Senior Software Engineer, Private Debt

About the role

StepStone Group, a global private markets specialist, is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for its Data & Software Engineering team in Zurich. The team builds in-house software for various teams and use cases, including web applications and services, automation workflows and cloud infrastructure. The Senior Software Engineer drives day-to-day development and long-term strategy, contributes to architectural decisions and takes ownership of projects from start to finish, while guiding other developers and reporting to the Software Engineering Team Lead.

Key responsibilities

• Develop web applications and services and build automation workflows within the company's platform architecture.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and take ownership of projects end to end.
• Guide other developers in their daily work.
• Shape the architecture and processes, and help improve the AI development environment, since the team uses AI tools centrally.

Required profile

• At least 5 years of experience with Angular and .NET or a similar backend technology.
• Broad technical expertise and a solid understanding of architecture and coding best practices.
• Experience leading projects from start to finish and an independent, solution-oriented approach.
• Fluency in English; German is strongly preferred.
• Candidates must be at least 18 years old.

Required skills

• Angular and .NET (or a similar backend technology).
• AI-assisted software development.
• Knowledge of user experience and product design is a plus.

What we offer

• A small, autonomous team with short communication paths and quick decisions.
• The chance to take on significant responsibility early on.
• Support for professional growth and a competitive salary.
• A full-time (100%) position with two home office days per week.