Design Engineer

Company Description

Building the bank of tomorrow takes more than skills.

It means combining our differences to imagine, discuss, code, develop, test, learn… and celebrate every step together. Share our vibes? Join Swissquote to unleash your potential.

We are the Swiss Leader in Online Banking and we provide trading, investing and banking services to +650’000 clients through our performant and secured digital platforms.

Our +1200 employees work in a flexible way, without dress code and in multicultural teams.

By having a huge impact on the industry, they are growing their skills portfolio and boosting their career in a fast-pace environment. Have a look behind the scenes by checking on instagram.

We are all in at Swissquote. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome candidates from all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives to join our team and contribute to our shared success.

Are you all in? Don’t be shy, apply!

Job Description

Department Mission - Software Engineering Platforms

The Software Engineering Platforms department is dedicated to the customer's journey in Swissquote. We define, analyze and make alive the future of client facing solutions offered by Swissquote. We also maintain those applications to always ensure the best client experience in his journey.

By collaborating closely with product strategy department we also are the bridge between company’s growth strategy and the corresponding solutions put in place, being then the core actors giving concrete life to the vision defined.

By working hand in hand with the internal departments and the business that they represent we ensure to always move towards clients and stakeholders needs.

Team Mission :

The Trading Conception team is dedicated to designing, developing, and enhancing robust trading platforms for both web and mobile, catering to a diverse set of users and investment profiles. This team focuses on delivering seamless trading solutions that span across multiple asset classes, including Forex, securities, and cryptocurrencies, ensuring a secure, efficient, and user-friendly experience.

As a part of this dynamic team, you’ll work closely with three product owners, and an offshore business analyst. Together, you will transform strategic visions into practical, impactful features that drive the evolution of our trading platforms in collaboration with software engineering teams. Your work will empower clients and set new standards in trading experiences across the industry.

Job Description :

We are looking for our new Design Engineer. After a training period on our different retail trading platform (Securities & Forex) you will be responsible for conceptualizing, and defining design solutions that align with business objectives, user needs, and technical constraints.

You will work closely with product strategy designers to translate visual and interaction concepts into production-ready components, with Product Owner to fully meet stakeholders needs and with developers to guarantee design integrity and technical feasibility across all edge cases.

You will bridge the gap between product design and development by ensuring that designs are  implementable, performant, and consistent .

• Conceptualize and design products solutions for the benefit of the end user.
• Partner with  Developers  to ensure high-fidelity implementation of user interfaces.
• Collaborate with  UX / Product Designers  to validate design feasibility early in the process.
• Identify and resolve  corner cases  and  edge scenarios  that emerge during design-to-code handoff.
• Contribute to and maintain the  design system
• Build  interactive prototypes that demonstrate realistic behaviour and performance.
• Advocate for  design consistency , accessibility, and maintainable front-end architecture.
• Provide feedback on both design and implementation to align experience and technical constraints.
• Actively contribute to the team life by helping on the support tasks & being seen as a designer ambassador to promote the different design activities

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