Senior Software Engineer
As a Software Engineer (Senior/ Principal level), you will contribute directly to the evolution of our core platform, enhancing existing features and building new ones using modern technologies such as Java 17, Kotlin, Spring Boot, and a microservices architecture.
You'll take full ownership of the products you develop, participating in the entire software development lifecycle; from requirement analysis and prototyping to design, implementation, deployment, monitoring, and support. We expect you to deliver solutions that are correct, maintainable, and sustainable, while championing our engineering culture of well-crafted design, clean code, and comprehensive testing.
Key responsibilities include:
- Designing and building robust, scalable backend services using Java, Spring, and Kafka
- Embracing CI/CD, test automation, and clean code practices
- Applying your experience in microservice architecture in a production environment
- Demonstrating a strong sense of code quality, technical ownership, and a willingness to mentor others
Qualifications
- A can-do attitude and abundance mindset - you'll be involved in the full software life cycle, including decision-making from design to production.
- Good taste and basic knowledge of modern, scalable software architecture.
- Any knowledge of distributed systems is a plus.
- Hands-on experience in designing and implementing high-quality modern APIs and back-end systems
- Passion about writing clean code.
- Ability to analyze and challenge business requirements, brainstorm technology ideas, and design/build efficient cloud solutions
- Team spirit: You are a great teammate, making sure that everyone on your team feels valued and is excited to work with you
- Passion, curiosity, pragmatism, and humility. We favor code and demos over lengthy discussions.
Technical Skills required:
- Minimum of 6 to 8+ years hands-on experience writing production-grade Java applications, with a focus on performance, scalability, and maintainability.
- Extensive experience of using Spring Boot to build microservices, and Gradle and Docker.
- Proven experience deploying and maintaining services on a cloud provider (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure).
- At least 4+ years of experience with continuous integration and delivery (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
- Excellent working knowledge of SQL and experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL.
- Deep understanding of software build processes, including versioning, packaging, and delivery workflows
- AI-curious or AI-enthusiast with an interest or experience in integrating or experimenting with AI/ML technologies in software development
Technical Skills nice to have:
- Languages: Experience with Kotlin or TypeScript
- Frontend Exposure: Familiarity with Angular is beneficial but not required
- API Design: Experience working with RESTful APIs and optionally gRPC
- Observability Tools: Exposure to monitoring and logging stacks such as Elastic Stack, Prometheus, and Grafana
Additional Information
Evooq is a global provider of technology-driven solutions for wealth and asset managers. We aim to radically simplify the investment process and make investments more accessible and more understandable for professional investors and their clients.
Our clients include some of the world’s largest banks, as well as wealth management companies and pension funds across Europe and Asia.
We are headquartered in Lausanne and have offices in Zurich, Geneva, Fribourg and Singapore.