Senior Software Engineer

About Crypto Finance

Crypto Finance Group, part of Deutsche Börse Group, provides professional digital asset solutions to institutional clients. The Group comprises Crypto Finance AG, regulated by FINMA in Switzerland, offering trading, custody, and wallet services, as well as Crypto Finance (Deutschland) GmbH, regulated by BaFin in Germany, offering trading and custody services. As of 25 January 2025, Crypto Finance secured a MiCAR license for the European market as one of the first providers in the EU. Crypto Finance AG is a SIX-approved crypto custodian for ETP issuers.

For more information, please visit our website at About us - Crypto Finance

About the role

From our office in the Prime Tower, Zurich, we build cloud-native systems that enable institutional clients to access, trade, and manage digital assets securely and efficiently.

We are currently looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our backend engineering team. You will design and build the services behind our Trading, Custody, Settlement, Staking, and Pledging platforms.

Our platform runs on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), orchestrated with Kubernetes, and consists of ~25 microservices engineered for high availability and multi-region capability. You will work closely with fellow engineers, SRE, Security, Operations, Trading, and Settlement teams to ensure our systems remain robust, secure, and scalable.

If you enjoy working with distributed systems, clean architecture, and cloud-native infrastructure, you will feel at home here.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend services across trading, custody, settlement, staking, and pledging
• Take ownership of key microservices within an about 25-service distributed architecture
• Ensure system performance, reliability, high availability, and readiness for multi-region operation
• Develop Java-based services using Vert.x or Spring
• Integrate with internal and external systems via REST, WebSocket, FIX, and occasionally SWIFT
• Deploy and operate services in GCP + Kubernetes
• Improve automation and delivery pipelines using ArgoCD
• Diagnose and address issues in distributed systems
• Participate in architecture discussions, incident reviews, and continuous improvement
• Share knowledge and mentor other engineers

Requirements

Degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
5+ years of backend engineering experience, ideally building production-grade systems
Strong Java experience and good understanding of microservice architecture
Solid knowledge of distributed systems patterns (resilience, retries, timeouts, etc.)
Hands-on experience with GCP, Kubernetes, and cloud-native design is a plus
Familiarity with REST, WebSocket, FIX; SWIFT is a plus
Experience with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases
Understanding of high availability and multi-region deployment strategies
Experience with CI/CD workflows and GitOps using ArgoCD
Interest in digital assets and/or blockchain technologies
Strong sense of quality, reliability, and security
Professional proficiency in English (German is a plus)

Benefits

• Work on impactful production systems used by financial institutions worldwide
• A modern, cloud-native engineering environment (GCP, Kubernetes, microservices)
• Exposure to topics across trading, custody, settlement, staking, and pledging
• The freedom to influence architecture and technical direction
• A collaborative, engineering-focused culture with smart and supportive colleagues
• Regular knowledge-sharing, continuous learning opportunities, and room to grow
• A modern workspace in Prime Tower, Zurich
• Eligibility to work in Switzerland (Swiss permit or EU/EFTA citizenship)
• Our culture

At the heart of our company, we prioritize

Innovation and Continuous Learning

Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing

Entrepreneurial Spirit and Flat Hierarchies

Values such as Excellence, Delivery, Ownership, Passion, and Unity

Please note

We do not accept CVs from recruiting or staffing agencies.

Due to the Swiss labour legislation, we can only accept applicants who have the right to work in Switzerland (are in possession of a Swiss work permit or are EU/EFTA citizens). All other applications will not be considered.

If this is the position for you, and you have a Swiss work permit and/or EU citizenship, please send us your complete application, incl. cover letter, CV, and references.

Visit website

The Crypto Finance Group provides institutional and professional investors products and services with a level of quality, reliability, and security that is unique in the digital asset space today. The group provides asset management, with the first regulated asset manager for crypto asset funds authorised by FINMA; brokerage services for 24/7 crypto asset trading; and crypto asset storage infrastructure and tokenisation solutions. Since its founding in 2017, the group has been recognised several times, including as a Crypto Valley Top 50 blockchain company, Top 100 Swiss Start-up, and 2019 Swiss FinTech Award winner. The Crypto Finance Group has offices in Zurich and Zug in the Crypto Valley, which is home to one of the world’s densest clusters of crypto-economic companies and innovative organisations that utilise blockchain technology.

The Crypto Finance Group is a fast-growing, exciting place to work with tremendous opportunities for personal development and professional advancement.