Scala / Kotlin Jobs

Which levels are hiring

• Junior 3% · 4
• Middle 16% · 23
• Senior 69% · 99
• Lead+ 12% · 17

Few Junior roles — 3%; the usual way in is an adjacent role

Of 143 postings that name a level, Junior — 3%, Middle — 16%, Senior — 69%, Lead+ — 12%.

What postings ask for

• ✔ Scala64%
• ✔ Java31%
• ✔ AWS26%
• ○ Python21%
• ○ Spark16%
• ○ SQL15%
• ○ Azure14%
• ○ GCP11%

✔ — in 25%+ of postings, ○ — often listed as a plus

Share of open postings that mention each skill: Scala — 64%, Java — 31%, AWS — 26%, Python — 21%, Spark — 16%, SQL — 15%.

Where the openings are

• 🇵🇱 Poland63
• 🇺🇸 the US49
• 🇬🇧 the UK30
• 🇿🇦 South Africa15
• 🇮🇳 India10
• 🇨🇦 Canada7

Open positions by employer country; remote roles are often open to other countries too.

Where to apply

• Company career sites — your application goes straight to the team48%
• Job boards — aggregators and job sites49%
• Telegram channels — job channels3%

Where the openings come from: 48% from company career sites (direct apply), 49% from job boards, 3% from Telegram channels.