Software Engineer

Software Engineer

WHAT MAKES US, US 

Join some of the most innovative thinkers in FinTech as we lead the evolution of financial technology. If you are an innovative, curious, collaborative person who embraces challenges and wants to grow, learn and pursue outcomes with our prestigious financial clients, say Hello to SimCorp!  

At its foundation, SimCorp is guided by our values — caring, customer success-driven, collaborative, curious, and courageous. Our people-centered organization focuses on skills development, relationship building, and client success. We take pride in cultivating an environment where all team members can grow, feel heard, valued, and empowered.  

If you like what we’re saying, keep reading! 

WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT TO US

SimCorp is experiencing a substantial increase in business globally and to support our growth we are looking for a Database Administrator in Europe. In this key role you will support our suite of Database products, and liaise with all our development and operations teams across the world to optimize their performance to support our client requirements. This interesting job offers you an opportunity to increase your knowledge and get experience in a variety of disciplines. You will find yourself working in a diverse and fast-growing environment for an international company with significant growth potential and career opportunities. If you want to contribute to our growth and develop in a professional environment - grow with us! 

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

In your daily work, you will collaborate with your team to: 

• Testing of Multi Asset Class Risk Analytics platform
• Valuation of analytics for various asset classes including Equities, Fixed Income, all kinds of Derivatives and Exotic Instruments
• Collaborating with product, research, and quantitative development teams in testing of new features, methodologies etc.,
• Interacting with clients to discuss quantitative issues, investigating and reproducing the problems they highlight
• Testing activities may include writing test plans, executing tests, regression testing, in-sprint testing etc.
• Follow Agile development processes and methodologies
• Rely on experience and knowledge to estimate testing time and accomplish goals
• Keep management informed of testing progress status regularly
• Perform a variety of tasks, and adapts to working on application which is unfamiliar
• Creative ideas are suggested to solve problems
• Professional communication skills are utilized, and made a primary focus

WHAT WE VALUE

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in relevant area of specialty with some finance industry experience or MBA in Finance or a graduate degree in Financial Engineering or a similar program
• FRM Level I or CFA Level II Certification (Good to have)
• Around 3 years of experience in Financial Domain
• Understanding of various risk modelling techniques, including the use of factor models, time-series methodologies and asset pricing
• Proficient written and verbal communication skills are necessary
• Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the software development industry
• Ability to work with large and complex data sets
• Experience working with a variety of asset classes
• Understanding of Performance Attribution methodologies
• Programming experience in one of Python/R/.NET
• Experience working with databases using SQL queries
• Understanding of REST API and Postman
• Experience with Unix/Linux systems and shell scripts
• Exposure to SCRUM or other agile development processes

BENEFITS

Attractive salary, bonus scheme, and pension are essential for any work agreement. However, in SimCorp we believe we can offer more. Therefore, in addition to the traditional benefit scheme, we provide a good work-life balance: flexible working hours and a hybrid model. Simcorp follows a global hybrid policy, asking employees to work from the office two days each week while allowing remote work on other days.

Simcorp does offer opportunities for professional development: there is never just only one route - we offer an individual approach to professional development to support the direction you want to take.

NEXT STEPS  

Please send us your application in English via our career site as soon as possible, we process incoming applications continually. Please note that only applications sent through our system will be processed. At SimCorp, we recognize that bias can unintentionally occur in the recruitment process. To uphold fairness and equal opportunities for all applicants, we kindly ask you to exclude personal data such as photos, age, or any non-professional information from your application. Thank you for aiding us in our endeavor to mitigate biases in our recruitment process. 

If you are interested in being a part of SimCorp but are not sure this role is suitable, submit your CV anyway. SimCorp is on a positive growth journey, and our Talent Acquisition Team is ready to assist you discover the right role for you. The approximate time to consider your CV is three weeks.  

We are focused on continually improving our talent acquisition process and making everyone’s experience positive and valuable. Therefore, during the process we will ask you to provide your feedback, which is highly appreciated. 

WHO WE ARE 

For over 50 years, we have worked closely with investment and asset managers to become the world’s leading provider of integrated investment management solutions. We are 3,000+ colleagues with a broad range of nationalities, educations, professional experiences, ages, and backgrounds. 

SimCorp is an independent subsidiary of the Deutsche Börse Group. Following the recent merger with Axioma, we leverage the combined strength of our brands to provide an industry-leading, full, front-to-back offering for our clients. 

SimCorp is an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, without regard to race, gender, age, disability, or any other protected status under applicable law. We are committed to building a culture where diverse perspectives and expertise are integrated into our everyday work. We believe in the continual growth and development of our employees, so that we can provide best-in-class solutions to our clients.  

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