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Job Location:
Zürich - Switzerland
Yearly Salary:
CHF 140000 - 170000
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About Splint Invest
Splint Invest is a Swiss fintech platform that makes investing in alternative assets like art wine luxury cars and collectibles accessible to everyone - starting from just CHF 50. We are a fast-growing startup with a passionate team working at the intersection of finance technology and culture.
We are looking for a Lead Software Engineer who will lead our engineering strategy ensure technical excellence and scale our platform to meet growing demand. You will be responsible for building a high-performing tech team driving architectural decisions and delivering reliable secure and scalable features in close partnership with the Head of Product.
Tasks
Role Purpose
You will be responsible for building the right way - ensuring our platform is technically robust scalable and secure while enabling rapid product delivery. You will lead the full development lifecycle manage the engineering team and collaborate closely with product design and leadership to deliver impactful features that delight users and drive business growth.
Key Responsibilities
Technology Leadership & Strategy
- Define and own the technical vision architecture and long-term technology roadmap.
- Lead and mentor frontend and backend developers fostering a culture of excellence
- Oversee end-to-end development cycles release management and deployments
- Align technology decisions with business strategy and product goals.
- Evaluate and introduce new tools frameworks and best practices to improve productivity and maintainability.
Team Management & Culture
- Lead mentor and grow a team of frontend and backend developers.
- Foster a culture of code quality technical excellence and continuous learning.
- Ensure effective collaboration between product and engineering.
Delivery & Execution
- Oversee end-to-end development cycles ensuring high-quality on-time delivery.
- Own release management and deployment processes.
- Ensure feature requirements are fully understood and implemented to spec.
Technical Excellence & Operations
- Maintain and evolve the platform architecture for scalability and performance.
- Ensure security compliance and data protection best practices.
- Oversee code reviews testing practices and quality assurance processes.
System Operations & Reliability
- Take ownership of the day-to-day operations of all technology systems ensuring high availability resilience and scalability.
- Oversee monitoring incident management and disaster recovery processes to minimize downtime and service disruption.
- Continuously optimize infrastructure performance and cost efficiency in alignment with business growth.
Collaboration with Product
- Work closely with the Head of Product to ensure features are feasible well-scoped and technically sound.
- Participate in roadmap planning providing technical input on timelines and complexity.
- Support A/B testing setup monitoring and iteration from the tech side.
KPIs for Success
- Platform reliability: Uptime error rates and performance metrics (e.g. response time load times).
- Delivery predictability: % of features delivered on time and to specification.
- Code quality: Reduced bug rates post-release strong test coverage.
- Team performance: Developer satisfaction retention and growth.
- Security & compliance: Zero critical vulnerabilities in production.
Requirements
Must-Haves:
- Proven experience as Lead Software Engineer or CTO in a fast-growing tech company (fintech or SaaS preferred).
- Experience in tech stack: React Native (cross-platform app development) Django (Python) Celery Kubernetes Redis AWS PostgreSQL
- Strong background in both frontend and backend development with emphasis on mobile applications and expertise in modern frameworks and architectures.
- Experience scaling platforms with high reliability and security requirements.
- Solid understanding of DevOps CI/CD and cloud infrastructure.
- Track record of building and leading high-performing tech teams.
- Strong communication and leadership skills able to align tech and business priorities.
Nice-to-Haves:
- Experience with B2C products / B2C SaaS
- Experience in investment platforms financial services or alternative assets.
- Familiarity with regulatory compliance in fintech.
- Previous startup experience.
Benefits
Why join us:
- Be part of a Top 100 Swiss Startup with big ambitions.
- Shape the future of a platform changing how people invest.
- Work with a passionate international team.
- Competitive package and room to grow.
Compensation: CHF 140000 base salary plus the opportunity to participate in our companys growth through an equity stake.
Hybrid Work Model: We follow a hybrid work model with one mandatory office day per week in Zurich typically on Tuesdays.
Key Skills
- APIs
- Spring
- .NET
- DevOps
- Cloud Infrastructure
- IaaS
- AWS
- Solution Architecture
- Cloud Architecture
- PaaS
- Java
- Azure
