Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer-Valuation Product Area

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. 

If you like what we’re saying, keep reading!  

WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT TO US

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will become part of the Valuation & Market Data product area within SimCorp's Product Division, responsible for delivering functionality that enables clients to make investment decisions with our back-office applications.  

The Valuation & Market Data product area consists of four teams spread across several geographical locations.  

You will contribute across all stages of the development lifecycle, including creating and defining user stories, designing, coding, testing, writing automated tests, performing code reviews, and providing customer support. 

The ideal candidate should have C# expertise, a passion for delivering high-quality, scalable software, and an eagerness to learn APL (A Programming Language). Prior experience with APL isn’t required—we provide comprehensive training and a supportive environment to help you gain proficiency. In the area most development is done using APL, with occasional C# tasks. Our company also partly owns Dyalog APL, ensuring the language remains actively maintained and relevant

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

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

• Working with a team of software engineers in the design, development, and maintenance of software applications and sometimes even manual testing. 

• Design, and implement robust and efficient APL and C# code (occasionally) 

• Working with product management to refine new features 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and define software requirements 

• Developing core functionality to support the business modules 

• Ensuring software quality through comprehensive testing and validation 

• Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality and adherence to best practices  

• Writing and maintaining unit tests to ensure software quality and reliability 

• Maintaining the existing code base 

• Constantly learning and developing yourself and our product

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We expect you to be good at several of the following and be able to - and interested in - learning the rest. 

• 3 – 5 years of experience in software development. 

• Advanced knowledge of C#, .NET Core/Framework, and object-oriented design principles. 

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, IT  or any other academic degree with an interest in software development 

• Proficiency in English, written as well as spoken, as English is our corporate language 

• A high sense of quality, ability to work to deadlines, attention to detail and focusing on delivering a sound solution  

• Genuine willingness to learn and to dig into unknown areas  

• A commitment to constantly deliver value to the clients, to improve yourself and the team  

• You are interested and able to work with complex architecture 

• Understanding Agile practices, values and principles allow you to better understand how we work  

• Effective communication and collaboration skills

WHAT WE VALUE 

• Are motivated to work within the financial domain 

• Are willing to acquire other technical and programming skills 

• Consistently learn through experimentation when addressing the latest problems, using experiences from both accomplishments and setbacks

• Can introduce new ways of looking at problems and that you can take creative ideas and put them into practice 

• Are able to work in a hybrid setup (virtual and physical work environments) 

• Comfortable working/collaborating within a team primarily based in Europe. 

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. 

For any questions you are welcome to contactShweta Goyal, Talent Acquisition Partner, at email address [email protected]. 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 Börse 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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