Java Developer  

Location: Zurich
Start date: ASAP
Duration: 12 months ? with possibility of extension

Key Responsibilities

• Building and scaling microservices and cloud-native applications on Azure ? using gRPC and GraphQL
• Taking ownership of solution architecture ? defining non-functional requirements and embedding security from the ground up
• Driving standardisation and automation across Markets Technology ? making the team faster and more reliable
• Managing the full DevOps lifecycle ? pipelines, deployments, observability and capacity using Jenkins, Grafana, Octopus and Kubernetes
• Championing TDD, functional programming, pair programming and rigorous code reviews ? raising the bar for the whole team
• Mentoring engineers and actively fostering a culture of engineering excellence
• Supporting critical systems through application support and on-call rotation ? you own what you build
• Delivering end-to-end within an Agile/SAFe environment ? Jira, Confluence, fast pace, global team

• 5+ years Java with at least 2 years on Java 11 or higher ? Java 17 strongly preferred
• Deep expertise in Spring Boot, Hibernate, JPA and JDBC ? not just on a CV, evidenced in production
• Solid grasp of multi-threading, memory management and low-latency system design
• Hands-on with Azure, gRPC, GraphQL and distributed architecture
• Comfortable with the full DevOps stack ? Jenkins, Kubernetes, Grafana, Octopus, CI/CD pipelines
• Background in financial services or Markets IT ? front-office experience is a real differentiator
• A natural self-starter ? you don't wait to be told what to do, you make it happen

Fluent English is essential.