About Lightbend
Lightbend (now doing business as Akka, formerly Typesafe) is a San Francisco-based software company that provides a platform for building reactive, distributed, and cloud-native applications for the JVM, built around the Akka middleware, Play Framework, and Scala programming language. Its platform serves enterprise development teams needing resilient, scalable microservices and real-time data processing. The company also offers training, consulting, and commercial support.
Company details
Funding
Total raised
$107M
Last stage
Series D
Investors
Founders
Jonas Bonér
Creator of the Akka middleware and co-founder of Lightbend (formerly Typesafe). Previously a core contributor at Terracotta and BEA.
LinkedInMartin Odersky
Creator of the Scala programming language and co-founder of Lightbend (formerly Typesafe) in 2011.
Paul Phillips
Co-founder of Lightbend (formerly Typesafe) in 2011.
What happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.