Senior Software Engineer
Office location: Basel, Switzerland
Department: Development Platforms and Integrations
Application deadline: 21 May 2026
Contract duration: 3 years
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join the Development Platforms and Integrations team within the Information Technology and Services unit.
Application deadline: Please note that the deadline for applications is 21 May 2026 at the end of day.
Please note that this role is offered as a three-year fixed term contract.
This role is based in Basel, Switzerland; however, thanks to our status as an international organization, we can hire globally and welcome applications from candidates of all nationalities and located anywhere in the world. Relocation support is available for the successful candidate and their dependent family members.
Purpose of the job:
Information Technology Services (ITS) provides the technology that runs all our Bank operations globally, from hybrid cloud infrastructure, digital tools, DevOps technologies and data and analytics platforms, right through to end user computing and business applications. We pride ourselves on our collaborative and trust-based culture, and our passion for excellence.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will have an important role in developing and maintaining software platforms that are used across the Bank to provide key services supporting wider strategic initiatives.
By joining the Development Platforms and Integrations team within the ITS group, you will:
• Contribute by providing technical expertise for corporate applications across the whole organization.
• Join a collaborative team that supports the Bank’s ability to innovate and adapt in an evolving digital landscape.
• Benefit from working in a unique, international environment that offers flexible, hybrid working options with a blend of onsite work from our central office location in Basel and home office.
Principal Accountabilities:
• Provides technical leadership and expertise for several corporate applications used by all business areas
• Ensures that the design meets business requirements and adheres to IT and security architecture standards and guidelines.
• Provides leadership in agile processes and rituals; oversees team delivery and mediates team discussions
• Analyses business requirements, extracts technological needs and translates them into workable product backlog items.
• Ensures operational excellence for applications under her/his control, following internal risk management processes, and ensuring technical landscape is fully compliant with existing policies
• Provides production support for designated applications on her/his own or with the help of internal or external resources.
• Manages small initiatives and coordinates activities with team and stakeholder
Qualifications, skills and experience:
• A university degree in computer science or a related discipline; or equivalent work experience.
• Strong experience in designing and implementing large scale enterprise applications.
• Strong hands-on experience with major front and back-end programming languages, (e.g. C#, .Net, JavaScript, SQL, etc.), APIs and integrations, libraries (ReactJS) and major database technology.
• Solid knowledge of design and integration patterns.
• Solid knowledge of multi-tier architecture and microservices.
• In depth understanding of best practices and tooling for CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, code quality and package management.
• Good knowledge of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Domain Driven Design (DDD)
• Experience with secure software development lifecycles is a plus.
• Hands-on experience with containers is a plus.
Who we are:
Internationalism is at the core of our identity and the best representation of this is our workforce. With employees from over 66 countries and offices in nine locations, the BIS is a global organisation with a truly international workforce. By joining us, you will work in a unique, highly rewarding, and international work environment. We are committed to equal opportunities at the BIS and aim to build a workforce that reflects our global membership. We strive to attract the best talent and foster an inclusive environment. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, including those with a breadth of professional experience. You can discover more about our inclusive working environment here.
What the BIS offers:
We want your time at BIS to be a rewarding and career-enriching experience. We offer an agile and flexible working environment with hybrid working opportunities including home office and working from abroad days. To support our international applicants, we offer relocation support that extends to your dependent family members. In addition, we offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, including support for working families including childcare and education allowances (where applicable). Finally, we offer a genuinely unique international working environment, which will give you exposure to the global financial system and the opportunity to collaborate with passionate experts from all over the world.
Apply Here: https://www.bis.org/careers/vacancies/jr100349.htm