Senior Java Fullstack Engineer Railway Sector

Founded in Switzerland in 1968, Zühlke is owned by its partners and located across Europe and Asia. We are a global transformation partner, with engineering and innovation in our DNA. We're trusted to help clients envision and build their businesses for the future – to run smarter today while adapting for tomorrow's markets, customers, and communities. Our multidisciplinary teams specialise in tech strategy and business innovation, digital solutions and applications, and device and systems engineering. We excel in complex, regulated spaces including health and finance, connecting strategy, tech implementation, and operational services to help clients become more effective, resilient businesses.

If you share our values and want to do the best work, for the right reasons, we can offer you the chance to do it on a global scale and play a real role in shaping our exciting journey.

Important:
To ensure a smooth review process, please submit all application documents (CV, cover letter) in
English only
.

The role
Ready to shape the future of railway mobility?
At Zühlke, we support major players in the Swiss railway sector in bringing impactful digital solutions to life. As an experienced Java Fullstack Engineer, you will help us develop, operate, and maintain crucial applications in the web and enterprise environment, making a real difference for millions of people.

How You'll Make Impact

• Work closely with customers to understand their business and translate requirements into high-quality, reliable software. Expect to visit customers around two to three times per week.
• Collaborate actively with your team, writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code using practices such as pair and mob programming.
• Build long-term domain expertise through stable client engagements over multiple years.
• Embrace a DevSecOps mindset, supporting the entire software lifecycle from ideation to production in a secure manner.
• Grow and help others grow by incorporating feedback and supporting teammates in unlocking their potential.
• Stay curious by keeping up with the latest technologies and trends and share your knowledge with the team to implement innovative approaches in your projects.

What's Important To Us

• A Bachelor's degree (FH, Uni, ETH, or similar) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven Java development experience with a solid understanding of object-oriented programming and best practices.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills, with fluency in German and English (both at least C1).
• A customer-first mindset with the ability to support project success using modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks such as Angular or React on the frontend. Knowledge of WebComponents is a plus.
• Familiarity with technologies such as Spring Boot, JPA/Hibernate, databases (e.g., PostgreSQL), and RESTful APIs.
• Experience with messaging frameworks, container orchestration (Kubernetes, OpenShift), microservices, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) is a plus.
• Experience working within agile development teams and familiarity with agile methodologies.
• Experience in the public transport sector is a plus but not required.

What We Offer

• Work life blend: we offer a safe & healthy workplace, with flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home
• Profit share scheme: In addition to your annual salary, you may receive a profit share defined by the company's success in the previous year
• Global and Diverse Zühlke community: witness how colleagues from all our 16 offices across the globe come together to create a unique, positive and inclusive work culture, learning from one another at annual team camps, and celebrating year-end parties and other local festivities.
• Committed to development: we are committed to the growth of our people and are investing in your development. We're empowering you to build the skills you need to make a positive impact, both personally and for our clients, today and in the future.

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How To Apply
Please remember all applications must be submitted in
English only
to be considered.

If you feel you don't meet all the requirements, we are still happy to get to know you, learn more about your ambitions and ideas and look forward to receiving your application

We welcome people from all backgrounds, regardless of their gender, personality, national origin, race, religion, colour, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, disability or veteran status.