Union Bancaire Privée
JAVA Developer on Fees & Ops Applications
Backend Java engineer at Union Bancaire Privée (a Geneva private bank) who takes ownership of the Tariffication fee-processing application via knowledge transfer from a retiring developer, then builds and operates Spring Boot services, REST/SOAP APIs, and Oracle/SQL Server integrations while handling production support and documentation.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Genf, Switzerland
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 7–15 years of professional software engineering experience with production systems support
- Strong backend development with Java 8+ (Java 17/latest LTS target)
- Hands-on experience with Spring 4/5 and Spring Boot 2.x/3.x
- Designing and maintaining REST and SOAP APIs, HTTP layers, and OpenAPI specifications
- Exposure to Vue.js or Angular for operational/administrative interfaces
- Experience with Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server, JPA/Hibernate, SQL, Liquibase, beginner-level PL/SQL
- CI/CD and DevOps experience with Git, Maven, YAML-based pipelines, and test automation
- Knowledge of Kerberos and OAuth2/OIDC plus secure coding/AppSec (SQL injection, XSS, RCE, input validation, secrets management)
- Experience with JUnit 5, Mockito, and Cucumber for BDD/ATDD; Jest for front-end unit testing
- Ability to understand software architecture and document it clearly
- Fluent English; French is useful
- Swiss residency close to Geneva is mandatory
- Organized, reliable in production support, and able to communicate clearly across teams
- Take ownership of the Tariffication application and lead knowledge transfer with the retiring Java developer
- Support production operations: troubleshooting incidents, performance analysis, reliability improvements
Nice to have
- Experience with rule engines or BPMN tools such as Drools (beginner acceptable)
- Node.js experience for tooling or auxiliary services
- End-to-end testing with Cypress, Protractor, Selenium WebDriver, or Playwright
- API or load-testing experience with JMeter
- Familiarity with vulnerability scanning tools such as Checkmarx or Fortify
- Sensitivity to code quality, Sonar rules, Clean Code, and OWASP guidelines
- Experience working in regulated environments, preferably banking or financial services
Full description
Mission
- Take ownership of the Tariffication application and lead a structured knowledge-transfer process with the retiring Java developer.
- Design, implement, and operate backend services and APIs using Java 17/11/8, Spring 4/5, and Spring Boot 2.x/3.x.
- Build and maintain REST and SOAP APIs; manage HTTP layers and API specifications using OpenAPI/Swagger.
- Develop supporting front-end and administrative consoles in Vue.js or Angular where relevant to platform operations.
- Integrate with Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server using JPA/Hibernate; contribute SQL and PL/SQL and manage schema changes through Liquibase.
- Implement and maintain YAML-based CI/CD pipelines with Maven and Git, including quality gates and automated testing.
- Apply secure authentication and authorization patterns, including Kerberos and OAuth2/OIDC, and follow AppSec best practices such as OWASP guidance, input validation, and secure secrets handling.
- Contribute to test strategy and automation using JUnit 5, Mockito, Cucumber for BDD/ATDD, and Jest for front-end unit tests.
- Support production operations by troubleshooting incidents, analyzing performance, and driving reliability improvements.
- Document APIs, architecture decisions, runbooks, operational procedures, and application knowledge; track work in JIRA.
- Collaborate with application, platform, QA, security, and business stakeholders to align software architecture with business goals and platform standards.
Key Responsibilities During Knowledge Transfer
- Build a clear understanding of the Tariffication application's business rules, pricing and fee logic, integrations, data model, deployment model, and operational dependencies.
- Capture undocumented knowledge, known limitations, recurring incidents, support procedures, and critical troubleshooting steps.
- Review existing source code, architecture documentation, database objects, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and release processes.
- Establish and maintain practical runbooks for incident response, deployment, rollback, batch or interface failures, and common production issues.
- Identify technical debt, operational risks, security gaps, and opportunities to improve maintainability and resilience.
- Become a dependable point of contact for the Account & Fees team and related support teams after the transition.
Key Qualifications
- 7–15 years of professional software engineering experience, with a proven track record supporting production systems.