Back End Developer
Summary
Senior backend engineer at Alpian, Switzerland's first digital private bank, building and owning Java/Spring Boot microservices behind wealth management and everyday banking features. Works in a cloud-native GCP stack (Kubernetes, Kafka, PostgreSQL) and mentors a lean engineering team, hybrid from Geneva or Lausanne.
ABOUT ALPIAN:
We’re building the next generation of private banking — one that’s digital, personalized, and meaningful. Alpian is the first Swiss digital private bank, combining wealth management and everyday banking in a single app. Our mission? Make investing and banking simple, intuitive, and accessible to all.
To get there, we’re bringing together bold thinkers, pragmatic engineers, and passionate innovators. Sounds like you?
PURPOSE:
We're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to help us build and scale the core of our digital banking platform. You’ll design, build, and own backend services that power features used by thousands of clients, all in a secure, cloud-native environment.
If you're motivated by impact, thrive in fast-paced teams, and enjoy turning complexity into elegant solutions, let's talk.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:
- Developing backend services powering wealth management, client engagement, and everyday banking features
- Writing clean, testable, scalable code (we love quality)
- Contributing to system architecture and design decisions
- Collaborating with mobile, frontend, product, and banking operation stakeholders
- Owning features end-to-end — from design to deployment and support with focus on reliability and security
- Lead and mentor a lean team of engineers, setting high standards for engineering quality and craft
- Taking ownership of key components and driving the team in a long-term vision
OUR STACK:
- Java 17+
- Spring Boot, Docker, Kubernetes
- PostgreSQL, Apache Kafka, BigQuery, OpenAPI, REST
- Google Cloud Platform, GitHub CI/CD, Prometheus, Grafana
WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
- 8+ years of backend engineering experience
- Strong Java proficiency
- Experience building REST/HTTP APIs in cloud-native setups
- Familiarity with event streaming and pub/sub architectures
- Solid knowledge of SQL databases
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and microservices environment
- A product mindset and a bias for action
- Excellent English communication skills
NICE TO HAVE:
- Experience in fintech, banking, or portfolio management systems
- Experience with Google Cloud Platform
- Familiarity with generative AI tools and applications
WHY JOIN ALPIAN:
- A chance to build the future of banking from scratch
- A startup mindset backed by a banking license
- A flat, collaborative team of smart, driven people
- Hybrid setup, base location in Geneva or Lausanne