Senior Java/C++ Developer (Finance)

TL;DR

Senior Java/C++ Developer (Finance): Design, build, and enhance mission-critical trading and pricing systems for FX Options, FX Rates, Structured Products, and Derivatives with an accent on low-latency Java/C++ services and integration with financial market data. Focus on scalable banking/trading application architecture, microservices and containerization, and reliable delivery through CI/CD and observability.

Location: Zurich

Company

hirify.global develops market pricing and volatility management capabilities for wealth management and financial markets.

What you will do

• Develop Java services for trading tools and continuously improve existing software.
• Design and integrate solutions to meet new business requirements for FX and derivatives products.
• Build and maintain scalable banking/trading applications in Agile/SAFe environments.
• Provide third-level support and user training, including on-call duty.
• Collaborate with traders, quants, business analysts, and IT stakeholders to deliver robust, low-latency solutions.

Requirements

• 5+ years of software development experience in Java (Java 11+), with proven expertise in Spring Framework, JMS, JPA, Maven, and TDD using JUnit/Mockito.
• Hands-on experience building scalable banking/trading applications and strong architectural/solution design skills.
• Proficiency with messaging and integration: IBM MQ or ActiveMQ, JSON/Thrift, and financial market data feed integration.
• Experience with microservices architectures and containerization using Docker and Kubernetes, plus CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Grafana, Octopus).
• Relational database development skills using Oracle, Hibernate, and JDBC.
• Strong understanding of financial products (FX options and FX rates) and banking systems (trading, core banking, market data, pricing).

Nice to have

• Financial product training and proactive, team-oriented mindset.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in an Agile/SAFe environment with collaborative code reviews and pair/mob programming.
• Third-level support responsibilities with user training and on-call duty.
• Focus on DevOps culture, observability, and capacity management across the full development lifecycle.
• Contract role via an external payroll partner for 12 months with possible extension.

Hiring process

• Submit a full application via the online application tool.
• Interviews and evaluation based on technical fit for Java/C++ trading and pricing systems.