Senior Java Engineer
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America2 months ago
Zürich, SwitzerlandSenior
Responsibilities
- Design and implement complex Java software solutions for customer projects.
- Analyze, design, develop, and maintain sustainable software solutions in cross-functional teams.
- Use AI-supported tools and contribute to the development of agent-based and modern software engineering approaches.
- Take technical responsibility while focusing on software quality and customer satisfaction.
- Coach junior and less experienced developers and promote knowledge sharing.
- Support customer workshops and presales activities.
Requirements
- Completed degree in computer science or a related field from a university, ETH, or university of applied sciences.
- At least 5 years of experience in analysis, design, and development with Java.
- Strong knowledge of Spring, Spring Boot, and microservices architectures.
- Experience with RESTful APIs, OpenAPI/Swagger, and basic knowledge of SOAP for legacy integration.
- Practical experience with relational databases including Oracle, MSSQL, and PostgreSQL, as well as complex SQL queries.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and cloud platforms, preferably AWS.
- Practical experience with AI-supported development and new engineering approaches such as Agentic Engineering.
- Ideally, knowledge of frontend frameworks such as Angular, React, or Vue.
- Experience mentoring junior developers.
- Fluent German at least at C1 level and English at least at B2 level.
Benefits
- Work on a broad range of customer projects, technologies, and industries with training and coaching opportunities.
- Flat hierarchies and a collaborative, multicultural environment with career and personal development opportunities.
- Work location at the Zurich or Bern ELCA office, at the customer site depending on the project, with the possibility of home office.
- 41-hour work week with flexible hours and at least 25 vacation days.
- Ergonomic and flexible workplace.
- Benefits including mobile-phone contributions or a business phone, Half-Fare travel card, first-class business train travel, pension-plan options, private worldwide non-occupational accident insurance, advanced daily sickness benefits insurance, and fleet discounts.
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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.