Lead Engineer Backend / Product Architect Backend

ti&m AG

Zürich

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Job summary

Join our team to design and validate product architectures. Enjoy a collaborative and innovative work environment with great benefits.

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What to expect

Design, further development, and validation of product and solution architectures
Active participation in implementation in the backend and/or frontend
Translation of technical requirements into robust, sustainable technical solutions
Further development of our microservice and micro-frontend architectures
Ensuring code quality, maintainability, security, and scalability
Integration of our products into customer projects in the enterprise environment
Design and development of customer-specific extensions
Close collaboration with product management and product owners

What you bring

Completed studies (FH/university) in computer science or a comparable field (mandatory)
Several years of experience in software development (approx. 8+ years) as well as solid experience in architecture topics
Very good understanding of modern microservice architectures, integration patterns, and distributed systems
Very good knowledge of current technologies, frameworks, protocols, security, and DevOps practices
Strong hands-on mentality and enthusiasm for active development
Analytical thinking and the ability to clearly, structurally, and comprehensibly communicate technical concepts
Very good German skills as well as good English skills
Industry knowledge in the financial services environment is an advantage

What we offer you

Design, further development, and validation of product and solution architectures based on modern JVM technologies such as Java and Kotlin
Active participation in the implementation of new product features (e.g., with Spring Boot or Quarkus)
Translation of technical requirements into robust, sustainable technical solutions – from the API to persistence
Further development of our microservice architecture, operated in container environments (Kubernetes, OpenShift)
Ensuring code quality, maintainability, security, and scalability in distributed, cloud-native systems
Productive use of AI agents to support the entire software development life cycle (e.g., in analysis, implementation, testing, documentation, and operation)
Active shaping and further development of our use of AI-supported developer tools and automations
Integration of our products into customer projects in the enterprise environment, including connection to existing system landscapes
Design and development of customer-specific extensions, including Kafka for event streaming and PostgreSQL / Oracle as databases
Close collaboration with product management and product owners throughout the entire lifecycle

We are looking for you – become part of our team