Senior Application Engineer

Job Description

About the role As a trusted technical lead, youll become the cornerstone of our engineering excellence, developing deep understanding of our platform architecture and ensuring flawless implementation from design to production. Working closely with the head of engineering, youll establish high standards and build products that consistently exceed user expectations. About the team Our Corporate Solutions Engineering team values technical excellence and practical leadership. We create carefully designed, thoughtfully implemented applications that exceed user expectations through close collaboration with product owners. We prioritize quality and stability in everything we build and maintain high standards through leading by example and continuous improvement. Your responsibilities include Ensure code excellence - Oversee code quality and consistency, implementing appropriate architectural patterns and practices across the codebase Drive component reusability - Champion the adoption of shared services and strategic reuse of components to improve development efficiency Maintain production stability - Take ownership of operational stability, incident handling, comprehensive testing, and application monitoring Optimize delivery pipelines - Design and refine end-to-end build and release pipelines including CI/CD for reliable, consistent delivery Lead AI innovation - Advocate for emerging AI technologies to enhance coding practices and drive engineering efficiency About you Youre a respected technical leader who has earned trust through successfully guiding multiple projects across all aspects of development and testing. You possess the discernment to evaluate engineering work quality and the leadership skills to mentor team members toward optimal solutions. Your collaborative approach values diverse perspectives, and you excel at bringing out the best in people with different backgrounds, experiences, and working styles. You should bring the following skills and experiences Proficient in software development using Java using Spring Boot and the Spring framework ecosystem Strong public cloud experience, particularly with Microsoft Azure architecture, services, and best practices Experience in modern software architecture using synchronous, asynchronous integration technologies using RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus, or Kafka, and other technologies Proficient in relational and/or document-based database technologies covering conceptual domain model design and its physical implementation Demonstrated ability to balance hands-on coding with architectural vision and technical leadership Experience implementing AI/ML solutions in enterprise applications is a plus Knowledge in software development using NodeJS and any major UI framework, such as Angular, React, Svelte, etc. a plus. An understanding of insurance/reinsurance business is a plus. 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: 134181