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Location: 

Bratislava, SK

Java Application Engineer (Hybrid setup)

Are you passionate about creating elegant solutions through code? Join our dynamic team where your Java expertise will directly impact our business success! We're seeking a talented Java Application Engineer who can blend technical excellence with innovative thinking to help shape the future of our insurance platforms. 

 

About the Role 

 

You'll be at the heart of developing and maintaining our sophisticated in-house insurance platforms built primarily with Java and Spring Boot. As part of one of our platform teams, you'll create functionality that delivers measurable business impact while collaborating with talented professionals who share your passion for quality code. 

 

 

Key Responsibilities 

 

  • Develop and review code that meets our high standards for quality and maintainability 

  • Collaborate effectively within a cross-functional team including requirements engineers, QA specialists, and other application engineers 

  • Shape architecture by contributing to key decisions and documentation that guide our technical direction 

  • Integrate services and shared platforms including messaging systems, BPMN workflows, logging frameworks, and telemetry solutions 

  • Stay current with emerging technologies and Generative AI developments to continuously improve our solutions 

  • Implement best practices for security, performance, and reliability in all code you produce 

 

 

About the Team 

 

We are a team that believes in engineering excellence and that our leaders should also be engineers themselves. We build applications that are carefully designed, thoughtfully implemented, and surpass the expectations of our users by working hand-in-hand with product owners. Quality and stability are first-class deliverables in everything we do, and we lead by example by embedding high standards into our processes. Our collaborative environment encourages knowledge sharing, innovation, and continuous improvement. 

 

 

About You 

 

You're a naturally curious and thoughtful professional who thrives in a high-performance engineering environment. Your passion for coding is matched by your commitment to delivering business value. You believe in continuous learning—whether through self-improvement or by absorbing knowledge from those around you—and you're excited to contribute to a team that values technical excellence. 

We need you to bring in the following : 

  • Proficiency in software development across the entire delivery lifecycle, with strong Java and Spring Boot expertise 

  • Previous public cloud experience, particularly with Microsoft Azure 

  • Comfort working primarily in an IDE environment with large and established codebases 

 

These are additional nice to haves: 

  • Experience with microservice architecture and API design principles 

  • Knowledge of database design and optimization techniques 

  • Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines 

  • Experience with agile development methodologies 

  • Interest in emerging technologies including Generative AI applications 

 

For Slovakia the base salary range for this position is between EUR 2,700 and EUR 4,500 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, you may be eligible for additional rewards and benefits including an attractive performance-based bonus.

 

 

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. Our aim is to live visible and invisible diversity – diversity of age, race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, physical abilities, personalities and experiences – at all levels and in all functions and regions. We also collaborate in a flexible working environment, providing you with a compelling degree of autonomy to decide how, when and where to carry out your tasks.

We provide feedback to all candidates via email. If you have not heard back from us, please check your spam folder.

 

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.

 

 

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