Application Engineer III

Job Title:
Application Engineer III
About the position
Senior Technical Lead – Full Stack will combine design thinking techniques, software development, business domain know how andapply agile architecture principles to build high-quality Full-Stack applications. You are experienced Full-stack Engineer who haspassion for application development, loves to analyze and tackle various technical challenges on the way. You will work with thebusiness product owner, architecture and engineering teams to translate a business need into a robust and integrated technologysolution to meet the Product vision and roadmap. You will provide your technical expertise in building full stack application leveragingmodern cloud services aligned with the technology governance standards and current methodologies for the Life & Health (L&H)Solutions business of Swiss Re. In this role, you will also be responsible for collaborating with global teams and external partnersduring all phases of the product development lifecycle.
Your responsibilities include:
Design, development and creation of proof of concept for our product application solutions.
Be in charge to design, maintain and extend application architectures artifacts.
Participate in Design & Code reviews and actively engage in Review sessions.
Collaborate with peers to drive the full-stack application architecture best practices leveraging the modern cloud services for ourproduct portfolio.
Keep up with technology trends and identify promising new solutions that meet our requirements.
Provides hands-on troubleshooting and consulting for solution challenges when needed
Defining/improving standard methodologies for building, testing and deploying of applications
About the Team
We are the Product Architecture team for CIDO L&H Solutions business of Swiss Re. We are responsible for establishing the productArchitecture Standards, Engineering Guidelines and its Governance. Additionally, we own the Strategic Technology Roadmaps whichwill be evolving with the emerging trends and at the same time is aligned to needs of the L&H products and our customers. Weleverage cloud native, multi-tenant architecture and Swiss Re's expansive data lake with its AI/ML & Analytical Data Models to createinnovative & insightful products. We are passionate about technology and eager to learn on the go. We closely collaborate withproduct management, engineering teams and colleagues around the globe to share knowledge and engineer simple yet effectivesolutions.
Qualifications
Experience Required
University Degree in Computer Sciences or similar IT related fields
Experience in Cloud Application Architecture
8-10 + years experience in leading solution effort closely working hands-on to design and develop solutions with other Sr Softwareengineers.
4+ years of experience with Front-end Web development, preferably Angular JS, React JS, HTML 5, CSS and responsive front-enddevelopment with modern UI/UX
5+ years of experience in one or more of the following:
Programming languages and backend frameworks: Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate and Python (added advantage)
Design and Development of RESTful webservices
Experience in GoF Design Patterns
Database: MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL DB, Oracle
APIs: API design, development and API management on Azure
Experience working with Angular Material UI
Experience in integrating with web analytics frameworks like HEAP, Google Analytics etc.
Experience in developing scalable and highly available application solution leveraging cloud services like dynamic scaling, Cloudflareand caching technologies
Experience in one or more web/application servers such as WebLogic, Tomcat, JBoss, Internet Information Services, NGINX,Apache, etc
Experience in Microservices Architectures
Experience using integrated development environments (e.g., Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Eclipse, XCode) 
Experience in containerization & deployment of applications using Docker and/or Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Exposure to Azure DevOps (Repo, Pipeline, CICD)
Experience in agile software engineering practices with strong fundamentals
Strong analytical skills, and address problems in a structured way, joining your own creative ideas and those of others.
Good communication (written, verbal, and presentation) skills
Proven experience in collaborating and working with global business stakeholders.
Ability to describe and document application architecture and processes in an easy-to-understand manner.
Prior experience working in an Insurtech, insurance and/or product development organization a plus
About Swiss Re
Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, workingto make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change tocybercrime. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edgeexpertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000employees across the world.
Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embracea 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. Inour 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.