Since its creation in 2007 in the financial city of Frankfurt am Main, Solactive AG has grown to one of the key players in the indexing space. The German multi-asset index provider focusses on tailor-made indices, offering to its clients a faster service, with greater flexibility and at a reasonable cost. Solactive AG and its subsidiaries have become one of the fastest growing index providers over the past few years and support the leading investment banks and asset managers across the globe. We have gained global recognition for our role in the Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) industry, where we rank among the top providers worldwide for underlying indices. We also excel in diverse areas such as Structured Products and investment mandates, showcasing the wide range of our capabilities. The impact and value we bring to the market is palpable, but also in the reputation we have proudly built by being close to our customers, solidifying Solactive AG as a trusted and reliable ally in the ever-evolving global financial landscape.
As a Senior Fullstack Software Engineer in the ANR team, you will be primarily abackend engineer with fullstack capabilities (~80% backend / 20% frontend). You willdesign, build, and operate the services and pipelines that aggregate financial data,render client-facing documents, and deliver them through APIs and automated pushmechanisms. You will also contribute to the internal tooling and lightweight frontendsthat support the team's products.You will take ownership of complex features end-to-end, drive technical decisionswithin your area, mentor less experienced engineers, and collaborate with DevOpsand other engineering teams. We are looking for engineers who don't wait to be toldwhat to build next, who proactively spot gaps, propose improvements, and turnambiguity into shipped work.
- Design, implement, and operate backend services in Java (Spring Boot) that powerdata aggregation, rendering, and customer delivery.
- Integrate with Apache Kafka and GCP Pub/Sub for event-driven data flows;consume, transform, and cache data from upstream data points in a reliable andrecoverable manner.
- Build and maintain public APIs and automated document delivery pipelines (pushto customer servers, on-demand retrieval).
- Contribute to the document rendering architecture, keeping it extensible for bothstandard and custom, client-specific documents, and actively pushing documentsout rather than only exposing them passively.
- Develop the internal frontend tooling required by the team and its products; helpdefine the frontend stack as the team evolves.
- Write SQL and work with relational databases, including query optimization and schema design for reporting workloads.
- Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines and contribute to DevOps practices within the team.
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, promote engineering best practices, andcontribute to code reviews and knowledge sharing.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to translate reporting requirements intoreliable technical solutions, and explain complex technical trade-offs back to themin plain language
Must Have- 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong backend focus.
- Deep expertise in Java and Spring Boot, including production-grade service
design. - Solid experience with Apache Kafka (or comparable event streaming platforms).
- Experience designing and operating services on a major public cloud (GCP, AWS,
or Azure); cloud-agnostic mindset, ability to transfer skills across providers.
Strong SQL skills and hands-on experience with relational databases. - Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration.
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
- Practical fullstack ability: comfortable building internal tooling / lightweight
frontends; frontend framework can be defined together with the team. - Track record of designing scalable, resilient systems and taking features from
concept to production. - A proactive mindset: you spot gaps and opportunities before they're handed to
you, and you act on them. - A strong drive for teamwork: you collaborate across functions, share context
generously, and lift the people around you rather than optimizing solo. - The ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and
make trade-offs legible to the business - Strong communication skills and a collaborative, mentoring mindset.
Nice to have- Experience with GCP in particular (Pub/Sub, Cloud Storage / buckets).
- Working knowledge of Python (the team has Python components).
- Working knowledge of TypeScript.
- Experience with document generation / rendering pipelines (PDF, XLS/CSV,
templated reports). - Familiarity with the financial domain, index data, or reporting for financial
institutions and regulatory bodies. - Experience designing and exposing public APIs for external clients
Global Team: Join our motivated international team at Solactive
- FinTech Excellence: Experience FinTech excellence at Solactive
- Modern Culture: Enjoy our modern, flat hierarchy and startup-like culture
- Responsibility & Connections: Take over responsibility from day one and build relationships in- and outside the company
- Vacation: Enjoy 30 annual vacation days, plus extra time off for Christmas Eve and New Year
- Competitive Compensation: Receive a competitive compensation package
- Special Benefits: Job ticket, access to Corporate Benefits, modern office space with ergonomic set-up, employee lounge, and free beverages and fruits
- Community & Networking: Engage in our various networking events
- Professional Development: Grow both personally and professionally through our diverse training offers
- Flexibility: Embrace a flexible work culture with the freedom to choose your work hours, including a hybrid work model, all within a diverse and dynamic environment
This role sounds like you? Then we look forward to receiving your application. Please make sure to also upload your CV, a cover letter is not compulsory. If you have any further questions just drop us an email! Your contact person is Roopali Sahoo.Want to know more about life at Solactive? Visit Work@ Solactive
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