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**Tech Lead Java, Tokenization (80-100%)**
Sygnum is seeking a Tech Lead Java for Tokenization to drive further development of a proprietary tokenization platform and lead a team of software engineers. The role will include both technical and management related tasks to scale the platform, improve interoperability and integrate with Sygnum's digital asset ecosystem.
Job description
Posting Title: Tech Lead Java, Tokenization (80-100%)
Country: Switzerland
City: Zurich
Tasks
As a Tech Lead, you will take on two roles: technical and managerial.
Technical role:
- Lead a team of software engineers to develop and own state-of-the-art solutions.
- Continuously improve the quality and security of applications by actively managing the quality of systems.
- Actively participate in the development of new features and enhancements by writing and reviewing high quality, secure code with comprehensive test coverage.
- Collaborate with platform engineers to improve CI/CD pipelines and optimize release processes, and leverage AI and automation to reduce cognitive load, improve quality and scale developer productivity.
- Collaborate with SRE engineers and solution architects to perfect application availability, resilience and observability.
Managerial role:
- Support and guide software engineers through coaching and mentoring.
- Increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the team through continuous improvement initiatives.
- Work with product managers and stakeholders to plan new features and improvements.
- Conduct blameless retrospectives and post-mortems to promote a culture of learning from mistakes.
- Create a psychologically safe environment where every team member feels empowered to contribute meaningfully to the growth of the company.
Requirements
This is a great opportunity for you if:
- You like to build scalable backend services based on our tech stack: Java/Quarkus and/or Node.js running on AWS.
- You are experienced in Kubernetes, Terraform and GitLab CI/CD.
- You have an understanding of microservices, event-driven architecture and the implementation of functions with a focus on performance, fault tolerance and security.
- you have experience with RDBMS (ideally PostgreSQL).
- You have experience with cryptocurrencies (not required).
- You feel comfortable taking over the entire development life cycle from solution conception to operation in production.
- You are happy to perform both technical and personnel management work.
- You have a collaborative and growth-oriented attitude.
- You have experience in dealing with various stakeholders (business users, IT architecture, product managers, business analysts).
- you are enthusiastic about both greenfield and established (brownfield) projects.
We offer
To be part of Sygnum's dynamic, global team building a trusted interface between traditional and digital asset economies.
Work in a fast-paced, exciting work environment that values meritocracy, collaboration and open communication.
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