Remote Scala Engineer (Trading)

Description:

• SwissBorg is seeking a Senior Scala Engineer to contribute to the back-end development of their flagship app.
• The company aims to build a spectrum of investment experiences to help people redefine wealth, with over 790,000 verified users.
• The role involves building and owning products, allowing for real-time impact when code is deployed into production.
• The tech stack includes Cats Effect 3, Tapir, Sttp, Fs2, Pekko, Kubernetes, Docker, ArgoCD, PostgreSQL, Kafka, and utilizes microservices, Event Sourcing, and Reactive architecture.
• Responsibilities include identifying requirements for backend architecture design and API, solving complex problems in finance and distributed systems, writing automated tests, optimizing code for performance, supporting junior team members, owning services from design to deployment, and contributing to the continuous improvement of technical architecture.

Requirements:

• A strong understanding of trading systems, particularly with a focus on arbitrage strategies, is highly desirable.
• Extensive experience with Scala is required.
• Candidates must possess a strong sense of ownership and entrepreneurial thinking, with customer value as a key driver.
• A keen interest in Crypto/Web3 is essential.

Benefits:

• A training and development budget is provided to support professional growth.
• Employees will receive the latest MacBook Pro as part of their equipment.
• A BORG welcome bonus is offered to new hires.
• Flexible working hours are available, emphasizing outcomes over output.
• Vacation days plus local bank holidays are included.
• Company-wide retreats are organized to foster team bonding and collaboration.