Software Engineer - Central Financial Platform

• 22 octobre 2026
• 100%
• Indefinite duration
• Chiasso

Join lastminute.com, the European leader in Travel-Tech.

Tasks ##

• Develop robust microservices for financial flows.
• Ensure the performance and scalability of financial platforms.
• Collaborate with teams to solve technical challenges.

Skills ##

• Solid experience in software engineering and programming.
• Mastery of agile development practices and Clean Code.
• Ability to work in a team and communicate effectively.

Software Engineering - Central Financial Platform

• Full time
• Department: Technology

Company Description

At lastminute.com, we live for holidays. We are the European leader in Travel-Tech in dynamic holiday packages. Through technology, we transform spontaneous thoughts into meaningful experiences, helping people travel across the world

Job Description

Every day, our financial engine processes thousands of transactions, partner reconciliations, and complex billing operations to ensure the smooth running of our global business. Our Central Financial Platform is at the heart of this ecosystem, guaranteeing high performance, scalability, and absolute precision for every booking made on our platforms.

We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our Central Financial Platform team in Chiasso, to build robust and high-throughput microservices that power our main financial flows.

Why this role is important

As a Software Engineer in the Central Financial Platform team, you will design and implement the resilient infrastructure and microservices that manage critical financial data throughout the traveler's journey. Working in a hybrid mode from Chiasso, you will collaborate closely with engineers, architects, and cross-functional business stakeholders to solve complex technical and transactional challenges.

If you love writing clean code, applying solid architectural principles to large-scale systems, and taking full responsibility for critical platforms, this position is for you.

The framework

• Job title: Software Engineer - Central Financial Platform
• Work mode: Hybrid (from Chiasso)
• Team: Financial Engineering
• Level: Professional
• Location: Chiasso, Switzerland
• Contract: CDI - Full time (36 hours/week)
• Main language: English

Your impact

You will proactively design, develop, and maintain high-quality software for our central financial platforms, ensuring resilience, performance, and scalability across all global transactions.

Technical Delivery & Architecture

• Design, write, and test high-quality software using modern engineering practices such as TDD, DDD, Clean Code, and SOLID principles.
• Create resilient, secure, and high-performance applications capable of handling millions of requests per day, directly impacting the company's central financial engine.
• Collaborate with architects to define optimal technical solutions, system architecture, and cloud infrastructure for new financial features, with a strong focus on CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibility & Collaboration

• Take full responsibility for delivery quality, system performance, reliability, and scalability of the Central Financial Platform.
• Proactively leverage your technical expertise to solve complex domain problems while deeply understanding key business and financial requirements.
• Contribute positively to the team's technical growth by sharing your knowledge, practicing pair programming, and mentoring your fellow engineers.
• Influence and guide engineers within the wider product engineering department, collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams to provide seamless end-to-end solutions.

Qualifications

What we are looking for

Essential

• Programming expertise: Solid practical experience as a Software Engineer using OO/FP languages, with a focus on the JVM ecosystem (Java or Kotlin).
• Fundamental engineering standards: Solid experience with Clean Code, SOLID principles, TDD/DDD, and an Agile mindset.
• Frameworks: Proven experience with the Spring / Spring Boot ecosystem.
• Analytical skills & business sense: Strong analytical skills with the ability to make data-driven decisions and translate complex business/financial needs into technical solutions.
• Mindset & communication: Growth mindset, positive and collaborative attitude, and perfect command of written and spoken English.

Desirable

• Experience in product-centric technology companies or fast-paced startup environments.
• Practical experience with Extreme Programming (XP) practices.
• Cloud experience with AWS services.
• Expertise in building and maintaining microservices and containerized environments using Kubernetes.
• Experience with asynchronous messaging architectures and queues (RabbitMQ, Kafka).

Additional Information

How we work together:

• An inclusive, friendly, and international environment (you will work with colleagues from more than 10 countries and more than 48 nationalities)
• Shorter work week (36h full time), with a half-day of work on Friday
• Flexible start and end of day
• Possibility to work from anywhere for a defined period per year depending on local regulations

How we learn together:

• Fri-Yays: a half-day on Friday morning without meetings, dedicated to work