Junior Software Engineer, Custody Value Stream (80-100%)

Job description

About the role

The Custody Value Stream is a cross-functional team dedicated to the safe custody of digital assets, our front office. As part of a regulated digital asset bank, we are entrusted with the safekeeping of client assets and place security, compliance and operational integrity at the forefront of everything we do. We operate in an agile, product-driven environment, bringing together specialists from product management, engineering and architecture to develop and operate scalable, end-to-end custody solutions. Our platform is continuously evolving to maintain the highest standards of security, reliability and resilience, ensuring client assets remain protected in an increasingly complex digital landscape. We are looking for a Junior Software Engineer to join our agile scrum team within the custody value stream, where you will help develop secure, scalable and innovative solutions that support our digital asset custody services.

Your main tasks

• Actively participate in the development of new features and enhancements by writing and reviewing high quality, secure code with comprehensive test coverage
• Continuously improving the quality and security of applications, identifying existing technical debt and planning measures to repay it
• Responding quickly and effectively to production incidents, working with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and restore service continuity
• Collaboration with platform engineers to improve CI/CD pipelines and streamline release processes
• Collaboration with SRE engineers and solution architects to optimize application availability, resilience and observability

Our ideal candidate

• You are passionate about developing scalable backend services with the latest industry standards
• You have a collaborative and growth-oriented attitude
• You value quality and security and integrate these aspects into the software development life cycle
• You agree to take over the entire development lifecycle, from solution conception to production takeover
• You are proactive and motivated by new opportunities and challenges

What makes you stand out

• Expertise in Java and/or TypeScript or similar OOP language
• Experience with an industry framework such as Spring or Quarkus
• Good knowledge of software security
• Good knowledge of algorithms and data structures
• Knowledge of design patterns and software architecture
• Expertise in working with relational databases
• Understanding of microservices, event-driven architecture and ability to implement complex functionalities with high quality and security
• Experience with the use of Kafka is an advantage
• Working knowledge of Docker and containerization
• Experience working with Kubernetes is an advantage
• Experience working with AWS is an advantage

Our engineering culture

• Team-first mindset
• We often deliver with high quality and safety
• We celebrate successes and learn from our mistakes
• We are pragmatic and look for simplicity
• We have a positive impact

Our offer

Joining Sygnum means being part of a dynamic, global team building a trusted interface between the traditional and digital asset economies. Working at Sygnum, you will experience our fast-paced, exciting work environment that values meritocracy and collaboration and open communication. In addition to our ambitious long-term mission, we also come together to achieve important milestones and annual events.