Associate Principal, Software Engineer

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 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, with SimCorp as the overarching company brand and Axioma as a key product brand.

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 seeking 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.

What you will be responsible for

As a software engineer at SimCorp, you will have the opportunity to: 

• Develop, maintain, and enhance application code for our Analytics software products 

• Collaborate with our Product, Research, and Customer Experience teams to ensure that our solutions meet our customer needs 

• Use databases, messaging, caching, and other technologies to enhance how our application works 

• Collaborate with other developers across the organization in our guilds, sprint reviews, or knowledge sharing sessions to develop a vibrant engineering culture 

What We Value/your qualifications
Most important is that you can see yourself contributing and thriving in the position described above. We would expect you to be proficient in several of the following skills and be able to upskill to a high standard for the remainder.

• 5+ years of experience in C# (preferred), Java, or other server-side programming languages 

• An interest in financial markets and products 

• 2 – 3 years of practical experience working with SQL and relational databases 

• 2 – 3 years of experience developing web services 

• A motivated candidate with confident communication skills 

• Fluent written and spoken English 

• 3 – 5 years of experience with cloud technologies or a sufficiently complex on-prem system 

• 3+ years building software with test automation in mind 

In addition, it would be a real plus if you had experience with: 

• Kubernetes 

• Azure and Azure cloud-native technologies 

• Agile software development practices, JIRA, Github 

• Caching technologies such as Redis or Aerospike 

• Working in an environment following Continuous Delivery best practices 

• A dev-ops application ownership mindset 

NEXT STEPS 

Please click below to apply to learn more about the vacancy and what SimCorp offers regarding salary, benefits, and perks.

Applications are continuously assessed, so please send your CV in English as soon as possible. If your interest in joining SimCorp persists, but uncertainty surrounds the suitability of this particular role, please feel free to send in your CV regardless. 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.