Senior Software Engineer Search

Writing the future. Together.

Avaloq is a value driven, fast-paced financial technology and services company and we are committed to developing the banking solutions of tomorrow.

By joining Avaloq, you’ll become a key part of our effort to power the digital transformation of the financial services industry. Our ambition is big and bold – to provide full end-to-end digital solutions by combining our leading efficiency with a flexible, responsible digital user experience. Headquartered in Zurich, Avaloq has over 2,000 employees globally. More information is available at www.avaloq.com

Your team

The Application Framework team is a dynamic team of Software Engineers and Business Analysts located in Switzerland and Germany. We follow an agile process, working closely with the Product Owner and related teams to develop product features and provide support to our extensive global customer base.
Our products are the fundament to support our customers and internal product teams to create their own applications. We provide the search framework for the Avaloq data entities and are working on the next evolution of the search engine.

Your mission

• Drive the future architecture of Avaloq’s search engine
• Drive and enhance the core frameworks of Avaloq’s current and future products
• Understand the architectural big picture, support and consult our stakeholders from customers as well internal business teams.
• Take ownership and responsibility for your area of expertise
• Constant self-development

What you need

• University degree in Computer Science or related discipline or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 3 years continuous relevant software development experience
• In-depth knowledge in software engineering
• Hands-on experience in building distributed applications, (preferably) using microservice architectures and various integration patterns (messaging, RESTful API)
• Eager to learn and understand the business needs aiming to provide clean designs and high-quality code
• Strong conceptual and analytical mind with a structured and autonomous approach to work on complex technical and business problems

You will get extra points for the following

• Knowledge in search technologies (Elasticsearch / OpenSearch)
• Experience with Java, Spring Boot, Git, Kubernetes, Docker
• Good knowledge and sound understanding of database technologies (SQL, Oracle PL/SQL)

Now let’s talk about perks and compensation

We offer high flexibility in regards to working models (e.g. part time and home office models are possible depending on business requirements). Our base salaries are competitive and if you prove to be a superstar, you might even be entitled to an extraordinary achievement reward. Avaloq aims to share its success with all its employees by paying out “Success Share Units” depending on its performance in a given year.

At Avaloq we embrace diversity, we embrace difference. We are whole-heartedly committed to equal employment opportunities and we foster an inclusive culture where everyone’s’ contributions are valued and their voices are listened to. We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other fascinating characteristics that make us different. Please note that our job descriptions are intended to be written in an inclusive and gender neutral language.

Don’t be shy – apply!

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