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Senior Java Developer (Performance Focused)
SwissPeak Partners GmbH
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote · Zurich, Switzerland
Experience
Senior · 5+ years
Job description
Senior Java engineer with a performance engineering background, joining a global financial technology platform team in Zurich. The role focuses on eliminating performance bottlenecks and rearchitecting critical components of a high-throughput platform for the Securities Finance and Collateral market.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote · Zurich, Switzerland
- Languages
- English
What you'll do
- Work within a cross-functional Scrum team on a high-throughput, enterprise-grade platform serving the global Securities Finance and Collateral market
- Rearchitect critical components for scalability
- Drive the platform's technical evolution alongside senior architects
What we're looking for
- 5+ years of hands-on Java enterprise development (Java SE/JEE, Spring, JPA/Hibernate)
- Real performance engineering experience acquired through development work: profiling, GC tuning, load testing, bottleneck analysis
- Strong SQL skills (Oracle, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server)
- Background in financial services or high-throughput enterprise systems
- Solid understanding of software design and enterprise architectural patterns
- Experience working in Agile, distributed team environments
- Strong communication skills in English
Nice to have
- Experience with Kubernetes/OpenShift
- CI/CD and DevOps practices
- Apache Camel or similar integration frameworks
Your team
global financial technology platform team
Cross-functional Scrum team working on a high-throughput, enterprise-grade platform serving the global Securities Finance and Collateral market