Swissborg

Scala Engineer

Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Fintech, Cryptocurrency, Software DevelopmentIndustries

About SwissBorg

At SwissBorg, our mission is to build a spectrum of investment experiences that help people redefine wealth. Our app has over 790,000+ verified users, offering the best price and liquidity across 16 fiat currencies to buy 90+ cryptocurrencies. Users can earn yield, diversify their portfolios with our themed crypto bundles, and gain access to exclusive alpha investment opportunities.

About the Role

SwissBorg is looking for a Senior Scala Engineer to play a vital role in the back-end development of SwissBorg's flagship app. You will join a great team and have a chance to build and own your products, witnessing real-time impact when your code gets deployed into production. You will immediately see your value and be valued as part of our great squad.

Tech Stack

Our stack includes:

  • Libraries: Cats Effect 3, Tapir, Sttp, Fs2, Pekko
  • Infrastructure: Kubernetes, Docker, ArgoCD, PostgreSQL, Kafka
  • Architecture: microservices, Event Sourcing, Reactive

What You Will Do

  • Identify requirements for backend architecture design and API with the engineering team
  • Solve challenging problems in the context of finance and distributed systems
  • Write rigorous automated tests and ensure code quality and documentation
  • Optimize the code for performance
  • Support and coach junior team members
  • Own your services, from tech design to deployment and monitoring
  • Help the product to design the requirements for a feature, providing technical guidance early in the process
  • Take part in the continuous improvement of the overall technical architecture

About You

  • Highly experienced with Scala
  • Strong sense of ownership and entrepreneurial thinking - customer value should be your key driver
  • Must have a keen interest in Crypto/Web3

What We Offer

  • Training and development budget
  • The latest MacBook Pro
  • BORG welcome bonus
  • Flexible working hours - we believe in outcome over output
  • Vacation days + local bank holidays
  • Company wide retreats

Our Culture

There are endless opportunities at SwissBorg, you will join a talented engineering department working with some of the best Scala Engineers in Europe. From us, you can expect an environment that offers transparency and promotes a healthy work-life balance to enable you to do your best and a team of humble and motivated engineers.

At SwissBorg, we embrace diversity. We strongly believe that getting the best outcome requires different perspectives and backgrounds. We’re committed to openness, curiosity and creating an inclusive culture because we know that diverse teams build better products and generate better ideas. We strongly encourage applications from everyone!

To ensure a safe & welcoming space, please feel free to let us know of anything you require to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to the recruitment process.

Employment Type: Full-time

Note: Please submit your CV in English.

Skills

Scala
Cats Effect 3
Tapir
Sttp
Fs2
Pekko
Kubernetes
Docker
ArgoCD
PostgreSQL
Kafka
microservices
Event Sourcing
Reactive
backend architecture
API design
automated testing
code quality
performance optimization

Swissborg

Digital asset management and wealth platform

About Swissborg

SwissBorg provides a wealth management platform for cryptocurrency investors, focusing on services like yield earning and staking through its app. The Smart Yield Wallet allows users to earn daily interest on their crypto holdings by utilizing various decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, aiming for high returns with low risk. Unlike competitors, SwissBorg offers a unique staking program for its CHSB token, granting users premium benefits and a voice in platform decisions. The company's goal is to democratize wealth management, making it accessible to everyone by simplifying the complexities of DeFi.

Lausanne, SwitzerlandHeadquarters
2017Year Founded
$22.4MTotal Funding
SERIES_ACompany Stage
Fintech, Crypto & Web3Industries
201-500Employees

Benefits

Flexible Work Hours
Paid Vacation
Professional Development Budget
Performance Bonus

Risks

Increased competition from DeFi platforms offering higher yields and lower fees.
Volatility of the CHSB token poses risks to user retention and platform stability.
Regulatory scrutiny in the EU could lead to increased compliance costs for SwissBorg.

Differentiation

SwissBorg offers a community-centric wealth management platform powered by blockchain technology.
The Smart Yield Wallet provides daily interest on crypto holdings using top DeFi protocols.
SwissBorg's unique CHSB token staking program unlocks premium benefits for users.

Upsides

Integration with Solana enhances platform capabilities for fast, low-cost decentralized applications.
Compliance with UK's FCA rules boosts trust and user base in a regulated market.
Partnership with Galactica.com improves user security and attracts privacy-conscious investors.

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