Software Developer

As a Software Engineer reporting to an Engineering Manager youll play a critical role in maintaining and evolving Nasdaqs Clearing technology platform supporting some of the worlds largest clearing houses with mission-critical systems that operate 24/7.

Youll thrive in this position if youre driven by innovation comfortable diving into established production systems and large legacy codebases and bring a genuine passion for building high-quality technology solutions across a broad technology stackincluding Java backend services front-end interfaces DevOps tooling and cloud infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the analysis troubleshooting and enhancement of production systems powering critical clearing and settlement functions ensuring system stability while making thoughtful improvements to legacy codebases.

• Shape and improve the next-generation Clearing System through full lifecycle participationfrom design and implementation to testing and deploymentdelivering systems that meet the highest quality standards.

• Collaborate in agile ceremonies and maintain clear up-to-date technical documentation to support team alignment and knowledge sharing.

• Conduct code and design reviews with the team to continuously improve system quality architectural decisions and engineering best practices.

• Participate in 24/7 on-call support rotations to ensure high availability and rapid incident resolution for mission-critical clearing services.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent practical experience.

• 1 - 3 years of experience in Java backend development.

• Genuine interest in learning and working with existing production systems including large legacy codebasescomfortable understanding existing architectures and making improvements while maintaining stability.

• Self-driven with a sense of structure and creativity able to balance innovation with operational excellence.

• Experience working effectively in agile teams with strong collaboration and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with tools or platforms such as Gradle Git GitLab Jenkins AWS or Kubernetes.

• Familiarity with capital markets domains such as clearing settlement trading financial instruments or corporate actions.

• Exposure to global teams and cultural nuances in cross-border collaboration.

This position will be located in Stockholm and offers the opportunity for a hybrid work environment at least 3 days a week in-office subject to change providing flexibility and accessibility for qualified candidates.

Come as You Are

Nasdaq is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and identities.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives experiences and identities are valued and celebrated.

We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation throughout the hiring process.

Benefits & Rewards

We offer a competitive holistic total rewards package designed to support the financial physical and emotional well-being of our employees and their families.

In addition to base salary Nasdaq provides a generous annual bonus/commission (short-term incentive) equity (long-term incentive) comprehensive benefits and opportunities for growth.

We utilize a structured job architecture and career framework to ensure growth opportunities are transparent fair and accessible to all employees. The pay range you see reflects the full salary band for this job level including room for progression over time. The actual offer will depend on factors like your skills experience qualifications and location and will fall within a portion of the posted range thats appropriate for this role.

For more information visit Nasdaq Benefits & Rewards Career Page.

Come as You Are

Nasdaq is an equal opportunity employer. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age color disability national origin ancestry race religion gender sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression veteran status genetic information or any other status protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.