PAt Julius Baer, we celebrate and value the individual qualities you bring, enabling you to be impactful, to be entrepreneurial, to be empowered, and to create value beyond wealth. Let’s shape the future of wealth management together. /pWe are seeking for a Senior Backend and Distributed Systems Engineer with extensive experience designing, building, and operating mission critical financial systems. Proven expertise in Java based backend architectures, distributed systems, and low latency, high availability services. Strong production mindset with end-to-end ownership across the full software lifecycle - from architecture and design through deployment, operations, and optimisation. Comfortable acting as a technical authority in complex, globally distributed environments.ppbbYOUR CHALLENGE /b /b /p /plipDesign and evolve robust distributed systems, balancing scalability, latency, consistency, and fault tolerance /p /lilipApply distributed systems principles (e.g. consistency models, idempotency, back-pressure, resiliency patterns) to real‑world financial workloads /p /lilipDevelop and maintain high‑performance backend services and APIs using Java, Spring, and Spring Boot /p /lilipOptimise end‑to‑end latency, asynchronous processing, and efficient IO /p /lilipIdentify and resolve performance bottlenecks through profiling, benchmarking, and load testing /p /lilipIntegrate complex financial platforms and third‑party services, ensuring correctness, data integrity, and operational resilience /p /lilipDesign reliable messaging and integration flows using JPA, JDBC templates, JMS, and event‑driven patterns /p /lilipCode Quality and Best Practices: Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code while adhering to industry best practices, including code reviews, testing, and CI/CD /p /lilipApply financial‑grade engineering principles (auditability, security, controlled change) /p /lilipCollaboration: Work closely with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications and deliverables /p /lippbbYOUR PROFILE /b /b /p /plipLanguages Platforms: bJava (Core Java, Collections, JSON, JDBC), Spring Framework, Spring /b bBoot /b /p /lilipArchitecture: bDistributed systems, microservices, event‑driven design, low‑latency systems /b /p /lilipDatabases Messaging: JPA, JDBC, relational databases, JMS /p /lilipOperating Systems: Unix/Linux, bash scripting /p /lilipSecurity: OAuth2, API security, IAM concepts /p /lilipbStrong code review practices and pride in code quality /b /p /lilipExperience with cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure /p /lilipKnowledge of microservices architecture and containerisation (e.g., bDocker, Kubernetes /b) /p /lilipFamiliarity with bCI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices /b /p /lilipbPrevious experience in the financial industry is a plus /b /p /lilipWillingness to collaborate in a global team with members in Zurich and Singapore /p /lilipStrong ownership mindset with focus on business impact and reliability /p /lilipAnalytical problem‑solver with a performance‑ and quality‑driven approach /p /lilipTeam player with the ability to work in an agile environment /p /lipWe are looking forward to receiving your full job application through our online application tool. /p