Software engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 16, 2026. First seen by Alion on Mar 23, 2026.
We live in a connected world. Whether you are chatting to loved ones overseas, or depending upon connected healthcare devices, reliable connectivity is essential and therefore we provide easy and borderless communication to all people and things. Comfone is a pioneer in global international roaming services, a market in constant technological evolution. We are proud of our contributions in defining the standards and shaping this industry. Over more than 25 years, our roaming services have helped billions of subscribers stay connected when it really matters. We are a Swiss company based in Bern with regional offices covering Europe, Latin America, North America and Asia Pacific. We are an international team with staff from more than 40 different nationalities, speaking more than 32 languages and driven by values of diversity, equity, and inclusion into our daily operations.
To learn more about the company, please check our website www.comfone.com
Software engineer (80%-100%)
To start work immediately or at a later date by agreement.
We are looking for an experienced Software Engineer to join our dedicated development team on Site in Bern.
Your main tasks
- Develop scalable backend solutions for large-scale data processing
- Engage in the full life-cycle application development, including user requirements, specifications, design, coding, testing, debugging, documentation, and maintenance
- Implement high-quality, reusable, and well-tested software solutions using object-oriented programming languages such as Java
Your ideal profile
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related discipline, or a completed apprenticeship in computer science with a Swiss Federal Certificate of Competence
- 2-6 years of professional experience in backend development, ideally with a strong focus on Java
- Solid understanding of object-oriented programming, preferably using Java
- Hands-on experience with testing frameworks such as JUnit
- Strong knowledge of database systems; experience with MongoDB is considered an advantage
- Familiarity with technologies such as Spring Boot, Kafka, and Flink is beneficial
- Experience working with Big Data or large-scale data processing environments is a plus
- A proactive mindset with a sense of ownership, demonstrating initiative in improving systems and optimizing processes.
- Good knowledge of the English language (written and verbal); additional languages are an advantage
- Swiss or EU/EFTA citizen (with a work permit B or C)
We offer
Beside of a variety of challenges within a growth-oriented market, and the possibility to shape the future of our dynamic and highly successful company, we offer:
- A friendly work environment with theme evenings, Apéros, raclette evenings and more!
- A multi-cultural and multi-linguistic team with English as the corporate language (giving you the chance to polish your context switch when mingling!)
- Yearly international events with our clients from all over the world (ConneXion)
- Competitive salary
- Flexible and partially remote work time
- Brand new office with state-of-the-art equipment
- SBB half-fare abonnement
- Mobile phone subscription and subsidy for handset purchase
- Special prices at restaurants close to HQ in Bern
- Onboarding with consequent training and introduction to all departments
- Support for advanced education
- Company events (Summer events, Christmas Party, Team events …)
Apply online if this sounds like your next challenge.
We look forward to receiving your complete application.
Comfone
Pieter van den Broek, Head of Human Resources
comfone.com