Hyderabad, TG, IN
Application Engineer III
About the Team and our Scope
At L&H Solutions, we build and commercialize cloud-native (Azure-based) SaaS/PaaS solutions for Swiss Re Life & Health insurance clients. We offer a portfolio of over six products, including established offerings like Magnum with over 60 active clients worldwide, and innovative products such as UW Ease. We are a SW house within Swiss Re.
Our team consists of more than 150 technical professionals with multidisciplinary skills, located in multiple countries, working on these multi-regional, highly available solutions.
About the Role
As the Software Engineer – Tech Lead, your responsibilities will include designing and developing software solutions while assisting fellow software engineers through peer coding, peer review, and discussions on software development, best practices and solution design. You will collaborate with product owners, architecture teams, and engineering teams to translate business needs into robust and integrated technological solutions that align with the product vision and roadmap.
Your responsibilities will be:
- Design and develop back-end software solutions deployed on-premises or in cloud environments at scale
- Contribute to front-end development and maintenance with opportunities to expand your skills in this area
- Maintain the performance, scalability, and security of our applications to ensure maximum reliability
- Participate in design workshops with architects and review sessions with software engineers
- Prototype new technologies with a fail-fast approach to innovation
- Collaborate with peers to implement and enforce software engineering best practices
- Support engineering managers in estimating, planning, and grooming the product backlog
- Lead, coach, and mentor fellow software engineers in their daily work
About You
Nobody is perfect and meets 100% of requirements. If you, however, meet some of the criteria below and are genuinely curious about the world of software development and IT Cloud, we will be happy to meet you.
If you possess traits and experience that fits into the below, we’d love to hear from you:
- Overall 10+ years' experience in back-end software design and development
- 8+ years' experience with Java and Spring Boot frameworks
- 2+ years of experience with Angular and JavaScript
- Must have excellent technical proficiency in…
- Strong technical proficiency in designing and implementing secure, clean code in Java
- Experience designing and implementing optimized RESTful APIs
- Proven ability in software testing methodologies to ensure reliability and performance
- Experience with containerization using Docker and/or Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, particularly using Azure DevOps
- Advanced knowledge of agile software engineering practices
- Front-end development expertise beyond the basics
- Experience leading code reviews and mentoring team members
- Excellent Communication Skills in English, both written and verbal, to effectively interact with the team and collaborators.
- Proactive and Collaborative, with a strong sense of ownership and a willingness to go the extra mile to deliver quality solutions.
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. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. 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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