Senior Software Engineer
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Job description
Client: Major financial institution
Job title: Senior Software Engineer
Start date: 01.09.2026 (TBC)
End date: 31.08.2027
Possible extension duration: 2 years
Skill level: Professional - 4-6 years of experience
Work location: Zurich
Task description:
Full Stack Software Engineer to strengthen our agile Scrum Teams.
Design and implement complex features for the Swiss financial market in close collaboration with Product Owners and stakeholders, taking end-to-end responsibility from design through operations.
Actively contribute to technical solution architecture and make informed decisions regarding design, technologies, and integration patterns.
Drive continuous improvement of development processes, architecture, and collaboration as an experienced member of a self-organized Scrum team.
Ensure high software quality through code reviews, automated testing, and engineering best practices.
Additional information:
Several years of experience in software development using modern Java and web technologies, as well as experience designing scalable systems.
Strong knowledge of software architecture, including:
o Microservices
o Event-driven architectures
o REST APIs
o Best practices across the complete Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
experience with:
o CI/CD pipelines
o DevOps principles
o Container platforms (eg, Kubernetes/OpenShift)
Skills:
Training & certificates
Studies (UNI, University of Applied Sciences, Master)
Work experience
Work experience in a bigger, complex software project (multiple teams) (1-3 years)
Technical skills
Programming/application development (Very well)
Web development (Well)
Technical IT skills
Java (4 -6 years)
JavaScript (1-3 years)
Angular (1-3 years)
Social skills
Teamwork and cooperation (3 -6 years)
Communicative competence (1-3 years)
Emotional intelligence and empathy (1-3 years)
Oral languages
German (Very well)
English (Very well)
Job Title: Senior Software Engineer
Location: Zürich, Switzerland
Job Type: Contract
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Requirements
Several years of experience in software development using modern Java and web technologies, as well as experience designing scalable systems.
Strong knowledge of software architecture, including:
o Microservices
o Event-driven architectures
o REST APIs
o Best practices across the complete Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
experience with:
o CI/CD pipelines
o DevOps principles
o Container platforms (eg, Kubernetes/OpenShift)
Skills:
Training & certificates
Studies (UNI, University of Applied Sciences, Master)
Work experience
Work experience in a bigger, complex software project (multiple teams) (1-3 years)
Technical skills
Programming/application development (Very well)
Web development (Well)
Technical IT skills
Java (4 -6 years)
JavaScript (1-3 years)
Angular (1-3 years)
Social skills
Teamwork and cooperation (3 -6 years)
Communicative competence (1-3 years)
Emotional intelligence and empathy (1-3 years)
Oral languages
German (Very well)