Business Application Software Engineer

Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, gb

Company Description

Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 12 countries, and more than 170 clients in 35 countries. We are an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions around the world, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neo banks. Our research led approach and continual innovation is powered by the passion and creativity of our colleagues.
We are always looking for talented people to join us on our mission to orchestrate the financial ecosystem and democratize access to wealth management. Avaloq offers the opportunity to work closely with some of the world’s leading financial institutions as we jointly develop and shape careers. Championing a collaborative, supportive and flexible work environment empowers our colleagues to reach their full potential.

Job Description

We have a brilliant opportunity for a skilled mid-level Business Application Software Engineer to join our global Credit Core Team as part of our Edinburgh office. As a Software Engineer in the Credit Core team, you'll innovate and maintain our Core Product and ABR/S baseline in the area of Credit. You'll collaborate with our Tech Lead, Business Analysts and other Software Engineers to deliver client-oriented and effective solutions. Furthermore you'll exchange with stakeholders outside of the team including customers and software partners.

• Implementing new business functionality on the appropriate software layer and add automated tests.
• Overseeing component ownership for core banking components, as well as ABR/S software components.
• Working as part of a skilled team in an Agile environment to maintain the functionality within the team’s area of expertise.
• Writing solution designs for new developments and reviewing them alongside our technical leads and architects.
• Participating in client workshops and supporting our business analysts in requirements analysis.

Qualifications

• University degree in Computer Science / Engineering / Mathematics or equivalent
• Proven track record working in a software development team
• Excellent client-orientation and strong communication skills in English
• A passion for learning new technologies and a creative approach to problem solving

It would be a real bonus if you have:

• PL/SQL, Oracle or database programming skills, but similar programming languages are welcomed
• Knowledge related to Financial Services or Credit, but this is not mandatory

Additional Information

We realize that managing work-life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives and in order to support with this we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain work-life balance and still continue our fantastic Avaloq culture in our global offices. 

In Avaloq we are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions, we are wholeheartedly committed to fostering an equal-opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self. 

We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other fantastic traits that make us all unique, we have done our best to write this advert in an inclusive and neutral way. 

Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies, and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations.