Tech Lead, Credit & Lending Platform - Hybrid/Remote

Sygnum Bank; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Remote days/year

Mentoring program

FlexY Days

Sabbatical after 5 years

Job summary

Sygnum Bank in Zürich seeks a Tech Lead to head the Credit & Lending team, building applications, APIs and integrations for the digital lending business. You’ll stay hands‑on in architecture, design, code reviews and production development while growing the team.

You will lead through ambiguity, ensure security, and deliver a balanced roadmap in partnership with product management, in a hybrid work model with global collaboration. Strong Java experience required.

Qualifications

• Experience leading or mentoring an engineering team that delivers full‑stack products with a focus on quality and security.
• Proven track record architecting resilient systems with maintainability and observability.
• Designing flexible, robust REST APIs with an API‑first mindset.
• Strong hands‑on Java (17+) experience with Quarkus or Spring.
• Practical experience with PostgreSQL and AWS; cloud‑native thinking.
• Clear communication to explain trade‑offs to non‑technical stakeholders.
• Comfort operating in fast changing environments with competing priorities.
• Experience with risk management systems or trading platforms is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the engineering team; guide delivery and coach engineers.
• Shape roles, onboard great people, and ensure cross‑function collaboration.
• Stay close to the code; write and review high‑quality, well‑tested code.
• Champion quality and security; integrate secure coding into the SDLC.
• Keep systems dependable; ensure availability, resilience and observability.
• Shape planning with Product Management; maintain a balanced roadmap.
• Lead through ambiguity; provide structure and sound trade‑offs for priorities.

Skills

Team leadership

Architect systems

REST API design

Java (17+)

Frontend review

Stakeholder comms

Operational reliability

Security mindset

Tools

Quarkus

Spring

PostgreSQL

AWS

React/Angular/Vue

Job description

Sygnum Bank in Zürich seeks a Tech Lead to head the Credit & Lending team, building applications, APIs and integrations for the digital lending business. You’ll stay hands‑on in architecture, design, code reviews and production development while growing the team.

You will lead through ambiguity, ensure security, and deliver a balanced roadmap in partnership with product management, in a hybrid work model with global collaboration. Strong Java experience required.