successful candidate will be creative, decisive, knowledgeable, and obsessive about quality. This is a vital role in a high profile team, often operating under tight deadlines and dynamic conditions across a wide range of problem domains. You will be responsible for shaping and guiding the direction of our technology ecosystem as well as take on large implementations yourself while guiding the work of many other developers.

What We're Looking For:

  • 7+ years of experience in software engineering
  • You’re a seasoned Scala engineer and have built scalable client-facing applications
  • Strong functional programming experience and have mentored others in this paradigm
  • You manage complexity while driving results
  • Comfortable working with legacy code
  • Excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills
  • Strong communication skills

Bonus Points:

  • Domain expertise in developing cloud-native applications using AWS, Docker and Kubernetes
  • Experience with banking, lending or debt collection
  • Comfortable with teaching or mentoring other engineers
  • Familiarity with project management and agile methodologies

Learn more about our values, mission, and our hiring process here !

_ Benefits, Perks, and Culture_

- Everything you need to work remotely

- Work with talented and motivated people in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment

- Medical/dental/vision insurance, 401k (with match), flex spending plan, and life insurance

- Family-friendly policies - parental leave, flexible work from home

- Unlimited PTO

- Transportation benefits

- Paid time off to do volunteer work in your community!

We are a dynamic group of people who are subject matter experts with a passion for change. Our teams are crafting solutions to big problems every day. If you’re looking for an opportunity to do impactful work, join TrueAccord and make a difference.

_ Our Dedication to Diversity & Inclusion_

TrueAccord is an equal opportunity employer. We promote, value, and thrive with a diverse & inclusive team. Different perspectives contribute to better solutions and this makes us stronger every day. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Job Summary
  • Job Title
    Technical Lead, Scala
  • Company
    TrueAccord
  • Location
    Lenexa, KS
  • Employment Type
    Full time
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