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Senior Scala Developer / Markets Quant Team 100% (f/m/d)

Leading Swiss wealth management group focused on servicing and advising sophisticated private clients worldwide.
Backend
Senior Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
5+ years of experience
Finance

Job Description

Julius Baer, the leading Swiss wealth management group, is seeking a Senior Scala Developer to join their Markets Quant Team in Zurich. This role is crucial in providing the quantitative backbone services for derivative trading businesses across Equities and FX. The position offers an opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in a financial services environment, focusing on building scalable, reliable, and high-performance distributed systems.

The role requires expertise in Scala programming, particularly with Cats Effect and FS2 libraries, to develop concurrent and asynchronous applications. You'll be working closely with trading teams to develop and maintain services that demand low-latency and high-throughput processing. The position combines technical excellence with business domain knowledge in financial markets.

Julius Baer offers a stimulating work environment with an international presence in around 60 locations worldwide. The company culture emphasizes flat hierarchies and approachable leadership, promoting values of Care, Passion, and Excellence. They focus on continuous learning and professional development, offering various benefits and flexible working options.

As a Senior Scala Developer, you'll be part of a team that provides critical services to the trading business, requiring both technical expertise and an understanding of financial markets. The role offers exposure to modern technologies and practices, including distributed systems, cloud technologies, and message brokers. This position is perfect for someone who wants to apply their technical skills in a challenging financial services environment while working with a global team of professionals.

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Responsibilities For Senior Scala Developer / Markets Quant Team 100% (f/m/d)

  • Design, develop, and maintain distributed services that support trading and sales activities
  • Utilize Cats Effect and FS2 libraries to build concurrent and asynchronous applications
  • Ensure services are scalable, reliable, and meet high-performance requirements
  • Participate in code reviews and contribute to the improvement of the overall codebase
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues
  • Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies

Requirements For Senior Scala Developer / Markets Quant Team 100% (f/m/d)

Scala
Kafka
RabbitMQ
  • 5+ years of experience in software development with a focus on Scala
  • Strong proficiency in Scala, including functional programming concepts and libraries such as Cats Effect and FS2
  • Experience in building distributed systems, including design, development, and deployment
  • In-depth understanding of concurrency, parallelism, and asynchronous programming
  • Excellent problem-solving skills
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
  • Experience in trading and risk management domains (nice to have)
  • Knowledge of cloud-based technologies and containerization (nice to have)
  • Experience with message brokers and streaming technologies (nice to have)
  • Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (nice to have)

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