Backend Developer

Job description

12 month contract - backend developer (via an external agency payroll provider)

Tasks

• Design, development and testing of software modules to ensure optimal functionality and performance of our systems and solutions
• Collaborate with team members in Singapore and Zurich to maintain the current trading platform and improve and create new features and frameworks
• Testing, building, deploying and monitoring the trading platform and other applications
• First or second level support for the business and other stakeholders as required

Focus areas and skills

Backend development

• Development and maintenance of backend services and APIs with Java or C#
• Optimizing server-side performance and ensuring data integrity and security
• Development, monitoring and maintenance of applications

System integration

• Integration of different financial systems and third-party services to ensure smooth data flow and interoperability

Code quality and best practices

• Writing clean, maintainable and efficient code in compliance with industry best practices
• Implementation of code reviews, unit tests and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD)

Troubleshooting and support

• Diagnosis and solution of technical problems across the entire stack
• Support for development and production environments

Front-end development

• Contribution to the creation of responsive and user-friendly interfaces with ReactJS (optional)

Regulatory responsibilities and risk management

• Demonstrate appropriate values and behaviors, including code reviews and unit tests
• Compliance with coding standards, conflict management, competent and continuous development
• Adequate risk management and compliance with applicable laws and regulations

Requirements

Personal and social

• Ability to work independently and in a global team environment
• Excellent decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Strong English language skills, both written and oral

Professional and technical

• Relevant higher education and professional experience in software development (at least 10 years)
• Experience as a backend developer (at least 5 years)
• Relevant experience in the financial sector (banking/insurance) an advantage
• Profound knowledge of C# and/or Java
• Strong experience with Java, patterns and frameworks (e.g. Reactive Extensions)
• Good knowledge of MongoDB or graph database and NoSQL
• Good knowledge of Redis, RabbitMQ, gRPC and GraphQL
• Good knowledge of SQL, NoSQL

We offer

not specified