Senior Software Engineer – Produktentwicklung
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America2 months ago
Zürich, SwitzerlandSenior
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement complex Java applications and systems as part of software development teams.
- Analyze, design, and continuously optimize software solutions in collaboration with product management.
- Contribute across the full software lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing, and maintenance.
- Support customers and integration teams with new requirements, incidents, and service requests.
- Create and maintain technical documentation.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure stable and high-performance software integration.
- Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to maintain high code quality.
- Use AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code and AI-based code reviews.
- Apply modern development tools and methods for structured project implementation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a comparable field.
- At least five years of experience designing, implementing, and maintaining large Java applications.
- Strong knowledge of Java, Groovy, and common Java frameworks and libraries.
- Experience with relational database systems and SQL.
- Familiarity with Git, Maven, Jenkins, and Docker.
- Knowledge of Apache PDFBox and Eclipse RCP/OSGi is preferred.
- Routine use of AI-assisted development tools, including Claude Code and AI-based code reviews.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a customer- and product-oriented mindset.
- Independent, solution-oriented working style and a high level of ownership.
- Very good German and English skills at least at C1 level.
Benefits
- Dynamic, interdisciplinary work environment and a key role in shaping an established Swiss IT solution.
- Professional and personal development opportunities with flat hierarchies and cross-departmental collaboration.
- Regular Brown Bag Lunches, coding events, and social and sporting activities.
- Flexible working hours, home office, and a modern flexible workplace.
- Up to 13 days of vacation purchase, mobile phone contribution or business phone, Half-Fare travel card, first-class business travel, flexible pension models, and coverage of KTG and NBU insurance.
- Multicultural work environment with an emphasis on work-life balance.
About Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is a U.S. Christian denomination that coordinates churchwide programs, theological resources, and ministries for congregations, synods, and partners. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Chicago, it serves about 3.3 million members in more than 9,000 worshiping communities across all 50 states and the Caribbean, funded primarily by congregational benevolence, donations, and endowments, and operating initiatives in leadership development, education, disaster response, and global mission.