Scala Developer / Markets Quant Team 80% - 100% (f/m/d) - (Contract through our external payroll partner with immediate start for 12 months with possible extension)

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For the Markets Quant Team at Julius Baer in Zurich, we are looking for a skilled Scala Developer who is passionate about functional programming and has experience in building scalable, reliable, and high-performance distributed systems. The team provides the quantitative backbone services for our derivative trading businesses across Equities and FX. As a key member of our technology group, you will play a critical role in designing, developing, and maintaining our distributed services and service framework. The successful candidate will have a strong background in Scala and expertise in using Cats Effect and FS2 libraries to build concurrent and asynchronous applications. You will work closely with our trading teams to develop and maintain services that require low-latency and high-throughput processing.

YOUR CHALLENGE

• Design, develop, and maintain distributed services that support trading and sales activities

• Utilize Cats Effect and FS2 libraries to build concurrent and asynchronous applications

• Ensure services are scalable, reliable, and meet high-performance requirements

• Participate in code reviews and contribute to the improvement of the overall codebase

• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, ensuring minimal downtime and optimal system performance

• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies, applying this knowledge to continuously improve our systems and processes

YOUR PROFILE

• 3+ years of experience in software development with a focus on Scala

• Proficiency in Scala, including functional programming concepts and libraries such as Cats Effect and FS2

• Experience in building distributed systems, including design, development, and deployment

• In-depth understanding of concurrency, parallelism, and asynchronous programming

• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyse complex issues and develop creative solutions

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience working in agile environments

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Nice to Have:

• Experience in trading and risk management domains

• Knowledge of cloud-based technologies and containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)

• Experience with message brokers and streaming technologies (ActiveMQ, RabbitMQ, Kafka, etc.)

• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana)

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