Product Engineer, Collateral & Derivatives Operations

SimCorp; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Hybrid work

Modern office near Wilanowska

Annual bonus

Healthcare package

Multisport card

Life insurance

Travel insurance

Career development

Team events

Job summary

SimCorp is seeking a proactive Full-Stack Developer to contribute to enterprise fintech solutions in a global product area. You will collaborate with colleagues across Ukraine, Poland, Denmark, Austria, and Germany, translating complex business needs into robust software in the Collateral Management domain.

As part of a cross-functional team, you will focus on value delivery, quality, and AI-enabled development, while participating in agile ceremonies and shaping the product with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering fundamentals
• Demonstrated ability to move from problem statement to working prototype quickly
• Experience writing precise technical requirements and acceptance criteria
• Quality assurance experience, including test design, validation, and defect triage
• Experience working directly with clients or external counterparties
• Solid grounding in financial instruments - Repos, Derivatives, or related collateral/securities product
• Comfortable running demos, gathering requirements from business users, and translating business workflows into system behavior
• Ability to work in ambiguity and structure problems before solving them
• Ability to frame engineering decisions in terms of user and business value.
• Effective stakeholder communication - able to translate freely between technical and nontechnical audiences
• Regular use of AI coding assistants (Copilot, Claude, or equivalent) in a professional context
• Demonstrated critical evaluation of AI-generated outputs not just accepting but interrogating them
• Understanding of AI limitations relevant to software delivery
• Agile practitioner: fluent in Scrum ceremonies, backlog management, and iterative delivery
• Solid documentation habits, treats the knowledge base as part of the product
• Collaborative by default, decisive when needed

Responsibilities

• Translate business goals and user needs into product opportunities with clear value hypotheses
• Prototype solutions early and often — directly, to validate ideas before committing to full build
• Define scope collaboratively with stakeholders, keeping scope anchored to user value rather than feature count
• Track and communicate the impact of what ships; deliver outcome, not just the output
• Write and review technical requirements and acceptance criteria that leave no ambiguity at implementation time
• Assess feasibility early and frame build-vs-integrate trade-offs in terms of delivery impact, risk and value
• Be the last line of defense on quality: review and test deliverables against requirements
• Identify and highlight technical debt and systemic risks before they become blockers
• Keep system documentation live and accurate - treated as a product asset
• Use AI tools fluently as part of daily routines and guide responsible usage

Skills

Software engineering

Rapid prototyping

Requirements & acceptance

Quality assurance

Client interaction

Financial instruments

Demos & requirements

Ambiguity handling

Value-driven decisions

Stakeholder comms

AI coding tools

Critical AI eval

Agile practitioner

Documentation

Collaboration

Tools

Copilot

Claude

Job description

WHAT MAKES US, US

Join some of the most innovative thinkers in FinTech as we lead the evolution of financial technology. If you are an innovative, curious, collaborative person who embraces challenges and wants to grow, learn and pursue outcomes with our prestigious financial clients, say Hello to SimCorp! At its foundation, SimCorp is guided by our values — caring, customer success-driven, collaborative, curious, and courageous. Our people-centered organization focuses on skills development, relationship building, and client success. We take pride in cultivating an environment where all team members can grow, feel heard, valued, and empowered. If you like what we’re saying, keep reading!

WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT TO US

Do you want to grow as a Full-Stack Developer by working on complex enterprise-grade solutions in a global fintech company? At SimCorp, we build products that power investment management and financial institutions worldwide. As part of our Collateral Management Product Area, you will contribute to the development of enterprise products within the Collateral and Derivatives domain. You will collaborate with colleagues from Ukraine, Poland, Denmark, Austria, and Germany, while gaining deep expertise in applied finance and modern software engineering practices.

