Software Developer & DevSecOps Engineer (f/m/d)

Software Developer & DevSecOps Engineer (f/m/d)

Allianz

As an international financial services provider, Allianz offers worldwide products and solutions in insurance and asset management.

At Allianz Global Investors, we foster a culture of professionalism, fulfilment, and an inclusive working environment. Do you want to be part of a leading active asset management company? Then join us now!

We are currently hiring a Software Developer & DevSecOps Engineer (f/m/d) for our Wealth Management Technology team, with strong experience in web applications and the associated underlying services. Full stack developers are preferred but we also welcome backend developers.

The position offers the opportunity to play a vital role in the optimization, harmonization, and further global build-out of our Digital Investment Management service offering.

In this cross-functional Digital Investment Management team, we are passionate about utilizing AllianzGI’s unique knowledge for our distribution partners through state-of-the-art technology (e.g., cloud-based services).

This position will be based in Frankfurt.

What you will do

• Design, build, document, and maintain high-quality web portals and the associated underlying services for wealth management solutions.
• Work closely with investment professionals, data, and technology teams to understand business problems and produce scalable solutions to support business growth.
• Apply software design methods, tools, and techniques; undertake impact analysis on design options, make recommendations, and assess associated risks.
• Ensure that software design balances functional, quality, security, and system requirements.
• Maintain and extend our end-to-end testing pipelines for our cloud applications, for example by automating the UI testing suite.
• Improve our CI-CD pipelines, such as optimizing the build times of our Docker images on GitHub Actions.
• Enhance the scalability of our applications, for instance the auto-scaling of our deployments in Kubernetes, and resolve performance bottlenecks.
• Strengthen the monitoring of our cloud applications, for example by improving our Datadog sensors, monitors, and dashboards.

What you bring

• 3+ years of professional experience in application development with at least one programming language, ideally with Java, Python, or C#. Angular skills are a plus.
• Prior experience in building cloud-native applications on container-based platforms such as Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Services and familiarity with Helm.
• Prior experience in implementing CI-CD pipelines on platforms like Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or GitHub Actions.
• Prior experience in building products as microservices to rapidly prototype and reliably build complex, high-quality, resilient enterprise applications.
• Degree in Computer Science, Sciences, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a directly related field.
• Experience with modern agile software development and testing methodologies with modern Application Lifecycle Management tools such as GitHub or Azure DevOps.
• Passion for learning and advancing new technology topics.
• Empathetic teammate, flexible, pro-active, self-reliant, and forward-thinking.
• Willingness and ability to work as part of a team in an upbeat, fast-paced, and business-critical environment.
• Interest in finance.
• Proficiency in English, both written and spoken, is required.
• Experience with serverless platforms is preferred.
• Basic knowledge in the fields of statistics/econometrics (for full stack and backend developer) is a plus.

What we offer

• Flexible working from home and abroad according to internal guidelines (hybrid model/flexible working hours/cross-border remote work).
• Access to pension/savings plans/Allianz products.
• Family support (relocation/childcare facilities).
• Company share purchasing plan.
• Mental health and wellbeing programs.
• Mobility solutions (Jobrad bike leasing, subvention Jobticket).
• Career opportunities within the entire Allianz Group.
• Self-guided learning & development.
• … and so much more!

About Allianz Global Investors

Allianz Global Investors is a leading global active asset manager. We invest for the long term and want to create value for clients every step of the way. We do this by being active – in how we partner with clients and anticipate their needs, and build solutions based on capabilities across public and private markets. Our focus on enhancing our clients’ assets leads naturally to a commitment to sustainability for positive change. Our goal is to enhance the investment experience for clients, whatever their location or goals.

Putting our clients' needs first, behaving in a transparent way and treating people fairly means acting with integrity. We encourage a collegial culture that supports individual responsibility. We invest in the development of our employees to maximize the power of innovation.

We at Allianz believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce, we are committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and to helping applicants with any disabilities. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love, or what you believe in. We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.

If you feel inspired to promote the active asset management experience, this is the place for you. Join our diverse, international, technology-enabled, and agile environment. Simply upload your CV in English to apply for this position! If you need support to navigate our websites or at any stage during your application, please send an email with your request to recruiting@allianzgi.com.

To Recruitment Agencies: Allianz Global Investors has an in-house recruitment team that sources great candidates directly. Therefore, Allianz Global Investors does not accept unsolicited resumes from agency or search firm recruiters. When we do work with recruitment agencies, that engagement is formalized by a contract. Fees will only be paid when there is a contract in place. Without a contract in place, we will not accept invoices on unsolicited resumes, even if the candidate was ultimately employed by Allianz Global Investors. Finally, please do not contact hiring managers directly.