Senior Software Engineer for Private Debt

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 2.800+ colleagues with a broad range of nationalities, educations, professional experiences, ages, and backgrounds in general. SimCorp is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a culture where diverse perspectives and expertise are integrated in 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. While striving to deliver client value, we believe it is vital to consider our people and our planet in every business decision we make. Acting responsibly is not optional. It is essential.

The Product Area and The Team

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

The Transactions product area is one of the core areas in SimCorp Dimension® and it is an excellent opportunity to grow into both business side of financial instruments as well as software engineering in a highly skilled, highly diverse, at the same time highly helpful and supportive work environment.

Currently it consists of three teams, each with five to seven software engineers across several geographical locations, and you will join one of the teams .

Why it is important for us

Private Debt is booming in the market and we see a high demand from our existing and potential clients. Consequently, SimCorp has decided to implement an efficient and attractive solution to support this new part of illiquid investments as well.

To make this exciting project a reality, we are growing within the Transactions product area and building a new team whose primary focus will be Private Debt. We are seeking curious, courageous, and capable professionals who are ready to create innovative, efficient, and attractive offerings.

This journey will involve trial and error, improvisation, and adaptation. If you thrive in such an environment, we want to hear from you.

As part of our scrum team, you will play a crucial role in delivering solutions for Private Debt and Transactions while working closely with Product Owners and engaging directly with clients. You will work with a codebase primarily based on APL and C# with the potential of extending our tech stack to new programming languages in the future, in a culture that values trust and teamwork.

What you will be responsible for:

You will apply your talents to all stages of the development lifecycle , including creation and review of user stories, development, design, testing, coding, code reviews, writing automated tests, and support. You will be using multiple technologies, and your responsibilities will also include:

• Develop new core functionality to support the business modules and continuous improvements to the existing code base
• Expand existing solutions in all areas of SimCorp Dimension for the usage of Private Debt and Transactions
• Work as part of your scrum team to reach the definition of done within each sprint
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to understand their needs and get fast feedback
• Constantly learn and improve yourself, the team and our product incl. experimenting with modern engineering practices such as test-driven development, SpecFlow, etc.

What we value:

• Ability to work with and develop complex architecture front and back end
• Comfortable with changing code from other product areas.
• Genuine willingness to learn and to dig into unknown areas
• Being comfortable working with new technologies
• Being adventurous - able to work in one direction and fast turn into another one
• A high sense of quality, ability to work to deadlines, attention to detail and taking ownership of delivering a sound solution
• A desire to constantly deliver value to the clients, to improve yourself and the team
• Good communication skills and fluency in English (spoken and written)
• Understanding the Lean Agile practices, values and principles allow you to better understand how we work
• SimCorp Dimension knowledge, especially in pricing and accounting is a plus
• Additional qualifications for a specialist in coding:
• Knowledge of or curiosity to learn APL
• Programming experience in object-oriented languages, especially in C# using .NET framework
• Additional qualifications for a specialist in Quality Assurance:
• Experience as a Quality Assurance Analyst and automated testing
• Basic knowledge or curiosity to learn programming languages like C# to be able to implement and maintain automated tests

What we offer

·     Joining a successful FinTech company composed of collaborative, curious, courageous, capable, and caring employees

·     Wide range of learning and development opportunities, powered by a unique learning guild, which means all needed trainings in both programming (such as APL) and finance will be provided

·     Highly skilled and helpful colleagues, with diverse background

·     A company that values and advocates diversity, equity, and inclusion

·     Private health insurance, benefits and discounts, social clubs and activities