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.
Job Description
Important: To ensure a smooth review process, please submit all application documents (CV, cover letter) in English only.
The role
As part of a team, you will design & implement versatile customer projects in the web and enterprise environment that are tailored to customer needs using modern, agile project methods.
How you’ll make impact
- Collaborate closely with customers to understand their business and translate requirements into high quality software. Expect to visit our customers around 2-3 times per week.
- Engage with developers on your team to write clean, maintainable, and efficient code leveraging methodologies such as pair- and mob-programming.
- Learn and grow on the project by incorporating feedback from your team members to fully unlock your potential.
- Support the entire software lifecycle with your Dev-Ops mentality from ideation to production.
- Automate quality checks right from the start using techniques such as test-driven development and specification by example.
- Continuously keep up to date with the latest technologies & trends and share your knowledge.
What’s important to us
- You have a Bachelor’s degree (FH, Uni, ETH or similar) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- You have 2-3 years of proven experience as a Java Developer with a good understanding of object-oriented programming and best practices.
- You put the customer first and support the project’s success as a Java Fullstack Engineer with the latest JavaScript and TypeScript frameworks such as Angular, React or similar frameworks in the frontend.
- You bring some knowledge in different technologies, such as Spring Boot, JPA/Hibernate, databases, RESTful APIs, messaging, container orchestration, microservices and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, etc.)
- You have some experience in agile methodologies and have worked within agile development teams
- You use AI-augmented engineering practices and tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot, Claude Code) to build better software, faster.
- You are a good communicator, team player and problem solver and are fluent in German and English (at least C1 level)
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 17 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.
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.