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Job Summary: We are looking for a skilled and passionate Senior Application Engineer to join our UW Treaty team. The candidate has a strong background in software development life cycle, is hands-on with Java stack and is actively working with technology, code, and people on a daily basis. About the Role: The role requires an active contributor, hands-on person working in Java tech stack. Heres what is expected and how we work: We take care of large existing Java code bases, and dont fear modernizing them. We develop new services and applications, adding new capabilities to our application landscape. We review code, giving feedback to the developers in the teams that we guide through the technology jungle. We keep up with the vibrant developments in Java and Spring Boot, and we love to use the latest Java technology. We always have our standard IDE, IntelliJ IDEA, at our fingertips. We love data and know how to connect to data using PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and REDIS. We foster loosely coupled systems designs, and we use domain events and commands using RabbitMQ, and Azure Service Bus. About you: On the soft factor side, heres what you should bring with you: You are passionate about software development and technology. You love to solve problems, and you have strong analytical skills. You tackle problems in a structured way, merging your own ideas and those of others. You are a good communicator, and you love to talk to business analysts, developers, and testers. Mandatory Skills: Bachelors or masters in computer science or any comparable technical degree. Overall 12+ years of experience in software development using Java and Spring Boot with at-least 5+ years of hands-on experience. Good knowledge about and experience with Java 11, Java 17, Java 21, keeping track of whats coming up in latest versions. Microservices architecture, REST API and services design. Messaging (RabbitMQ and/or Azure Service Bus and/or Kafka). Architecture Decision Records (ADR). Database technology and design, at least one of these: PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Cosmos DB. Hibernate. Continuous integration infrastructures, at least one of these: Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Bamboo. Experience in scripting on Linux and/or Windows. Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently and as part of a team. Self-starter with a positive approach, who can manage their own workload. Leadership skills to manage and guide technical product development teams. Optional Skills as a plus: Any Public Cloud experience, Azure a plus. Kubernetes. NodeJS. Angular and/or React. Insurance/Reinsurance business know-how. About product and Team: Our team takes care of a large set of key applications in the core business of Swiss Re PC Reinsurance, plus we have Internet facing APIs and applications. We guide 250+ developers, QA and DevOps engineers, removing obstacles, setting standards. Our user base is worldwide, and mostly internal Underwriters, and Business Service and Management user groups. We use Lean/Agile methodologies, mainly Scrum. Our applications are based on public and private Clouds, and we build 12-factor applications. About Swiss Re . 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. Keywords: Reference Code: 134225
