Location: Zurich
Start date: 01.10.2027 - flexible
Duration: 12 months – with possibility of extension

Key Responsibilities

• Design and evolve robust distributed systems, balancing scalability, latency, consistency, and fault tolerance
• Apply distributed systems principles — consistency models, idempotency, back-pressure, resiliency patterns — to real-world financial workloads
• Develop and maintain high-performance backend services and APIs using Java, Spring, and Spring Boot
• Optimise end-to-end latency, asynchronous processing, and efficient IO
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks through profiling, benchmarking, and load testing
• Integrate complex financial platforms and third-party services, ensuring correctness, data integrity, and operational resilience
• Design reliable messaging and integration flows using JPA, JDBC Templates, JMS, and event-driven patterns
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code adhering to best practices including code reviews, testing, and CI/CD
• Apply financial-grade engineering principles: auditability, security, and controlled change
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to translate requirements into technical specifications

Qualifications

• Java (Core Java, Collections, JSON, JDBC) and Spring Framework / Spring Boot — hands-on and production-proven
• Distributed systems, microservices, event-driven design, and low-latency system architecture
• Databases and messaging: JPA, JDBC, relational databases, JMS
• Unix/Linux and bash scripting
• API security: OAuth2, IAM concepts, and secure API design
• Strong code review practices and genuine pride in code quality
• CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices in an agile environment
• Containerisation: Docker and Kubernetes
• Cloud platforms — Microsoft Azure preferred
• Strong ownership mindset with focus on business impact and reliability
• Analytical, performance- and quality-driven approach to problem solving
• Ability to work independently and make sound technical decisions
• Fluent English — verbal and written
• Prior experience in the financial industry - nice to have
• Experience with financial-grade engineering: auditability, reconciliation, controlled change - nice to have

If you are interested in this opportunity, we look forward to receiving your CV or if you have any questions, contact Kaixi Jia at +41 44 229 99 43.
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Due to Swiss work permit restrictions, we can only consider applications from EU citizens or holders of valid working permit in Switzerland.