Legacy-to-cloud transformation and credit software for German banking
CPU Softwarehouse is a 40+ year-old German software house serving banks and telecom operators through custom development, consulting, and managed services. The tech stack reveals a hybrid modernization story: Java/Spring/Angular/Kubernetes/OpenShift on the cloud side, paired with active COBOL/DB2/CICS/mainframe expertise—mirroring their stated challenge of decentralizing monolithic host applications while meeting tightening banking compliance. Project focus on event-driven Kafka pipelines and cloud platform architecture signals movement away from batch-oriented legacy systems.
CPU Softwarehouse AG develops custom software, manages IT operations, and provides staffing and consulting to German banks, financial institutions, telecom carriers, and industrial IT buyers. Founded in 1981 and publicly listed on the Munich exchange (m:access), the company operates as a solutions integrator with three core pillars: standard software products (notably credit financing solutions for commercial real estate and project financing), bespoke software engineering, and IT/digital transformation consulting. The engineering-focused hiring velocity (44 active engineering roles out of 50 total) and mid-to-senior seniority balance reflect sustained demand for modernization work alongside legacy system stewardship.
Java, Spring Boot, Angular, TypeScript, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Jenkins, Apache Kafka, AWS, plus legacy COBOL, DB2, and CICS for mainframe integration. Testing tools include Selenium, Cypress, Postman, and FitNesse.
Credit solutions for developer and commercial real estate financing; decentralization of legacy host applications; event-driven processes with Apache Kafka; cloud platform and DevOps pipeline modernization; and digital transformation consulting at banks and IT service providers.
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