Senior Software Engineer

About Crypto Finance

Crypto Finance Group, part of Deutsche Börse Group, provides professional digital asset solutions to institutional clients. The GroupcomprisesCrypto Finance AG, regulated by FINMA in Switzerland, offering trading, custody, and wallet services, as well as Crypto Finance (Deutschland) GmbH, regulated by BaFin in Germany, offering trading and custody services. As of 25 January 2025, Crypto Finance secured aMiCARlicense for the European market as one of the first providers in the EU. Crypto Finance AG is a SIX-approved crypto custodian for ETP issuers.

For more information, please visit our website atAbout us - Crypto Finance

About therole

From our office inthePrime Tower, Zurich, we build cloud-native systems that enable institutional clients to access, trade, and manage digital assets securely and efficiently.

We arecurrentlylooking for aSenior SoftwareEngineerto join our backend engineering team.You will design and build the services behind ourTrading,Custody,Settlement,Staking, andPledgingplatforms.

Our platform runs onGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP), orchestrated withKubernetes, and consists of~25 microservicesengineered forhigh availabilityandmulti-region capability. You will work closely with fellow engineers, SRE, Security, Operations, Trading, and Settlement teams to ensure our systemsremainrobust, secure, and scalable.

If you enjoy working with distributed systems, clean architecture, and cloud-native infrastructure, you will feel at home here.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, andmaintainbackend services across trading, custody, settlement, staking, and pledging

• Take ownership of key microservices within an about 25-service distributed architecture

• Ensure system performance, reliability,high availability, and readiness formulti-regionoperation

• Develop Java-based services usingVert.xor Spring

• Integrate with internal and external systems via REST, WebSocket, FIX, and occasionally SWIFT

• Deploy andoperateservices inGCP + Kubernetes

• Improve automation and delivery pipelines usingArgoCD

• Diagnose and address issues in distributed systems

• Participate in architecture discussions, incident reviews, and continuous improvement

• Share knowledge and mentor other engineers

• Degree in Computer Science or equivalentpracticalexperience

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience, ideally building production-grade systems

• Strong Java experience and good understanding of microservice architecture

• Solid knowledge of distributed systems patterns (resilience, retries, timeouts, etc.)

• Hands-on experience withGCP,Kubernetes, and cloud-native design is a plus

• Familiarity with REST, WebSocket, FIX; SWIFT is a plus

• Experience with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases

• Understanding ofhigh availabilityandmulti-regiondeployment strategies

• Experience with CI/CD workflows andGitOpsusingArgoCD

• Interest in digital assets and/or blockchain technologies

• Strong senseof quality, reliability, and security

• Professionalproficiencyin English (German is a plus)

• Work on impactful production systems used by financial institutions worldwide

• A modern, cloud-native engineering environment (GCP, Kubernetes, microservices)

• Exposure to topics across trading, custody, settlement, staking, and pledging

• The freedom to influence architecture and technical direction

• A collaborative, engineering-focused culture with smart and supportive colleagues

• Regular knowledge-sharing, continuous learning opportunities, and room to grow

• A modern workspace inPrime Tower, Zurich

• Eligibility to work in Switzerland (Swiss permit or EU/EFTA citizenship)

Ourculture

At the heart of our company, we prioritize:

• Innovation and Continuous Learning

• Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing

• Entrepreneurial Spirit and Flat Hierarchies

• Values such as Excellence, Delivery, Ownership, Passion, and Unity

Please note:

We do not accept CVs from recruiting or staffing agencies.

Due to the Swiss labour legislation, we can only accept applicants who have the right to work in Switzerland (are in possession of a Swiss work permit or are EU/EFTA citizens). All other applications will not be considered.

If this is the position for you, and you have a Swiss work permit and/or EU citizenship, please sendusyour complete application, incl. cover letter, CV, and references.

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