Software Engineer (m/f/d) - WFH

# Software Engineer (m/f/d)

## About the Role

MF Group, a subsidiary of Riverty and part of the Bertelsmann Group, is seeking a full-time Software Engineer to join its team in Chiasso, Switzerland. You will help build and maintain core financial services supporting customer account balances, invoice creation and distribution, financial data flows, credit card solutions, and digital payment products.

You will participate in the definition and implementation of functional and non-functional requirements from analysis through testing. The role includes developing secure and scalable software, applications, APIs, and workflows, contributing to software architecture improvements, monitoring production systems, and collaborating across disciplines in an agile engineering environment.

## Key Responsibilities

* Develop, test, and ship robust, maintainable, and readable software, applications, APIs, and workflows.

* Participate in defining and implementing functional and non-functional requirements from analysis through testing.

* Contribute to the integration of payment systems and development of new features.

* Help improve the existing software architecture and reduce complexity.

* Solve technical challenges and contribute ideas for engineering improvements.

* Monitor production systems and identify opportunities for optimization.

* Contribute to secure, scalable, and user-friendly financial and payment solutions.

* Follow software engineering best practices and contribute to a positive engineering culture.

* Collaborate with team members and communicate across disciplines.

## Required Qualifications

* 2+ years of professional experience in software development.

* Knowledge of Object-Oriented and/or Functional programming paradigms.

* Familiarity with software engineering industry standards and practices.

* Critical thinking and the ability to question the status quo and develop concrete improvement ideas.

* Enthusiasm for learning new technologies and approaches.

* Ability to work collaboratively and value diverse perspectives.

* Clear communication skills across disciplines.

* Italian communication skills preferred and English communication skills required for the role.

## Preferred Qualifications

* Knowledge of the Java technology stack, particularly the Spring ecosystem.

* Experience with scalable, modular applications.

* Exposure to containerized architectures and technologies.

* Interest or experience in the FinTech domain.

* Interest or experience in Machine Learning technologies through prior studies or motivation to learn.

## Skills & Competencies

* Software development

* Object-Oriented Programming

* Functional Programming

* Software engineering best practices

* Application development

* API development

* Workflow development

* Software architecture

* Scalable and modular applications

* Production monitoring

* Technical problem-solving

* Critical thinking

* Payment systems

* FinTech

* Java

* Spring ecosystem

* Containerized architectures

* Machine Learning

* Agile collaboration

* Italian

* English

## Education & Experience

Education: No specific degree or educational qualification is stated as required. Prior studies related to Machine Learning may be beneficial.

Experience: 2+ years of professional software development experience.

## Work Arrangement & Schedule

* Employment Type: Full-time, unlimited/permanent contract

* Location: Chiasso, Switzerland

* Work Arrangement: Hybrid / flexible working conditions

* Home Office: Approximately 40%

* Work Environment: Agile teams with a combination of onsite collaboration and remote work

## Compensation & Benefits

Compensation is not specified in the source job description.

Benefits and development opportunities include:

* Approximately 40% home office

* Agile working environment

* Riverty training sessions

* Customized professional development plans

* Employee benefits and discounts

* Opportunities within the wider Bertelsmann Group

Benefits may vary depending on agreement details and may change over time.

## Company & Team

MF Group is a subsidiary of Riverty and part of the Bertelsmann Group. Approximately 120 employees work across two locations in Switzerland. MF Group provides payment and financial services for Swiss retailers, including credit checks, fraud prevention, invoicing, pre-financing, flexible installment payments, cash loans, payment cards, and digital payment solutions.

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