Lead Software Engineer

What Makes Us, Us

Join some of the most innovative thinkers in FinTech as we lead the evolution of financial technology. If you are an innovative, curious, collaborative person who embraces challenges and wants to grow, learn and pursue outcomes with our prestigious financial clients, say Hello to SimCorp!

At its foundation, SimCorp is guided by our values caring, customer success-driven, collaborative, curious, and courageous. Our people-centered organization focuses on skills development, relationship building, and client success. We take pride in cultivating an environment where all team members can grow, feel heard, valued, and empowered.

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WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT TO US

We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer who will be responsible for leading and driving the design, development, and implementation of complex software solutions. With typically 7+ years of experience, this role involves collaborating in cross-functional teams to develop high-quality software that meets business requirements and technical specifications.

The Lead Software Engineer takes ownership of key engineering projects, provides technical guidance to junior engineers, and ensures that software is delivered on time and within scope. This position requires advanced problem-solving skills, expertise in software engineering practices, and the ability to work in a collaborative and demanding environment

What You Will Be Responsible For

You will be using multiple technologies, and your responsibilities will also include:

Lead the design and development of software solutions, ensuring they meet business needs and technical requirements
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams, promoting a collaborative and high-performance environment.
Collaborate with product management, design, and quality assurance teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery of software solutions
Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, ensuring high-quality solutions that are scalable, reliable, and performant.
Ensure adherence to software development best practices, including coding standards, testing, and documentation.
Take charge of key features and components, leading their design and implementation from concept to delivery.
Continuously assess and improve engineering processes, recommending new tools and technologies to enhance productivity and software quality
Participate in code reviews, ensuring that the team follows best practices and maintains high standards for software quality

What We Are Looking For

Most importantly, you can see yourself contributing and thriving in the position described above. How you gained the skills needed for doing that is less important. We expect you to be good at several of the following and be able to - and interested in - learning the rest.

Programming

Enforces coding standards across the team for .NET Core APIs, C# and Angular applications.
Delivers highquality, secure, and maintainable code in complex, businesscritical areas.

Databases & Data Structures

Relatively good understanding of relational (SQL Server/Azure SQL) or nonrelational (Cosmos DB/MongoDB) databases.

DevOps & CI/CD

Experience of working with CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.

Cloud Technologies

Experience of working with cloudnative solutions on Azure (App Services, Functions, Storage, Key Vault).
Experience of working with microservices architecture.

Design & Planning

Lead system architecture for major subsystems integrating .NET backend and Angular frontend.
Partners with stakeholders to define technical direction and longterm plans.

Debugging & Problem Solving

Resolves complex, multiservice issues across distributed systems.
Improves system resilience and prevents recurrence through rootcause analysis and systemlevel fixes.

What We Value

Azure certifications (e.g., AZ-900, AZ-204).
Experience with containerization (Docker, Podman).

Benefits

Global hybrid work policy - We ask you to work 2 days a week from the office. If you choose you can work remotely the other days. Of course you are welcome at the office if that is your preference.
Growth and innovation - Every 6th sprint is reserved for planning and innovation. So, with regular intervals you have a chance to explore and learn new skills or improve something that you believe will be beneficial to you, your team or the application.
Self-Direction - High degree of self-organization. Each team and developer have a high degree of freedom to plan, organize and design their work.
Inclusive and diverse company culture
Work-life balance We believe that an equilibrium between professional responsibilities makes us all the best version of ourselves, both in private life and as colleagues in the workplace
Empowerment We believe that all voices are valuable and must be heard. You will be involved in shaping our work processes

NEXT STEPS

Please send us your application in English via our career site as soon as possible, we process incoming applications continually. Please note that only applications sent through our system will be processed. At SimCorp, we recognize that bias can unintentionally occur in the recruitment process. To uphold fairness and equal opportunities for all applicants, we kindly ask you to exclude personal data such as photo, age, or any non-professional information from your application. Thank you for aiding us in our endeavor to mitigate biases in our recruitment process.

If you are interested in being a part of SimCorp but are not sure this role is suitable, submit your CV anyway. SimCorp is on an exciting growth journey, and our Talent Acquisition Team is ready to assist you discover the right role for you. The approximate time to consider your CV is three weeks.

We are eager to continually improve our talent acquisition process and make everyone's experience positive and valuable. Therefore, during the process we will ask you to provide your feedback, which is highly appreciated.

Who We Are

For over 50 years, we have worked closely with investment and asset managers to become the world's leading provider of integrated investment management solutions. We are 3,000+ colleagues with a broad range of nationalities, educations, professional experiences, ages, and backgrounds.

SimCorp is an independent subsidiary of the Deutsche Brse Group. Following the recent merger with Axioma, we leverage the combined strength of our brands to provide an industry-leading, full, front-to-back offering for our clients.

SimCorp is an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, without regard to race, gender, age, disability, or any other protected status under applicable law. We are committed to building a culture where diverse perspectives and expertise are integrated into our everyday work. We believe in the continual growth and development of our employees, so that we can provide best-in-class solutions to our clients.

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