Senior Java Developer - Markets

Job Details

Location: Zurich

Start date: ASAP

Duration: 12 months – with possibility of extension

• Develop and maintain backend services for streaming and bulk distribution of market and trading data using modern Java technologies.
• Contribute to a strong engineering culture focused on high‑quality code through craftsmanship and peer reviews.
• Evolve and expand automated testing and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Operate in a Dev Ops environment, diagnosing and resolving technical issues across the stack and providing support for development and production environments.
• Deploy services to Kubernetes using automated processes with Octopus Deploy.
• Collaborate with product owners, architects and other stakeholders to refine requirements.
• Own and drive new requirements and features, proactively designing solutions that meet functional and cross‑functional needs.
• Work in an agile environment with significant influence on outcomes within a physically distributed team.

• 5+ years of senior‑level Java development experience, including at least two years with Java 17 or later, ideally within the same domain.
• Experience with RDBMS (Oracle), Kafka, MQ, event‑driven architecture, and batch processing.
• Strong knowledge of multi‑threading and memory management in Java.
• Focus on automation and software quality.
• Test‑driven development experience with JUnit, test containers, and other test automation tools.
• Experience with observability platforms such as Elastic/Kibana and Grafana.
• Experience with on‑prem and cloud deployments in containerized environments, particularly Kubernetes.
• Able to work in an agile environment.
• Experience operating and supporting applications in complex environments with cross‑team and cross‑time‑zone collaboration.
• Willingness to work in a global team that includes members in Singapore and Switzerland.
• Positive, can‑do attitude.
• Self‑motivated, capable of working with minimal direction.
• Excellent communication skills in English;
  German is a nice to have.

Due to Swiss work permit restrictions, we can only consider applications from EU citizens or holders of a valid working permit in Switzerland.