Java Software Engineer - Static Code Analysis

Geneva /Bochum
Product Development – Code Quality /
Employee / Full-Time /
On-Site

Who is Sonar?
Sonar helps prevent code quality and code security issues from reaching production, amplifi esdevelopers' productivity in concert with AI assistants, and improves the developer experiencewith streamlined workfl ows. Sonar analyzes all code, regardless of who writes it — yourinternal team, genAI, or third parties — resulting in more secure, reliable, and maintainableapplications. Rooted in the open source community, Sonar’s solutions support over 30programming languages, frameworks, and infrastructure technologies. Today, Sonar is used by+7M developers and 400K organizations worldwide, including the DoD, Microsoft, NASA,MasterCard, Siemens, and T-Mobile.

We believe in developing great products that are supported by great internal teams and astrong culture. We are highly committed to and obsessed with the company, users, eachother, and our open source community. We have high standards and hold each otheraccountable for acting with positivity, dedication, thoughtfulness, empathy, and passion daily.

We are deliberate with our decisions with high clarity of intention. At the same time, we feelextreme urgency and move forward quickly.
And lastly, we are highly eff ective and operationallyefficient
. We operate collectively as OneTeam to accomplish our goals.

At Sonar, CODE is more than just an acronym – it's a mindset that defi nes daily operations.

Why You Should Apply:
At Sonar, we’re a group of brilliant, motivated, and driven professionals working hard to helpsupercharge developers to build better, faster. Sonar helps to continuously improve codequality and code security while reducing developer toil. This means that developers can focuson doing more of what they love and less of what they don’t. Our solutions don’t just solvesymptoms of problems – we help fi x issues at the source – for all code, whether it's developer-written, AI-generated, or from third parties.

We have a dynamic culture with employees worldwide and hub offi ces in the USA,Switzerland, the UK, Singapore, and Germany. Team members should be able to come to workevery day, work on a product they are proud of, love what they do, and feel energized by theirpeers. With our roots deep in the open source community, we’re all about the mission:supercharge developers to build better, faster.

The Impact You Will Have:
The Sonar Code Quality Team is seeking a passionate and innovative Software Engineer to joinour team.
Our team’s mission is to design and implement advanced solutions that automatically identifyand prevent critical issues in source code, whether written by developers or generated by AIagents.

This role provides the opportunity to leverage your expertise in static analysis in an innovativeenvironment—driving the integration of Artifi cial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Model(LLM) techniques within a context closely connected to applied research.

As a software engineer on the team you will work at the intersection of cutting-edgetechnologies and programming language semantics, enabling us to detect complex issues thatoften escape both human review and automated systems.

What You Will Do Daily:
Contribute to End-to-End Delivery:
Collaborate with Product Managers, engineering teams,and research teams to specify and implement sophisticated code analysis and bug detectioncapabilities in our products. This includes scoping specifi ^cations, writing robust code andtests, conducting peer reviews, validating new features, and acting on user feedback post-release.

Deep Dive into Language Semantics:
Regularly explore the intricacies of programminglanguage semantics, advancing our knowledge and enhancing our programming languagesanalyzers.

Evolve Analyzer Intelligence:
Infl uence how our analyzers interpret code by developingimproved models and innovative new rules, enhancing the precision and intelligence of ourcode detection capabilities.

Contribute to Strategic Goals:
Engage with various stakeholders to actively contribute toshort-term objectives and long-term strategic vision for your squad.

The Experience You Will Need:
2+ years of Java development experience.
Strong engineering skills and deep understanding of Computer Science fundamentals.
Proven grasp of static analysis techniques preferred, as applied to challenging code analysisand bug detection problems.
Familiarity with Python language and ecosystem is also appreciated, but not required.
Experience or curiosity about Large Language Models (LLMs), Machine Learning (ML), andArtifi cial Intelligence (AI) is highly valued.
Ability to learn quickly.
Open-minded and positive can-do attitude.
Comfortable dealing with change and complexity.

Why You Will Love It Here:
Our culture and mission set us apart. We have a dynamic work culture that values respectand kindness and embraces the right to fail (and get right back up again!).
Great people make a great company. We value people skills as much as technical skills andstrive to keep things friendly while still being passionate leaders in our domains.
We have a fl exible work policy that includes 3 days in-offi ce and 2 days work-from-homeeach week for those located near our offi ce locations; some locations such as Dubai, India,Japan and Australia operate fully remotely.
We have a growth mindset. We love learning and believe continuous education is critical toour success. In an ever-changing industry, new skills are necessary, and we're happy to helpour team acquire them.
As the leader in our fi eld, our products and services are as strong as our internal teammembers.
We embrace transparency with regular meetings, cascading messages and updates on thegrowth and success of our organization.

Benefi ts of Working With Sonar - Geneva:
We encourage usage of our robust time-off allocations with 27 PTO days for our employeesbased out of the Geneva region, plus additional days based on seniority and circumstances.
We contribute 60% of the total cost for your pension; 13.5% to 15.5% of your base salaryfor savings; 2% for risk.
Generous discretionary Company Growth Bonus, paid annually.
Commuting: Sustainable mobility options, including carpooling and the refund of 60% ofthe annual transportation subscription.
Global workforce with employees in 20+ countries representing 35+ unique nationalities.
We have an annual kick-off somewhere in the world where we meet to build relationshipsand goals for the company.

Benefi ts of Working With Sonar - Bochum:
Pension Scheme: 1st Pillar (Unterstützungskasse): Automatic, fi nanced by Sonar, 3% ofgross salary, an additional benefi t in addition to your salary.
Pension Scheme:2nd Pillar (bAV): Voluntary, 15% contribution by Sonar from social securitysavings.
We encourage usage of our robust time-off allocations with 28 PTO days for our employeesbased out of the Geneva region, plus additional days based on seniority and circumstances.
Sonar recognizes holidays on working calendar days. If the holiday date occurs on aSaturday, we will recognize the day on the preceding Friday. If the holiday date occurs on aSunday, we will recognize the day on the following Monday.
Public transport reimbursement of 60% for annual subscription.
Generous discretionary Company Growth Bonus, paid annually.
Global workforce with employees in 20+ countries representing 35+ unique nationalities.
We have an annual kick-off somewhere in the world where we meet to build relationshipsand goals for the company.

We Value Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
At Sonar, we believe that our diversity is our strength. We are a global company that valuesand respects diff erent backgrounds, perspectives, and cultures.

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment where everyonefeels valued and empowered to contribute their best. We are proud to be an equalopportunity employer and welcome all qualifi ed applicants, regardless of race, color, religion,gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability,age, or veteran status.

All off ers of employment at Sonar are contingent upon the precise results of acomprehensive background check and reference verifi cation conducted before the startdate.