Lead Software Engineer (C#/APL) – Portfolio Analysis

WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT TO US As our new Lead Software Engineer, you will join SimCorp’s Product Division, a full-scale agile organization. You will be working in an agile team of about 5-7 people. The team works on our SimCorp Dimension product. In your daily work you will – together with your team - understand and challenge customer requirements, discuss solutions, implement and test the chosen solution, and support it. We use a variety of tools, but the main ones are C#, APL and an Oracle database. You will mainly be working with backend and APIs. The present and near future main topics are good maintainability, high system performance, continuous integration and delivery, and reshaping our product for the cloud. In addition to implementing customer features, it is essential for us to continuously improve on all levels: company, division, product area, team, and individual. Your daily work life will thus also include topics such as “how can we reduce our build time”, “how can we rearchitect this component to perform significantly faster”, and “how can we work together in a more fun and effective way”. We encourage your personal development, and you will be able to spend 20% of your time on experimenting with new technologies and implementing your ideas. We are looking for a Lead Software Engineer to join an agile team in Portfolio Analytics Product Area. We use a multitude of tools and technologies such as Visual Studio, C#, Dyalog APL within the areas of development and software configuration management. WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR In your daily work, you will - together with your team Work with the product team to understand and refine client requirements Design and implement solutions that are scalable, secure and in line with the product architecture Contribute to continuous improvements to core engineering practices in the product area to ensure readable, secure, and testable code as well as effective ways of working Over time, become a recognized product expert in at least one domain of our product and have the curiosity to develop knowledge in more domains . We expect you to be good at several of the following and are interested in learning the rest. Advanced C# skills and insight into the .NET framework Be able to learn additional technologies (like APL) Experience with developing and integrating middle and backend services and APIs You are interested and able to work within the architecture of an enterprise solution Actively work with improvements relating to tool stack and engineering practices (CI/CD pipelines, test-driven development, telemetry, etc) You use AI as part of practical engineering work, including exploring ideas, understanding unfamiliar code, generating prototypes, improving tests, documenting decisions and automating routine tasks You have good English skills and thrive in an international work environment You have an M.Sc. in Computer Science or a similar field, or an equivalent level of experience Practical experience within financial instruments and financial investment systems is of course an advantage, but not a prerequisite for the job. It is more important that you take an interest in learning this field. We will bring you up to speed using technical and domain discussions, training, and a comprehensive onboarding program. WHAT WE VALUE Most importantly, you can see yourself contributing and thriving in the position described above. How you gained the skills needed for doing that is less important. We expect you to be good at several of the following and be able to - and interested in - learning the rest. Taking ownership and achieving results Trying new approaches to both new and old challenges Working with others to leverage the strengths of everyone in the team Learning new skills and improving upon existing ones Continually looking for ways to improve what we do and how we do it BENEFITS ​ Flexible working hours and hybrid model - 2 days in the office, 3 days remote Modern office (next to Wilanowska metro station) with quiet zones and ergonomic workstations Base salary with annual bonus structure Holiday allowance upon a 2-week vacation Occasional remote work across Poland and international options available (up to 24 days domestic, 20 days international per year - subject to internal policy) Employer-paid Medicover Platinum healthcare package (employee-paid family upgrade available) MyBenefit Cafeteria with a monthly budget provided by SimCorp, which can be used to finance a Multisport card (with a 25% employee contribution) or choose other lifestyle options Unum group life insurance (employee-paid upgrade available) Medicover travel insurance for private trips and global business travel insurance Possibility to join Deutsche Börse Group Share Plan (eligible after 1 year) Copyrights program for certain roles Possibility to develop your career in an international environment Professional training and courses provided by SimCorp Polish language classes for foreign employees; German and English classes based on business needs Integration events, volunteering initiatives and employee-led clubs Compensation ranges are being disclosed at the initial stage of candidate engagement. Visit our career pages to learn more about working at SimCorp: www.simcorp.com/career 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 photo, 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 an exciting 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 eager to continually improve our talent acquisition process and make everyone’s experience positive and valuable. Therefore, during the process we will ask you to provide your feedback, which is highly appreciated.