Software Engineer Frontend (near Geneva)

Founded by two engineers, Swissquote makes trading opportunities accessible to everyone and we challenge everything that makes traditional banking irrelevant.

Join our 130 software developers to challenge the code and bring your expertise on cutting-edge Fintech projects such as eTrading, eForex, Robo-advisory, cryptocurrencies and more.
Our Tech stack is 100% Cobol free! See: Java, Spring, Hibernate, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Docker, Kubernetes... and we always try to find the best tools for the right needs.
Have a look at our Tech Blog!

As an always-evolving company, we strive to challenge our organization, making teamwork and innovation more than just values.
You will be able to accelerate your career in a fast-moving and rock-solid company: during these last couple of years, our bank has become the Swiss leader in online trading. We still keep growing and despite the COVID-19 pandemic, we were able to deliver exceptional results in 2020.

Job Description

What does Front-End means to us?
Here a Front-End is a developer mostly oriented towards Front-End (70%) but who still has skills and interest in Back-End (30%).

What will you do here?

• Participate actively in the development of the products under your team supervision by creating efficient and reliable code
• Work closely with financial experts to gain first-hand experience and discuss possible solutions and alternatives to embed their requests
• Keep yourself up-to-date on the cutting-edge technologies and contribute actively to the technical choices of the team
• Coordinate and organize the products evolutions and their deliveries
• Provide support on the applications to our internal and external users
• Use modern test frameworks to ensure the quality of the applications

Qualifications

Enthusiastic about joining a challenging and innovative environment, you are passionate about information technologies and you thrive on learning and pushing your knowledge to the limit. You are a highly motivated developer, able to propose creative solutions to complex problems.

Your skills set:

• Master in Computer Science
• 1-4 years of experience in development of production-ready applications
• Experience in Frontend development (TypeScript or JavaScript) and ideally with the React framework
• Knowledge of RESTful services.
• Knowledge of Git version control system
• Familiar or willing to work with test-driven development: Jbehave, TestNG, selenium, etc.
• Understanding of J2EE development and the open source frameworks Maven, Spring and Hibernate is a plus
• Understanding of Linux, Docker, Jenkins, Tomcat and Databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, Redis) is an asset
• Solid analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Interest in Agile Methodology
• Good communication, team player, rigorous and autonomous
• Fluent in English, French is an asset

More about Swissquote

A BANK THAT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ONE
Located near Geneva at Gland, our Headquarters gathers 600 of our employees: young (34 years old average), multicultural (50 nationalities) and wearing what suits them best. You will find a friendly atmosphere in an open and inclusive environment. Spacious offices, home-office policy, outdoor terrace, sports clubs and even... a real Pub for after-work moments.

Make your move in a challenging environment that offers you an exciting opportunity to boost your career and develop solid banking and financial business expertise.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Food allowance
• Free drinks
• Free parking
• Long-term profit-sharing plan
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Remotely:

• Temporarily due to COVID-19

COVID-19 Precaution(s):

• Remote interview process
• Personal protective equipment provided or required
• Temperature screenings
• Social distancing guidelines in place
• Sanitizing, disinfecting, or cleaning procedures in place