Software Engineer 4 (Data Management System)

• Full-time

Company Description

Nexthink is the leader in digital employee experience management software. The company provides IT leaders with unprecedented insight allowing them to see, diagnose and fix issues at scale impacting employees anywhere, with any application or network, before employees notice the issue. As the first solution to allow IT to progress from reactive problem solving to proactive optimization, Nexthink enables its more than 1,300 customers to provide better digital experiences to more than 18 million employees. Dual headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland and Boston, Massachusetts, Nexthink has 9 offices worldwide.

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Job Description

At Nexthink we process millions of events per second to ensure that our customers have the absolute best experience at work possible. We are looking for a skilled Senior Software Engineer to help further push the scale and boundaries of our data access and storage pipelines as we keep growing towards bigger challenges.

We are looking for someone who challenges the status quo and is eager to develop new skills to help Nexthink stay on the cutting edge of digital employee experience (DEX). You should be heavily motivated by both the product and the technology stack. This is a unique opportunity to design and build distributed systems at scale.

You are highly motivated, results-driven, and detail-oriented. You have a high sense of product ownership and constantly learn and enhance your technical skills. You are familiar with various advanced system properties and concepts, such as the CAP theorem, data models, data catalogs, parser generators, domain-specific languages, and model-to-model transformations. You are pragmatic, open to feedback, accountable, and a team player. We look forward to meeting you!

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, deliver, and maintain systems that handle large volumes, variety, and velocity of data
• Create and test data pipelines, data models, and data architectures
• Leading contributor to the overall product’s architecture and design (including storage strategies)
• Drive innovation in the team and the whole Product Group, propose and contribute to valuable improvements
• Participate actively in building the technology roadmap
• Help improve the team's development best practices
• Handle L3 support requests (together with the rest of the team)
• Support and mentor other team members
• Work with the agile iterative/incremental mindset and best practices, and participate actively in the different ceremonies

Qualifications

• BSc in Computer Science (or equivalent work experience), MSc preferred
• Strong Java development experience (experience with other languages a plus)
• Experience with Docker, Kafka, ClickHouse, Micronaut, AWS, and Data Dog is highly valuable
• Familiarity with Git, Gradle, Jenkins, and Sonar
• Outstanding OO & Functional programming skills, data structures, algorithms & distributed computing know-how
• Strong refactoring and test automation abilities
• Experience with various query languages
• Passion for continuous improvement, lean thinking, and high-quality work
• Strong motivation for complex challenges and learning new technologies
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills, professional level of English, spoken and written.

Bonus

• Proven experience with data-intensive applications is appreciated
• Knowledge of business intelligence systems or data warehousing
• Expertise with internal or external DSLs, meta-programming, and model-to-model transformations in any system are benefitial
• Experience with/or training in compiler implementation
• Being a Speaker at technical conferences, meetups is a plus

Additional Information

We are the pioneers and trailblazers of a global IT Market Category (DEX) that is shaping the future of how the world works, giving our customers’ IT Teams total digital visibility across their enterprise. Our innovative solutions integrate real-time analytics, automation, and employee feedback across all endpoints. This enables our IT teams to solve complex technical challenges, create ever more productive workplaces, and deliver happy, satisfied employees in the digital workplace.

With over 1000 employees across 5 continents, Nexthink operates as One Team, connecting, collaborating and innovating to continuously grow. We call our employees ‘Nexthinkers’ and our commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity is second to none. We currently have over 75 nationalities working with us, from all cultures and backgrounds, speaking many different languages.

If you are looking for a change and like a nice atmosphere, lots of challenges, and having fun while working, this is a great opportunity for you! Check what we offer:

• 💼 Permanent Contract and a competitive compensation package (including stock options).
• 📍 Beautiful office with a view of Lake Geneva, conveniently located next to the Prilly-Malley train station
• 🏡 Hybrid work model balancing office and remote work, with a structured approach for new hires to foster connections and onboarding.
• 🏖️ Flexible Hours and unlimited vacation (employees have unlimited paid time off on top of the 25 days of holidays we offer) plus 3 company-paid volunteer days.
• 🤸 Free access to a fitness centre inside the building.
• 🚞 Reimbursement of the half-fare travel card for public transport.
• 🧑🏫 Reimbursement up to 50% of the cost of French classes.
• 🍉 Fresh fruit, cookies, and soft drinks as well.
• 🤝 Regular company and team events like Voluntary Days, Pizza talks, Team Building activities, hosting Meetups at the office and more!
• 📣 Bonuses for referring successful hires after three months of continuous employment.
• 🚚 We offer a relocation package to people who are coming from another country.

Please note that not all the benefits listed above are available for temporary, contract, and internship roles. To ensure you have the most up-to-date information, we recommend checking with your Recruitment Partner.