cohesion is a leading Intelligent Buildings software solution that is disrupting how buildings operate and how people engage with buildings – from real estate owners/investors, operators, building engineers, to tenants and visitors. Our cutting-edge converged IoT-enabled platform brings together building systems, building software, and business applications into a single portal for on web and mobile platforms to forge the path to autonomous buildings.

We are searching for a Sr. Scala Engineer to join our rapidly growing team in our Chicago office.

What You’ll Do

• Employ industry best practices to continuously improve coding practices and test-driven development within an agile development framework.
• Develop and maintain IoT Edge applications for the cohesionIB platform
• Present audience-appropriate concepts and insights at all levels of a software organization (CxO, architect, technical team).
• Create proof of concepts to try new technologies and tools before adding them to current tech stack
• Write high-quality, maintainable and reusable code using best practices (unit testing, source control, and design patterns)
• Implement Robust processes to deploy code from a code repository to the cloud.
• Take ownership of the success of the team with a "gets things done" attitude
• Be organized and able to remain productive even when you have multiple deliverables.
• Improve SDLC for added developer efficiency. i.e., Automate everything

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of Hands-on software development experience (with at least 3+ years in Scala).
• Thorough understanding of Object Oriented and Functional Programming concepts like event loops, scheduling, threads, and memory management.
• Hands-on Experience using Akka platform and various Akka tools (i.e., Akka.Http, AkkaStreams,
• AkkaCluster)
• Hands-on experience working with containers and container orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kuberenetes)
• Proficient working with Distributed systems in the cloud (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ, Azure ServiceBus)
• Proficient in Test-driven development and tools (e.g., ScalaTest, SBT)
• Proficient with various Databases technologies (e.g., Postgres, SQL Server) and tools (e.g., Slick, Doobie)
• Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum and Kanban) and Tools (Jira, Confluence, BaseCamp)
• Experience with various Git flows and tools (e.g., GitHub)

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with developing IoT systems on edge and in the cloud using Scala and Akka.
• Experience working with low-level protocols (e.g., MQTT, AMQP, BACnet, Avro)

What you can expect from Cohesion

Cohesion is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible, full-time employees in the United States. Our benefits are designed to invest in our employees— and their family’s —well-being, including investments in their health, happiness, and well-being.

• Receiving a competitive compensation package, including bonus, health/dental insurance, and 401k match
• Receiving a monthly cell phone and wellness stipend after 6 months of employment
• Enjoying a responsible unlimited PTO program to help employees maintain work-life balance.
• 2-way flexibility of work schedules
• Dressing for your day
• Working in an open environment with creative optional brainstorming sessions for all employees
• Participating in one all-employee lunch per month and one all-employee breakfast per month
• Enjoying family leave benefits

At Cohesion, we see diversity and inclusion as a source of strength. We believe building trust and innovation are best achieved through diverse thought and practice. Individuals seeking employment at Cohesion are considered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.