Senior Java Developer (Performance Focused)
SwissPeak Partners GmbH is hiring for the position of Senior Java Developer (Performance Focused) in Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland. The listing describes it as a full-time, senior position.
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SwissPeak Partners GmbH is hiring for the position of Senior Java Developer (Performance Focused) in Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland. The listing describes it as a full-time, senior position.
From the advert, the main requirements are English language skills.
The advert mentions Java, SQL, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Oracle, Agile and Scrum among the skills and tools for this role.
The employer does not state a salary in this listing; DGJ Insight below shows an official pay benchmark for the place where one exists.
Visa sponsorship is not mentioned. Applicants from outside Switzerland should check the official work permit route before applying.
Dev Global Jobs found this job on Arbeitnow on Oct 14, 2026.
- Employer
- SwissPeak Partners GmbH
- Location
- Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level (from the title)
- senior
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer
- Languages asked
- English
- Found
- Oct 14, 2026 on Arbeitnow
- Employer text
- 167 words, about 1 min to read
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- Work permit B / L (non-EU quota): Highly qualified specialists, employer proves no Swiss or EU candidate; annual quotas
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About the role
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We are looking for a senior Java engineer with a strong performance engineering background to join a global financial technology platform team in Zurich.
01What you will be doing
You will work within a cross-functional Scrum team on a high-throughput, enterprise-grade platform serving the global Securities Finance and Collateral market. Your focus will be on identifying and eliminating performance bottlenecks, rearchitecting critical components for scalability, and driving the platform's technical evolution alongside senior architects.
02What we are looking for
5+ years of hands-on Java enterprise development (Java SE/JEE, Spring, JPA/Hibernate)
Real performance engineering experience acquired through development work: profiling, GC tuning, load testing, bottleneck analysis
Strong SQL skills (Oracle, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server)
Background in financial services or high-throughput enterprise systems
Solid understanding of software design and enterprise architectural patterns
Experience working in Agile, distributed team environments
Strong communication skills in English
03Good to have
Experience with Kubernetes/OpenShift
CI/CD and DevOps practices
Apache Camel or similar integration frameworks
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