Senior Software Engineer ( Manual QA with financial background)

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. 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

Why this role is important to us  

Do you have what it takes to be part of a team that develops financial software for some of the world’s leading asset managers, fund managers, asset servicers, pension and insurance funds, wealth managers, central banks, and sovereign wealth funds? Then an interesting career could be awaiting you in SimCorp!  

What you will be responsible for 

As our new colleague, you will join SimCorp’s Product Division, a full-scale agile organization. You will be an important part of a cross-functional and cross-located agile team that is responsible for implementation and support of our product, SimCorp Dimension. You will apply your skills to all stages of the development lifecycle, including design, development, testing, writing automated tests, and support. 

 What we value

• Experience and background in financial area is required 

• Commercial experience in testing with Financial instruments domain knowledge 

• Have an interest to learn more about financial products and transaction flows in a large, complex system 

• Identify and describe a problem, pay great attention to details 

• Balance multiple and competing priorities and meet deadlines 

• Be able to work individually as well as a part of a Scrum team 

• Be willing to contribute actively in development of the team's skills and activities with a positive attitude and energy. 

• You have a Master’s degree or higher within Computer Sciences, Engineering, Finance, Physics, Mathematics, Economics or similar experience. 

What it is like to work here 
 

SimCorp plans work in an agile manner, using 4 planning intervals (PI’s) per year, each consisting of 5 sprints of 2 weeks each, followed by a 3-week Innovation and Planning sprint, which can be used for improving skills in various areas, or more freely investigating ideas with prototypes. It is important that our people learn and grow constantly, and SimCorp invests a lot to ensure the continuous learning environment to support people on their journeys. 

Benefits 

Attractive salary, bonus scheme, and pension are essential for any work agreement. However, in SimCorp, we believe we can offer more. Therefore, in addition to the traditional benefit scheme, we provide an effective work & life balance: flexible work hours, a hybrid workplace model. On top of that, we have IP sprints where you have 3 weeks per quarter you can spend on improving your skills as well as contributing to the company development. There is never just only one route - we practice an individual approach to professional development to support the direction you want to take.  

Finally, we also have a well-stocked in-building bar, that serves as an effective place to meet new people, should one be so tempted. 

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.

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.