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    Senior Java Developer – Financial Platforms (r-18276)

    12 months with option of extension Zurich
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    Employment type Contract
    Industry Banking
    Area IT
    Location Zurich
    Remote from abroad? No
    Home office? Flexible
    Contract duration 12 months with option of extension
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    Tasks and responsibilities
    • Design and evolve robust distributed systems, balancing scalability, latency, consistency, and fault tolerance
    • Apply distributed systems principles (e.g. 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
    • Code Quality and Best Practices: Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code while adhering to industry best practices, including code reviews, testing, and CI/CD
    • Apply financial‑grade engineering principles (auditability, security, controlled change)
    • Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications and deliverables

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    Must-have criteria
    • Languages & Platforms: Java (Core Java, Collections, JSON, JDBC), Spring Framework, Spring Boot
    • Architecture: Distributed systems, microservices, event‑driven design, low‑latency systems
    • Databases & Messaging: JPA, JDBC, relational databases, JMS
    • Operating Systems: Unix/Linux, bash scripting
    • Security: OAuth2, API security, IAM concepts
    • Strong code review practices and pride in code quality
    • Experience with cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure
    • Knowledge of microservices architecture and containerisation (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
    • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
    • Previous experience in the financial industry is a plus
    • Willingness to collaborate in a global team with members in Zurich and Singapore
    • Strong ownership mindset with focus on business impact and reliability
    • Analytical problem‑solver with a performance‑ and quality‑driven approach
    • Team player with the ability to work in an agile environment
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    Nice-to-have criteria
    • Problem-solving mindset, strong teamwork orientation, and experience thriving in agile project settings
    • Financial sector exposure is advantageous
    • Additional languages are nice-to-have

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    Contract duration
    • 12 months with option of extension
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    Language requirements
    • Fluent English (written and spoken)
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