Application Engineer III

The primary responsibility of Senior Application Engineer is the overall technology management & delivery of the Product and Manage Application(s) lifecycle. Together with other team-members like Product Owners, Business Analysts, plan the project timeline, assess risk, prioritize technical tasks and plan milestones and delivery of project.

The responsibility could span multiple products and would require collaboration across various global teams with a mix of both internal and external members.

We re looking for potential team members who

• Have strong fundamentals with in-depth knowledge of core technologies and platforms.


• Have a strong understanding of software development process in agile cross-functional and continuous delivery teams.


• Are data driven and a pragmatic problem solver with an eye for business who love creating order out of uncertainty and thinks strategically about tough trade-offs.


• Have a resilient personality, comfortable with change and able to get over setbacks and motivate peers to do the same.


• Technology leader who can coach and mentor junior team members.


• Can listen, comprehend the vision, challenge requirements and implement a realistic design.

Our team is the global L&H Reinsurance Engineering team, responsible for the technical Architecture and Engineering of IT solutions for Reinsurance business unit. The team members are passionate about technologies in building enterprise grade products with deep understanding of reinsurance business. We closely collaborate with other teams and colleagues around the globe to share knowledge and engineer solutions.

Growing experience will, over time, give you a broad view on Architecture & Engineering of a global reinsurer and enable you to have a comprehensive understanding, people and systems involved and how these systems shape business outcomes. This will allow you to build up an excellent foundation for a next career step in a role closer to the operational business activities in our global organization.

To succeed in this role, you will possess

• 8-15 years of experience in software engineering and Java programming with strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and architecture patterns


• Extensive hands-on experience with Spring Framework,

  Spring Boot

  and

  microservices



• Experience in enterprise systems and

  REST API

  /service design


• 2-3 years of Angular Experience is preferred.


• Substantial Technology background with experience in delivering IT projects including cloud-native applications like Azure, operations and knowledge of state-of-the-art technology.


• Experience with Maven, Git, and CI/CD pipelines


• Experience on ORM and RDBMS is a plus


• Being hands-on Engineer is key to be successful in this role.


• Have experience working in cross-functional teams and enterprise-wide programs, operating effectively across the organization and within complex contexts.


• Strong analytical skills, and seek problems in a structured way, joining your own creative ideas by contributing to technical research and feasibility studies.


• Combining agile practices with collaborative skills across cultures, geographies and organizational levels.


• Committed to continuous learning and self-improvement.

• Excellent communication & presentation skills with proficiency in English

• Focus on the outcome and getting things accomplished with a strong commitment to quality and timely customer service.


• At ease with leaving your comfort zone dealing with ambiguity


• Understanding of insurance/reinsurance business is a plus.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Swiss Re is one of the world s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.