Lead Java Developer

Backend Java Lead 80–100% (f/m/d)- Zurich 

We are working with a confidential client in the financial services space who is looking for an experienced Backend Lead to take ownership of a modern, business-critical platform. This is a hands-on leadership role combining technical excellence, people leadership, and strategic influence.

The Role

In this position, you will lead an agile backend team working across multiple locations, fostering a strong quality-driven engineering culture and ensuring the continuous delivery of robust, secure solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop an agile engineering team using Kanban and Scrum methodologies

• Act as the primary interface between engineering and management, translating business needs into clear technical direction

• Take ownership of the backend codebase, technology stack, and applications across the full lifecycle

• Design, build, deploy, and maintain client-facing wealth management applications

• Develop backend services using Java and Spring Boot

• Drive DevOps practices including CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, monitoring, and operational excellence

• Ensure engineering standards, security, and compliance are met consistently

Your Profile

You bring a strong quality mindset and understand the real impact technology has on end users. You are comfortable leading people and influencing decisions at senior levels.

Required Skills and Experience

• Proven experience leading and developing engineers in a distributed environment

• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate clearly and persuasively with senior leadership

• Fluency in Swiss German and English

• Deep expertise in Java and the Java Virtual Machine

• Hands-on experience building microservice-based backends with Java and Spring Boot

• Practical experience with Docker and container orchestration, ideally Kubernetes

Nice to Have

• Background in finance or wealth management with knowledge of financial instruments

• Experience with Elasticsearch and messaging systems

• Exposure to reactive programming