Software Engineer - Data - Remote

We are SwissBorg, a FinTech startup headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Our flagship product, the SwissBorg app, offers over 550,000+ users the best price and liquidity across 16 fiat and 17 cryptos, as well as giving them the opportunity to earn passive income with our Smart Yield account. Our community is growing fast, with over $1.5 billion in assets under management, a weekly volume of over 250 million, and over 18,000 Premium users.

This is just the start in our mission to democratise wealth management by building products that allow individuals to manage their crypto assets at the touch of a finger. Whether you’re in Andorra or Zimbabwe, whether your portfolio is worth one dollar or a million, SwissBorg gives you the best tools to learn about digital currencies and manage your wealth.

Are you looking to join a team of revolutionaries on a mission to decentralise nations? We want to hear from you!

Please note this is a fully remote role for a candidate who can be based anywhere in European timezone

What you might be doing:

• Identify requirements for the data pipelines layout, design, and implementation
• Design, build, maintain, and troubleshoot SwissBorg's data delivery and data processing systems
• Be the link between the backend services and the data analytics teams
• Work on scaling the existing data systems to accommodate the future growth
• Optimize databases and query performance
• Solve challenging problems in the context of data and distributed systems

What you might bring:

• Expert knowledge of at least one JVM based language (Java/Kotlin/Scala). Scala is a plus
• Good practical knowledge of Python
• Good understanding and practical experience with Apache Kafka
• Expertise in modern data storage and data processing tools and techniques
• Experience with RDBMs, data warehouses, cloud-based data processing architectures
• Flexible, proactive, organized, detail-oriented and entrepreneurial
• Excellent English communication skills. French is a plus
• Experience in the finance industry is a plus

Why you should apply:

• Freedom to build the company of your dreams
• Learn with (super cool) experts in finance, engineering, AI, psychology and business
• CHSB bonus based on our meritocratic system
• We'll provide you with a MacBook and a cutting edge tech stack to help you do your best work
• Flexible work hours
• Annual team retreats with colleagues around the world
• Continuous learning and development opportunities

Oh and are you planning on having a kid? That’s great! We have a bunch of those: you’ll get time off to enjoy that (other) adventure!

At SwissBorg, we embrace diversity. We strongly believe that getting to the best outcomes requires different perspectives and backgrounds. We’re committed to openness, curiosity and creating an inclusive culture as we know that diverse teams build better products and generate better ideas. We strongly encourage applications from everyone regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.