Senior Java Developer – Distributed Financial Systems 80–100%

This role focuses on the design, development, and operation of mission-critical financial systems, with a strong emphasis on Java backend engineering, distributed architectures, low-latency processing, and production reliability.
Senior Java Developer – Distributed Financial Systems 80–100%
Job description:
Design and develop
high-performance Java backend services
for mission-critical financial applications
Build scalable and resilient solutions using
Java, Spring, and Spring Boot
Work with
distributed systems, microservices, messaging, and event-driven architectures
Integrate internal platforms and third-party services while ensuring
performance, reliability, and data integrity
Contribute to
code quality, testing, CI/CD, and production stability
Collaborate with international teams to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions
About the customer:
We are currently looking for an experienced
Senior Java Developer / Distributed Systems Engineer
to join a highly professional technology team within a
leading financial services environment in Zurich
.
The position is suited to a hands-on senior engineer who is comfortable taking end-to-end ownership of complex backend systems — from architecture and development through deployment, production support, performance optimisation, and continuous improvement.
Assignement Details:
Workload:
100%
Start:
ASAP
Duration:
12 months with the possibility of extension
Location:
Zurich with up to two day homeoffice
Requirements:
Strong hands-on experience with
Java, Spring, and Spring Boot
Good understanding of
distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures
Experience with
JPA, JDBC, relational databases, and messaging technologies such as JMS
Familiarity with
Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and cloud environments
, preferably Azure
Comfortable working with
Unix/Linux
and modern software engineering practices
Knowledge of
OAuth2 and API security concepts
Strong ownership mindset with a focus on
quality, performance, and reliability
Fluent English and comfortable working in
international teams
Previous experience in
financial services
is considered a plus
Compensation benefits:
Work on
business-critical financial platforms
within a leading financial services environment
Exposure to complex
distributed, low-latency, and high-availability architectures
Work with modern technologies across
Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, cloud, and event-driven systems
High level of technical ownership and involvement across the
full software lifecycle
Collaboration with experienced
international engineering teams
Long-term contract opportunity with the possibility of
extension