Role Description
- As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be a hands-on member of a high-performing engineering squad, building and operating business-critical digital services.
- This is a backend-led full-stack role. You will use Kotlin or modern Java, ideally Java 17 or later, together with the wider JVM ecosystem, to develop reliable services and APIs.
- You will also contribute to modern web interfaces using technologies such as React and TypeScript.
- You will work in an increasingly AI-augmented engineering environment. We are looking for people who are curious about AI-augmented engineering and willing to experiment with tools that improve software delivery.
- Working closely with product managers, designers, engineers, and architects, you will turn product requirements into well-structured, maintainable, production-ready solutions.
- You will contribute throughout the delivery lifecycle—from technical discovery and implementation through to deployment, production support and continuous improvement.
- You will take ownership of significant features and services, contribute to technical decisions, support other engineers and help maintain high standards of engineering quality.
Company Information
- Founded in Switzerland in 1968, Zühlke is owned by its partners and located across Europe and Asia.
- We are a global transformation partner, with engineering and innovation in our DNA.
- We are trusted to help clients envision and build their businesses for the future – to run smarter today while adapting for tomorrow’s markets, customers, and communities.
- Our multidisciplinary teams specialise in tech strategy and business innovation, digital solutions and applications, and device and systems engineering.
- We excel in complex, regulated spaces including health and finance, connecting strategy, tech implementation, and operational services to help clients become more effective, resilient businesses.
What we offer
- Work life blend: we offer a safe & healthy workplace, with flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home.
- Profit share scheme: In addition to your annual salary, you may receive a profit share defined by the company’s success in the previous year.
- Global and Diverse Zühlke community: witness how colleagues from all our 16 offices across the globe come together to create a unique, positive and inclusive work culture, learning from one another at annual team camps, and celebrating year-end parties and other local festivities.
- Committed to development: we are committed to the growth of our people and are investing in your development. We’re empowering you to build the skills you need to make a positive impact, both personally and for our clients, today and in the future.
Requirements
- Strong commercial experience developing server-side applications with Kotlin or modern Java, ideally Java 17 or later.
- Good knowledge of the JVM ecosystem and common backend development practices.
- Experience designing, building and operating APIs.
- Understanding of service reliability, maintainability, performance and security.
- Proven experience writing effective automated tests.
- Practical experience with relational databases.
- Experience with modern frontend development, ideally using React and TypeScript.
- Familiarity with CI/CD practices and supporting software in production.
- Experience working collaboratively in an agile, product-focused engineering team.
- Curiosity about AI-augmented engineering and a willingness to develop new ways of working.
- A thoughtful approach to code quality, technical trade-offs and continuous improvement.
Desirable Experience
- Practical experience using AI-assisted development or productivity tools in a software engineering context.
- Familiarity with asynchronous & event-driven architectures.
- Experience with frameworks such as Spring Boot, Quarkus, Micronaut or Ktor.
- Cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or GCP.
- Developing with containers.
- Understanding the difference between relational, NoSQL and other persistence technologies.
- Experience building shared platforms, common services or greenfield technical foundations.
- Building APIs adhering to design principles such as RESTful API design.
- Building observable systems.
- Experience in regulated or financial-services environments.
- Exposure to payments, transaction processing or other business domains.
