Technical Application Manager & Software Developer – Investment & Insurance (all humans)

Make a difference in the financial life of millions of people: At Erste Digital 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.

Welcome to Investment & Insurance Experience, part of our Customer Journeys Tribe. Together, we build and evolve digital solutions for investment and insurance that create real value for Erste Bank Österreich and the Austrian Savings Banks – and contribute directly to our ambition of strengthening our customers' Financial Health.

What to do:

• Take technical end-to-end responsibility for our Invest Manager and Insurance applications
• Actively develop and enhance our solutions using Java / Spring Boot, .NET, React and Angular
• Manage and continuously improve applications throughout their technical lifecycle
• Ensure application stability, maintainability and technical sustainability
• Design and evolve APIs, integrations, microservices and event-driven architectures
• Work with Kafka and distributed systems
• Coordinate technical dependencies and collaborate with development teams, analysts, testers, architects and infrastructure partners
• Drive technical improvements and proactively address technical risks and lifecycle topics
• Use and promote AI-assisted development where it creates meaningful value
• Contribute hands-on when technical challenges need to be solved

You check these boxes:

• Strong experience with Java and Spring Boot
• Strong experience with React and experience with Angular
• Strong experience with .NET Framework and .NET Core
• Experience with microservices, distributed systems and Kafka
• Good understanding of APIs, integrations and event-driven architecture
• Experience in application ownership or technical application lifecycle management
• Experience with Camunda and AI-assisted development is a plus
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum
• A strong hands-on mindset combined with the willingness to take end-to-end responsibility
• A structured, pragmatic and solution-oriented way of working
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Proficiency in English, German is a plus

Why you will like us:

• Possibility to benefit and learn from our international, talented and passionate community at Erste
• Interest groups and clubs: Take part in discussions and get involved in projects. Numerous interest groups invite you to engage with a topic
• Health Care – Taking care of your health is important. That’s why we contribute to your above standard medical examination and provide a helpline in case of hard lifetime situations. You also receive a salary compensation during sick leave
• Work-Life-Balance – Sabbatical, paternity leave, contribution to marriage & childbirth, 4 days of extra holiday per year, contribution to the 3rd pillar and MultiSport card. This is how we promote a balance between work, leisure, and family
• Employee Referral Program – Become a talent scout for career opportunities in IT. We are rewarding every successful referral for Erste Digital
• A competitive and performance-related salary dependent on your professional and personal qualifications is granted - we are obliged by law to quote the minimum wage of EUR 3000,- gross per month for this full time position. But this is just a formality, we are more than happy to discuss your actual expectations.

The way we are:

Erste Group considers the diversity of its employees as key to innovation and success. As employer we are proud to offer everyone equal chances, irrespective of age, skin colour, religious belief, gender, sexual orientation or origin.