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Senior Software Engineer, Custody Value Stream
Senior Software Engineer for the Custody Value Stream at Sygnum in Zurich, with a focus on developing secure and scalable backend solutions for digital assets. The role involves end-to-end development, mentoring, and ensuring security and reliability in an agile environment.
Tasks
- End-to-end responsibility for the delivery of features—from writing and reviewing secure, thoroughly tested code to confident operation in production
- Promoting continuous improvement in application quality and security, while actively managing technical debt as a risk
- Ensuring platform reliability through collaboration across engineering disciplines—CI/CD, SRE, and architecture—to raise standards for availability, resilience, and observability
- Building team capacity by mentoring junior engineers and raising engineering standards by setting an example
Requirements
- A passion for building scalable backend services using the latest industry standards
- A cooperative and growth-oriented mindset
- Ensure quality and security, and integrate these aspects into the software development life cycle
- Peace of mind when taking on responsibility for the entire development lifecycle, from solution design to the operation of the application in production
- Proactivity and Motivation Through New Opportunities and Challenges
Profile / Definition
- Expertise in TypeScript and/or Java
- Expertise in security frameworks and applied cryptography
- Expertise in a well-known technology such as NestJS, Spring, or Quarkus
- Expertise in working with RDBMS (ideally Postgres)
- Work experience using Kafka
- Expertise in distributed systems and infrastructure
- Designing Flexible and Robust REST APIs Using an API-First Approach
- Understanding of microservices and event-driven architecture, and the ability to implement complex functionalities with high quality and security
- Practical Knowledge of Docker and Containerization
- Experience working with Kubernetes is a plus
- Experience working with AWS is preferred
We offer
- An attractive combination of market-rate salaries and an entrepreneurial incentive system
- Flexible Work and Work-from-Home Policies
- Professional Development Through Mentoring and Buddy Programs
- A one-month, fully paid sabbatical after five years of continuous employment
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