Front-Office Trading Systems Engineer

EFG International; Lugano; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

EFG International in Lugano seeks a Software Engineer to join the IT Trading & Treasury team, supporting mission-critical front-office systems used by a trading room of about 50 traders. You will own technical delivery and operational support across order management, pricing and position keeping platforms, including in-house apps.

This hands-on role spans the full stack, from databases to frontend, with vendor platforms and in-house development.

Qualifications

• 3–8 years of experience in application development and/or support in financial services IT.
• Solid development skills in Java and/or Python with production code experience.
• Strong SQL and relational databases (Oracle, MS SQL) knowledge; Windows/Linux familiarity.
• Understanding of financial products, pricing concepts and P&L attribution.
• Fluent English; Italian helpful for Lugano location; French a plus.
• University degree in CS, engineering, finance or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Build, customise and maintain components across OMS, pricing and position- keeping platforms.
• Design and ship in-house applications for trading desk, including integrations and reporting tools.
• Deliver end-to-end enhancements: analysis, design, development, testing, deployment and docs.
• Provide L2/L3 support across trading workflows and coordinate with vendors and IT teams.

Skills

Java

Python

SQL

Oracle

MS SQL

Linux

Windows

Financial knowledge

Education

University degree in computer science, engineering, finance

Tools

FrontArena

Ullink

FinIQ

CI/CD

PowerShell

Job description

EFG International in Lugano seeks a Software Engineer to join the IT Trading & Treasury team, supporting mission-critical front-office systems used by a trading room of about 50 traders. You will own technical delivery and operational support across order management, pricing and position keeping platforms, including in-house apps.

This hands-on role spans the full stack, from databases to frontend, with vendor platforms and in-house development.