8041 Zürich
Switzerland
Functional Architect / Senior Backend Engineer (R&D Laboratory)
A bit about the role
Avaloq has recently established an R&D Laboratorywith a mission to explore, design and develop new coreless banking modules, shaping the future of banking technology. You will be surrounded by talented, forward-thinking individuals driven by a passion for building the next generation of banking systems.
Our approach emphasizes modular design, extreme scalability, and cost-efficiency across all stages of each module's lifecycle. The first coreless banking module centers on investment performance, with future modules covering core areas of the banking value chain, potentially including the main booking engine, securities administration and tax management.
We are looking for a skilled, entrepreneurial Functional Architect (or Senior Backend Engineer) to join our mission and to drive innovation in coreless banking technology.
Your key tasks:
- Analyze business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure modular, scalable, and cost-optimized solutions.
- Hands-on develop, test, and optimize backend services.
- Take ownership and responsibility for your area of expertise.
- Ensure code quality and performance through best practices in development and testing.
- Conduct code reviews and coach junior team members.
- For Functional Architect: Lead design and architecture for the coreless banking modules and collaborate closely with central architecture team.
A bit about you
- Broad banking knowledge with deep expertise in at least one area, such as Booking Engines, Investment Performance, Taxation, Trading, Corporate Actions, or similar.
- Familiarity with the functional requirements of such modules, for example handling of retro-active events.
- Strong hands-on skills in developing, testing, and optimizing banking functionality.
- Proficiency in various programming languages, databases, and technology stacks.
- Expertise in cloud technologies (e.g. AWS and Azure) is a strong plus.
- For Functional Architect: Proven communication skills to lead the team, drive development efforts, and monitor achievements.
Along with a comprehensive CV, please submit a cover letter explaining why you are an excellent fit for this key role.
Additional information
We realize that managing work life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives and in order to support with this we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain work life balance and still continue our fantastic Avaloq culture in our global offices.
In Avaloq we are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions, we are whole heartedly committed to fostering an equal opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self.
We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other fantastic traits that make us all unique, we have done our best to write this advert in an inclusive and neutral way.
Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies, and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations.
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Benefits
- Annual bonus
At Avaloq we work hard to remain an industry leading provider and we love to reward our colleagues with a share of that success with an annual bonus, you will even remain eligible for annual bonus while you do the hardest job of your life – taking care of your children during parental leave.
- Flexible working
We understand that fitting your life around your job can be challenging which is why in most roles we offer flexible working to allow you to thrive both in and out of work.
- Instant recognition
We love to see people thriving in their roles and we have an instant recognition scheme at Avaloq to help managers reward the great work our colleagues deliver with a gift to say thanks.
- Access to Udemy for professional and personal learning
We think it is important to learn and grow professionally, but if you are someone who likes to learn outside of work we give you access to online learning for both professional and personal learning, with over 210,000 courses to choose from.
About us
Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 12 countries, and more than 160 clients in 35 countries. We are an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions around the world, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neo banks. Our research led approach and continual innovation is powered by the passion and creativity of our colleagues.
We are always looking for talented people to join us on our mission to orchestrate the financial ecosystem and democratize access to wealth management. Avaloq offers the opportunity to work closely with some of the world’s leading financial institutions as we jointly develop and shape careers. Championing a collaborative, supportive and flexible work environment empowers our colleagues to reach their full potential.