Pictet Technologies S.A.

Our core technical stack is mainly Java, Spring and Angular with cloud-based environments using Docker and Kubernetes. Depending on the context, some of our teams also use MongoDB, Kafka, Python, RabbitMQ, Elastic Search, PostgreSQL, Kotlin, …

As full-stack software engineer, your mission will be to:

• Deliver shippable features as part of our Scrum teams
• Suggest, influence, develop and implement innovative solutions to improve and enrich our software solution portfolio
• Depending on your experience, accompany and coach junior developers in your area of expertise

Our ideal candidate should have:

• Relevant professional experience in software engineering
• Solid experience of writing and testing quality software using object-oriented concepts
• Excellent grasp on core Java and the Java-based technology stack in general
• Working experience with JPA/Hibernate, Spring, SQL, relational databases
• Pragmatic experience with Angular or any other front-end framework would be a nice one to have
• Some knowledge of industrialized software development tools and practices such as Git, Jira, Confluence, Bamboo, Maven, JUnit, continuous integration, Docker and Kubernetes just to name a few
• Keen interest and knowledge on DevOps and cloud architecture solutions

And also:

• An agile mind-set. It’s not a buzz word: agility is about collaboration, growing together, supporting your team, intellectual humility and strong desire to learn
• True team player as teamwork is at the heart of everything we do
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal. French is a plus.

In addition to solid technical knowledge and experience, we are looking for passionate individuals with a well-rounded personality and a good sense of humour: we don’t compromise on these.

In 5 years, Pictet Technologies, the Pictet Group’s software house, has established itself as a group of strongly rooted, agile professionals, with a long-term vision and a deep sense of commitment. We have created an open, team-driven and innovative culture, recognized by several awards (People Experience, Great Place to Work, Luxembourg Flagship, CIO of the year).

We are looking for a Senior Scrum Master to support the Group’s continued adoption of Agile and serve as a coach and facilitator.

In this context, your mission will be to:

As a Scrum Master, we will of course expect you to be familiar with sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, product backlog, user stories… We will also expect you to know the difference of roles and responsibilities between product owner, business analyst, project manager and scrum master. And we will expect you to be committed to agile values and be fully dedicated to the team and its success.

So how will you bring value? By embarking the team on the Agile Journey. And here’s how:

• You must be very knowledgeable with agile principles and tools, including Software Craftsmanship’s principles, Agile BABOK, XP, FDD…
• You fully understand the intrinsic values and purpose of Agile principles against traditional approaches
• You grasp every opportunity to build relationships and partnerships across the organization.
• You help the team and organization adopt the Agile principles: you ensure that the team adheres to its principles and processes, adopts new practices and behaviours; you ensure that the organization sees the benefits of becoming Agile; you act as a change agent when implementing scrum.
• You support the Product Owner for effective product backlog management, understand product planning in a given environment, ensure the PO arranges his/her backlog in a way that maximises the delivery of value.
• You identify and proactively remove impediments, be they technical, organizational or people related. You get satisfaction when solving problems. You are ecstatic when the team performs at its best. You know when to push and when to step back. You seize opportunities to amplify learnings.
• You act as an internal coach to the team, leading them to become fully agile, self-organized and to be at their best.
• You work alongside other Pictet Technologies’ Scrum Masters by sharing knowledge, experiences, ideas to increase the effectiveness of Scrum within the organization.

Our ideal candidates should have:

• Outstanding communication (French and English), leadership and influencing skills: you master the art of positive relationships building
• Great didactic, analysis and listening skills
• Comfortable with ambiguous or conflictual situations: in such situations, you know how to convey the right message to the right people, you keep your composure and confidence and do not lose sight of the big picture
• You are genuine, open, confident and courageous

Previous experience

• Coaching and mentoring experience
• Proven experience in implementing scrum
• Technical background is a must, you were a developer in a previous life

In addition to solid Agile knowledge and experience, we are looking for passionate individuals with a well-rounded personality and a good sense of humour: we don’t compromise on these.

What we offer:

• An innovative and supportive working culture fostering collaboration, professional development and learning opportunities
• Top-notch technologies and premium hardware
• An opportunity to work and grow alongside inspiring individuals
• A room for open and meaningful discussions across the organization
• A safe place to share and promote your ideas and vision
• Lifestyle in line with the tech world: flexitime, state of the art facilities, dynamic organization
• Non-negotiable values: excellence, integrity, respect, fun

This job offer is based in Belval, Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg. Remote might be possible up to 2 days per week provided you are resident of either Luxembourg, France, Belgium or Germany.

Limited travel required. Please note that an EU valid work permit is required. Thank you.

Please note that only applications meeting the key requirements will be considered.

We are a tech company so usually our jobs are around software engineering, facilitation and scrum mastering. If there are no open roles and you believe that you would be a great asset to our team, please feel free to apply here.