Junior Software Engineer - Calypso Platform

Make a difference in the financial life of millions of people

At Erste you are co-creating the digital future, in which better financial health is possible. #believeinyourself

We are part of Erste Group, the largest banking group in Central and Eastern Europe with more than 2,500 branches and over 45,000 employees. Our more than 2,000 IT experts and enthusiasts are the bank's Digital Muscle.

Our team develops, operates, and continuously enhances the Calypso platform, one of the bank’s most strategic applications supporting Capital Markets, Treasury, Risk Management, and Back Office processes across multiple countries and business entities.

What you'll do

1. Support the development, maintenance, and enhancement of solutions within the Calypso platform.

2. Participate in application deployments, software releases, and environment maintenance activities under the guidance of experienced engineers.

3. Assist in troubleshooting application issues, analyzing logs, and supporting incident resolution across development, test, and production environments.

4. Learn and apply DevOps practices by contributing to automation initiatives using technologies such as Python, Shell scripting, SQL, Ansible, CI/CD tools, or similar solutions.

5. Support integration activities between Calypso and other banking systems, including market data providers, trading platforms, risk engines, data warehouses, and settlement systems.

6. Monitor platform health and performance using enterprise monitoring and observability tools.

7. Collaborate with developers, IT operations teams, business users, database administrators, and other stakeholders to deliver reliable and efficient solutions.

8. Participate in testing, release preparation, and quality assurance activities.

9. Maintain technical documentation, knowledge articles, and operational procedures.

10. Continuously learn about financial markets, banking technology, DevOps practices, and software engineering standards.

You check these boxes

1. University degree (completed or in progress) in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.

2. Basic knowledge of software development principles and programming concepts.

3. Familiarity with at least one programming or scripting language such as Java, Python, Shell, JavaScript, or similar.

4. Basic understanding of SQL and relational databases.

5. Interest in DevOps concepts, automation, CI/CD pipelines, and modern software delivery practices.

6. Basic knowledge of Linux operating systems and command-line tools.

7. Willingness to learn enterprise applications, financial platforms, and banking technologies.

8. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

9. Good communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in international teams.

10. Fluent English.

11. Openness to regular business travel to Vienna and Bratislava, especially during the first six months, to support onboarding, hands-on learning, and close collaboration with experienced Calypso and DevOps professionals.

Nice to have

• Basic knowledge of Java development.

• Familiarity with Git, Maven, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.

• Exposure to cloud technologies, Kubernetes, Docker, or containerized environments.

• Understanding of APIs, REST services, and system integrations.

• Interest in financial markets, trading systems, treasury operations, or banking products.

• Knowledge of Calypso, Murex, Kondor+, Summit, Front Arena, or similar financial platforms.

• Academic, internship, personal, or open-source projects related to software development or DevOps.

• Experience using monitoring tools such as Grafana, Splunk, ELK, Dynatrace, or similar solutions.

Why you will like us

• Possibility to benefit and learn from our international, talented, and passionate community at Erste.

• Structured onboarding and mentoring from experienced Calypso, DevOps, and software engineering professionals.

• Opportunity to learn one of the most widely used financial platforms in Capital Markets and Treasury.

• Exposure to modern technologies and engineering practices including automation, CI/CD, cloud, observability, and DevOps.

• Work in an international environment with colleagues from multiple countries and business domains.

• Work-Life Balance: hybrid work model with flexible working arrangements, additional vacation days to take care about your health, MyBenefit platform, lunch pass (Flexee), eTutor access.

• Employee Referral Program: become a talent scout for career opportunities in IT.

The way we are

Erste Group considers the diversity of its employees as key to innovation and success. As an employer, we are proud to offer everyone equal opportunities, irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or origin.

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