Java Software Developer

Company Description

Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 10 countries, and more than 170 clients in 35 countries. We are an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions around the world, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neo banks. Our research-led approach and continual innovation is powered by the passion and creativity of our colleagues.
We are always looking for talented people to join us on our mission to orchestrate the financial ecosystem and democratize access to wealth management. Avaloq offers the opportunity to work closely with some of the world’s leading financial institutions as we jointly develop and shape careers. Championing a collaborative, supportive and flexible work environment empowers our colleagues to reach their full potential.

Job Description

As part of an expert, agile team focusing on the wealth management aspect of the financial sector, our team develops industry-leading products and our culture thrives on trust, fostered through transparency and a touch of humor. We are forward-thinking in both our mindset and our day-to-day execution. When it comes to designing solutions, we encourage every team member to voice their opinions and views. This culture of inclusivity and open dialogue ensures that our collaborative approach results in well-rounded, scalable and robust designs.

We are looking for an experienced software developer (Java) to support us in maintaining, extending, and enhancing the Avaloq wealth platform. You will closely work with highly specialized product owners, developers, business analysts, and QAs who are experts in their area and contribute to the overall success of this platform and strategic roadmap.

You will:

• Work closely with Product Owners to ensure end-to-end delivery of new product features/enhancements.
• Collaborate closely across teams and with stakeholders to ensure delivery alignment with the wider roadmap.
• Be diligent and cognizant of non-functional requirements – especially those related to code quality, security, performance, and extensibility.
• In alignment with our IT architect, you are responsible for the continuous improvement of our wealth platform.

Qualifications

• Proven hands-on experience of designing enterprise scale systems on Java/Spring Boot/Hibernate/JPA (or related platforms).
• Well versed with key low-level design patterns/OOPs, Domain Driven Design concepts, as well as microservice architecture/patterns (especially those dealing with eventual consistency, resilience, and recoverability).
• Experience with real-time data streaming/processing using Kafka or similar with knowledge of containers and related ecosystem (Docker, OpenShift etc).
• Robust DB skills (RDBMS like Oracle, and any NoSQL DB like OpenSearch/Elastic DB etc) and must be aware of DevSecOps processes, paradigms, and tools.
• Good hands-on experience of testing frameworks and libraries (Spring Boot integration tests, Unit testing with Junit/AssertJ/Mockito, Test Containers, E2E testing tools like Selenium etc).
• Knowledge of Linux shell scripting.

It would be a real bonus if you have:

• Hands-on experience with UI frameworks/tooling (Angular/React and associated tooling etc).
• Hands-on experience with any CI/CD tool (such as Jenkins), SAST/IAST/DAST tools.
• Bachelor's degree in an IT-related field is desirable.

Additional Information

We realize that managing work-life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives and in order to support this, we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain work-life balance and still continue our fantastic Avaloq culture in our global offices.

In Avaloq, we are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions. We are wholeheartedly committed to fostering an equal opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self.

We hire, compensate, and promote regardless of origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other fantastic traits that make us all unique. We have done our best to write this advert in an inclusive and neutral way.

Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies, and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations.