Software Engineer (f/m/d)

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At Allianz Global Investors we foster a culture of professionalism, fulfilment, and an inclusive working environment. Do you want to be part of a leading active asset management company? Then join us now!
 
We are looking for you! We are currently hiring a forward-thinking and results-oriented Software Engineer (f/m/d) to focus on building cutting-edge API solutions for our global digital wealth management offering within our Analytics and Digital Platform team. This position is based in our Munich office. 

risklab is the expert for investment and risk solutions within Allianz Global Investors. Over 60 investment professionals worldwide develop advisory services and solutions that are tailored to the individual investment goals of our clients. Within this exciting role, you will be working with a team of experts to implement digital building blocks for quantitative investment advice, tailor them to our client needs and deliver them to internal and external partners via APIs. Additionally, the position offers not only the chance to architect globally available APIs but allows you to tap into the financial industry and quantitative investment advice. As our digital wealth management offering is a cross-team effort you will work in tight collaboration not only with our investment professionals but with experts from other technology and business teams.

What you will do 

• Design, build, document and maintain high quality web APIs for wealth management solutions 
• Work closely with investment professionals, data, and technology teams to understand business problems and produce scalable solutions to support business growth
• Apply software design methods, tools, and techniques. Undertake impact analysis on design options, make recommendations and assess associated risks
• Ensure that software design balances functional, quality, security and system requirements  
• Maintain and extend our data pipelines on Azure Data Factory and Azure Databricks, for example by troubleshooting errors in Databricks notebooks
• Maintain and extend our end-to-end testing pipelines for our cloud applications, for example by automating our API performance testing suite via Github Actions
• Improve our CI-CD pipelines, such as optimizing the build times of our Docker images on Github Actions
• Improve the scalability of our applications, for instance the auto-scaling of our API deployments in Kubernetes and resolve performance bottlenecks
• Strengthen the monitoring of our cloud applications, for example by improving our Datadog dashboards

 
What you bring 

• 3+ years of professional experience in application development with at least one programming language, ideally with C# or Python 
• Good knowledge of modern cloud data technologies including relational and non-relational databases (such as Azure Data Factory, Azure Datalake, Azure SQL, NoSQL databases like Redis)
• Prior experience in building cloud native applications on container-based platforms such as Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Services and familiarity with Helm
• Prior experience in implementing CI-CD pipelines on platforms like Jenkins, Azure Devops or Github Actions
• Prior experience in building products as microservices to rapidly prototype and reliably build complex, high quality, resilient enterprise applications
• Degree in Computer Science, Sciences, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics or directly related field  
• Good understanding of the processes behind API life cycle management and prior experience in building web APIs using REST frameworks  
• Experience with modern agile software development and testing methodologies with modern ALM tools such as GitHub or Azure DevOps  
• Passion for learning and advancing new technology topics
• Empathetic teammate, flexible, pro-active, self-reliant, and forward thinking  
• Willingness and ability to work as part of a team, in an upbeat, fast-paced and business-critical environment  
• Interest in finance
• Proficiency in English both written and verbal 

 What we offer  
 

• Flexible working from home and abroad according to internal guidelines (hybrid model/ flexible working hours/cross-border remote work)  
• Access to pension/ savings plans/ Allianz products 
• Family support (relocation/ childcare facilities) 
• Company share purchasing plan  
• Mental health and wellbeing programs  
• Mobility solutions (Jobrad bike leasing, subvention Jobticket) 
• Career opportunities within the entire Allianz Group  
• Self-guided learning & development  
• … and so much more!  
   

 About Allianz Global Investors 
 
Allianz Global Investors is a leading global active asset manager. 
 
We invest for the long term and want to create value for clients every step of the way. We do this by being active – in how we partner with clients and anticipate their needs, and build solutions based on capabilities across public and private markets. Our focus on enhancing our clients’ assets leads naturally to a commitment to sustainability for positive change. Our goal is to enhance the investment experience for clients, whatever their location or goals. 
 
Putting our clients' needs first, behaving in a transparent way and treating people fairly means acting with integrity. We encourage a collegial culture, that supports individual responsibility. We invest in the development of our employees to maximize the power of innovation.  
 
We at Allianz believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce, we are committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and to helping applicants with any disabilities. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love or what you believe in. We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation. Great to have you on board. 
 
If you feel inspired to promote the active asset management experience, this is the place for you. Join our diverse, international, technology-enabled, and agile environment. Simply upload your CV in English to apply for this position! If you need support to navigate our websites or at any stage during your application, please send an email with your request to recruiting@allianzgi.com 
 
To Recruitment Agencies: 
 
Allianz Global Investors has an in-house recruitment team that sources great candidates directly. Therefore, Allianz Global Investors does not accept unsolicited resumes from agency or search firm recruiters. 
 
When we do work with recruitment agencies, that engagement is formalized by a contract. Fees will only be paid when there is a contract in place. 
 
Without a contract in place, we will not accept invoices on unsolicited resumes, even if the candidate was ultimately employed by Allianz Global Investors. 
 
Finally, please do not contact hiring managers directly. 

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