Senior Front Arena Developer  

Location: Zurich
Start date: immediately - flexible
Duration: 12 months
 
Key Responsibilities

• Customise and extend the Front Arena platform to deliver new risk and valuation capabilities
• Design, develop, test, and deploy robust functionalities integrated across trading and back-office ecosystems
• Take end-to-end ownership of critical services, ensuring high availability and minimal production downtime
• Lead integration efforts between Front Arena and upstream/downstream systems (pricing, market data, risk engines)
• Perform root cause analysis and resolve complex production incidents efficiently
• Conduct thorough code reviews to uphold quality, security, and alignment with architectural standards
• Identify and implement system improvements to boost performance, scalability, and operational resilience
• Contribute to change and release management within an agile (SAFe) delivery framework
• Uphold ethical conduct, risk discipline, and compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements

• 10+ years of experience in Front Arena roles supporting trading, mid-office, valuation, and risk
• 8+ years of hands-on development with Front Arena AEL, ACM, and ADFL ? all three are required
• Solid understanding of capital markets, particularly structured products and equity derivatives
• In-depth knowledge of financial product lifecycles (cash flows, corporate actions, expiries)
• Practical experience with Front Arena data models, workflows, and component interactions
• Experience working in agile teams using tools such as Git or Bitbucket
• Clear communicator, able to engage effectively with both technical and business stakeholders
• Comfortable working under pressure, with strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise dynamically
• Willingness to work on Swiss/Zürich public holidays when foreign markets remain open (e.g. 1 August)