I.Z.
Talent
Senior Scala/Java Architect (Typelevel/Kafka/Terraform)
Expert
Summary
10+ years as a Backend Engineer (Scala/Java). Expert in event-driven systems, functional programming (Typelevel Stack), Kafka migration, AWS, and IaaC with Terraform.
Detailed profile
Principal Backend Engineer (10+ years) specializing in Scala/Java, event-driven systems, and functional programming. Expertise in the Typelevel stack (Cats, FS2, http4s, Doobie) and modern Java/Spring. Designed and implemented Kafka-based architectures, including building a reusable Kafka idempotency check framework. Strong experience in AWS (Lambda, Cognito, ECS) and infrastructure-as-code with Terraform. Delivered secure, high-performance applications using Spring Security, OAuth2, and Keycloak. Experienced in CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Jenkins) and database design across PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB. Recognized as a valued mentor who drives technical excellence.