Bratislava, SK
Full stack Application Engineer
Ready to build and run full stack, cloud-native digital services that power our Alternative Capital Partners organisation?
About the Role & team
The Asset Management Digital and Tech Transformation unit has the mission to enable AM to become an AI powered, data centric organization. We foster a data-centric culture and ensure a state-of-the-art tech and data landscape, smartly using public cloud and SaaS solutions to provide innovative, secure and cost aware technology services.
If you join us, as a member of the ACP (Alternative Capital Partners) IT team, you will be able to participate in a variety of interesting initiatives. For example, you will:
- Further develop internal and client facing, cloud native full stack applications
- Provide a resilient and secure tech operating platform through continuous improvement and operational support
- Co-create advanced tech and data enabled services in global, cross functional teams
- Support many other exciting projects in a collaborative environment with colleagues from Swiss Re Asset Management's international offices
We work in a scaled agile model with a shared leadership team and broadly aligned autonomy for our squads. We are located across the globe but share the same values of passion, openness, respect, humility, and curiosity in our team. We are a highly skilled and diverse global team. We love to learn new skills and will support you to do the same! We strive to improve the quality of our work for our customers every day. As a matter of trust, we give you a high degree of flexibility which matches your independent working style. Is this for you? Then we want to get to know you!
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and maintain end-to-end web applications using Java (Spring Boot) for the backend and Angular for the frontend
- Implement RESTful APIs and integrate them with front-end components
- Manage cloud infrastructure and deploy applications using Azure services (App Services, Azure DevOps, Azure SQL, Key Vaults, etc.)
- Optimize application performance and ensure secure, scalable deployments in the Azure environment
- Maintain code quality and automated testing using CI/CD pipelines
- Provide operational support and troubleshooting of the production issues
About You
You are a hands-on software engineer with a strong track record of delivering sustainable, cloud-based solutions. You take ownership for reliable operations, approach new challenges with a solution-oriented mindset, and enjoy partnering with business SMEs in cross-functional teams. You care about security, quality, user experience, documentation, testing, and the bigger picture.
We are looking for candidates who meet these requirements:
• Degree in Computer Science (Master's preferred) or a comparable engineering discipline
• 5+ years' experience building and operating full-stack applications
• Hands-on experience with public cloud (Azure, AWS, or GCP), preferably Azure
• Proficiency in core engineering skills including:
-Backend: Java (alternatively Python), Spring Boot, REST APIs
-Frontend: Angular (alternatively React), TypeScript, HTML5/CSS3
-Databases: Azure SQL / SQL Server, or equivalent
• Hands-on experience with Cloud delivery practices and tooling, including IaC, CI/CD, and Containerization
• Strong analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across global teams
• Proficiency in English (written & verbal)
These are additional nice to haves:
• Experience with Node.js/Kotlin for backend development
• Knowledge of React as an alternative frontend framework
• Experience with Kubernetes
• Expertise in automated testing tools like Cypress/k6
• Comfortable working in agile delivery environments (e.g., Azure DevOps, Jira)
For Slovakia the base salary range for this position is between [EUR 2,800] and [EUR 4,600] per month (for a full-time role). The specific salary offered considers:
- the requirements, scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role,
- the applicant’s own profile including education/qualifications, expertise, specialisation, skills and experience.
In addition to your base salary, Swiss Re offers an attractive performance-based variable compensation component, designed to recognise your achievements. Further you will enjoy a variety of global and location specific benefits.
Eligibility may vary depending on the terms of Swiss Re policies and your employment contract.
About Swiss Re
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. 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.
We may use AI-powered tools to support the review and evaluation of applications for this position. These tools provide additional insights to our recruitment teams, but all hiring decisions are carefully reviewed and made by people. To learn more about how we use AI in recruitment and how we handle your personal data, please review our Data Privacy Statement before applying.
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