Backend Engineer (Scala) - Identity & Access Management (IDAM)

Your Responsibilities:  

• Design, develop, and maintain Scala-based backend services handling identity governance, provisioning workflows, and access management logic;
• Collaborate closely with the IDAM squad to implement and evolve core platform capabilities: role assignments, entitlement management, and lifecycle automation;
• Work on data persistence layers using PostgreSQL— ensuring correctness, performance, and resilience;
• Deploy and operate services on Kubernetes; contribute to reliability, observability, and on-call readiness;
• Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions, and architecture decisions within the squad
• Split large initiatives into small, manageable microservices and subprojects;
• Work in an Agile/Scrum environment with short delivery cycles and close collaboration with product and security stakeholders.

Required key competencies and qualifications: 

• Good knowledge in Java/Scala (5+ years of experience);
• Enthusiasm for automating and automatically scaling tests and deployments with Docker and Kubernetes;
• Experience with cloud platforms, preferably Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and knowledge of IaC (Terraform);
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases — PostgreSQL;
• Security mindset when designing and building applications;
• Interest in splitting large projects into small, manageable microservices;
• Ability to communicate fluently in English (written and verbal);
• Curiosity and drive to constantly learn and adopt new technologies.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with Datadog and the Play Framework;
• Hands-on experience with secure authentication and authorisation mechanisms: JWT, OAuth2, OpenID Connect (OIDC), and role-based access control (RBAC);
• Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka or similar);
• CI/CD pipeline experience and DevOps practices.

What we offer at METRO.digital?    

• Hybrid and agile work: thrive in a flexible, multicultural environment.

At METRO.digital, we promote work-life balance through a hybrid working model. You’ll be part of self-organizing, multicultural teams that collaborate in an agile setup.

• People development: when you grow so do we!

We want you to become the best version of yourself with individual and company-wide programs and trainings for people development. Focused among other on development, leadership, appreciation ... it´s time to upskill your career.

• Support with individual solutions: we are people-caring!

We offer support whenever you need it - at every stage of your professional journey.

Want to know more about all our benefits? Discover more here.

Let´s connect soon. Apply for the role now!

Position grade within our career framework: Full Stack Engineer Grade 3 (Md7).