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

Product Value Delivery

Translate businessgoalsand user needs into product opportunities with clear value hypotheses Prototype solutions early and often — directly, to validate ideas before committing to full build Define scope collaboratively with stakeholders, keeping scope anchored to user value rather than feature count Track and communicate the impact of what ships;deliveroutcome, not just the output

Engineering Quality

Write and review technical requirements and acceptance criteria that leave no ambiguity at implementation time Assess feasibility early and frame build-vs-integrate trade-offs in terms of delivery impact, risk and value enabling informed decisions across product and engineering. Be the last line of defense on quality: reviewand testdeliverables against requirements, run validation and hold the bar Identifyandhighlighttechnical debtand systemic risks before they become delivery blockers Keep system documentation live andaccurate- treated as a product asset, not an afterthought

AI-Enabled Development

Use AI tools (Copilot, Claude, and others) fluently as part of your everydayworking routines Critically evaluate AI-generatedartifacts -verifycorrectnessandarchitectural fit before accepting Guide your team on responsible AI usage: when to trust it, when to override it, and how to review it carefully Identifywhere AI can accelerate prototyping cycles and reduce low-value work in the team

Team Agile Practices

Maintain a healthy, prioritized product backlog- each item sized, scoped, and ready for the team Work closely with software engineers during implementation - unblock, review, and course- correct in real time Be the connective tissue between stakeholders and the delivery team: clear in both directions

WHAT WE VALUE

An experienced Product Engineer doesn’t wait for a spec to be handed to them- they shape it. They prototype before they present,validatebefore build, and measure after ship. They push back on scope that doesn't serve users, and they focus on quality that does. They make the team faster by removing ambiguity, not by adding process.

Skills / Experience

• Strong software engineering fundamentalsin development and testingdisciplines
• Demonstrated ability to move from problem statement to working prototype quickly
• Experience writing precise technical requirements and acceptance criteria
• Quality assurance experience, including test design, validation, and defect triage
• Experience working directly with clients or external counterparties
• Solid grounding in financial instruments - Repos, Derivatives, or related collateral/securities product
• Comfortable running demos, gathering requirements frombusiness users, and translating business workflows into system behavior
• Ability to work in ambiguity and structure problems before solving them
• Ability to frame engineering decisions in terms of user and business value.
• Effective stakeholder communication - able to translate freely between technical and nontechnical audiences
• Regular use of AI coding assistants (Copilot, Claude, or equivalent) in a professional context
• Demonstrated critical evaluation of AI-generated outputs not justacceptingbutinterrogating them
• Understanding of AI limitations relevant to software delivery hallucination, context loss, security blind spots
• Agile practitioner: fluent in Scrum ceremonies, backlogmanagement, and iterative delivery
• Solid documentation habits, treats the knowledge base as part of the product
• Collaborative by default, decisive when needed

BENEFITS

• Flexible working hoursand hybrid model - 2 days in the office, 3 days remote
• Modern office (next to Wilanowska metro station) with quiet zones and ergonomic workstations
• Base salary with annual bonus structure
• Holiday allowance upon a 2-week vacation
• Occasional remote work across Poland and international options available (up to 24 days domestic, 20 days international per year - subject to internal policy)
• Employer-paid Medicover Platinum healthcare package (employee-paid family upgrade available)
• Multisport card with 75% employer contribution
• Unum group life insurance (employee-paid upgrade available)
• Medicover travel insurance for private trips and global business travel insurance
• Possibility to join Deutsche Börse Group Share Plan (eligible after 1 year)
• Copyrights program for certain roles
• Possibility to develop your career in an international environment
• Professional training and courses provided by SimCorp
• Polish language classes for foreign employees; German and English classes based on business needs
• Integration events, volunteering initiatives and employee-led clubs

Compensation ranges are being disclosed at the initial stage of candidate engagement. Visit our career pages to learn more about working at SimCorp: www.simcorp.com/career

SimCorp is a leading provider of investment management solutions to the world’s largest asset managers, fund managers, asset servicers, pension and insurance funds, wealth managers, banks and sovereign wealth funds. Here you will get to work with skilled and supportive colleagues. We are more than 2500+ employees from 70+ nationalities dedicated to supporting our 300+ clients across the globe. We celebrate multiple approaches and points of view, together we’re building a culture where difference is valued. You will be part of a success story and a company that continues to grow, offering a lot of challenging and interesting opportunities.