Lead Software Engineer

Lead Software Engineer (Manual QA Engineer) Valuation Product Area

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 

As a Lead QA Engineer, you will become part of the Valuation & Market Data product area within SimCorp's Product Division, responsible for delivering functionality that enables clients to make investment decisions with our back-office applications.

The Valuation & Market Data product area consists of four teams spread across several geographical locations.  

We are looking for a Senior QA Engineer with strong experience in manual testing to ensure our product remains robust and reliable.
Coding skills will be nice to have especially in C# and APL.

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR 

• Execute manual and exploratory testing to validate complex financial solutions and edge cases
• Collaborate with developers, analysts, and product owners to define clear, testable requirements
• Analyze and report bugs with clarity and precision
• Help maintain product quality
• Contribute to continuous integration, quality gates, and deployment pipelines

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• 6 - 9 years of experience as QA Engineer

• Proficiency in English, written as well as spoken, as English is our corporate language 
• Bachelor's or Master's degree or any other academic degree with an interest in financial domain 
• undefinedStrong understanding of software QA methodologies, tools, and processesComfortable with manual testing in complex business domains (ideally finance or data-heavy systems)Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Understanding Agile practices, values and principles allows you to better understand how we work  
• undefined
• Effective communication and collaboration skills

 WHAT WE VALUE

• Motivation to work within the financial domain 
• Working with others to leverage the knowledge of everyone on the team 
• Taking responsibility for your work and striving to achieve tangible results 
• Trying new approaches to handle both new and existing challenges 
• Learning new skills and enhancing existing ones 
• Continually seeking ways to improve our processes and the way we work 
• Giving and receiving feedback in a way that promotes growth and understanding
• Can work in a hybrid setup (virtual and physical work environments) 
• Comfortable working/collaborating within a team primarily based in Europe. 

BENEFITS

Attractive salary, bonus scheme, and pension are essential for any work agreement. However, in SimCorp we believe we can offer more. Therefore, in addition to the traditional benefit scheme, we provide a good work-life balance: flexible working hours and a hybrid model. Simcorp follows a global hybrid policy, asking employees to work from the office two days each week while allowing remote work on other days.

Simcorp does offer opportunities for professional development: there is never just only one route - we offer an individual approach to professional development to support the direction you want to take.

NEXT STEPS

Please send us your application in English via our career site as soon as possible, we process incoming applications continually. Please note that only applications sent through our system will be processed. At SimCorp, we recognize that bias can unintentionally occur in the recruitment process. To uphold fairness and equal opportunities for all applicants, we kindly ask you to exclude personal data such as photo, age, or any non-professional information from your application. Thank you for aiding us in our endeavor to mitigate biases in our recruitment process.

For any questions you are welcome to contact Aditya Gurijala(aditya.gurijala@simcorp.com), Talent Acquisition Partner. If you are interested in being a part of SimCorp but are not sure this role is suitable, submit your CV anyway. SimCorp is on an exciting growth journey, and our Talent Acquisition Team is ready to assist you discover the right role for you. The approximate time to consider your CV is three weeks.

We are eager to continually improve our talent acquisition process and make everyone’s experience positive and valuable. Therefore, during the process we will ask you to provide your feedback, which is highly appreciated.

 WHO WE ARE 

For over 50 years, we have worked closely with investment and asset managers to become the world’s leading provider of integrated investment management solutions. We are 3,000+ colleagues with a broad range of nationalities, educations, professional experiences, ages, and backgrounds.   

SimCorp is an independent subsidiary of the Deutsche Börse Group. Following the recent merger with Axioma, we leverage the combined strength of our brands to provide an industry-leading, full, front-to-back offering for our clients.  

SimCorp is an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, without regard to race, gender, age, disability, or any other protected status under applicable law. We are committed to building a culture where diverse perspectives and expertise are integrated into our everyday work. We believe in the continual growth and development of our employees, so that we can provide best-in-class solutions to our clients.  

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