Application Engineer

About the role

The primary responsibility of an Application Engineer is the overall technology delivery of the Product and Manage Application(s) lifecycle of applications. Together with other team-members like Engineering leads, Product Owners, plan the project timeline, assess risk, prioritize technical tasks and plan milestones and delivery of project.

The responsibility could span multiple products and would require collaboration across various global teams with a mix of both internal and external members.

We’re looking for potential team members who …

• Have strong fundamentals with in-depth knowledge of core technologies and platforms.
• Have strong understanding of software development process.
• Have extensive experience working in agile cross-functional and continuous delivery teams.
• Are data driven and a pragmatic problem solver with an eye for business who loves creating order out of uncertainty and thinks strategically about tough trade-offs.
• Have a resilient personality, comfortable with change and able to get over setbacks and motivate peers to do the same.
• Can listen, comprehend the vision, challenge requirements and work out a realistic design.

About the Team

Our team is the global L&H Reinsurance Engineering team, responsible for the technical Architecture and Engineering of IT solutions for Reinsurance business unit. The team members are passionate about technology with deep understanding of reinsurance business. We closely collaborate with other teams and colleagues around the globe to share knowledge and engineer solutions.

Growing experience will, over time, give you a broad view on Architecture & Engineering of a global reinsurer and enable you to have a comprehensive understanding, people and systems involved and how these systems shape business outcomes. This will allow you to build up an excellent foundation for a next career step in a role closer to the operational business activities in our global organization.

About You

To succeed in this role, you will possess …

• Over Eight years of experience in software engineering with strong fundamentals on data structures, algorithms & architecture patterns.
• At least Five years of experience in Java core and related technologies in an enterprise system
• Have experience working in cross-functional teams and enterprise-wide programs, operating effectively across the organization and within complex contexts.
• Being hands-on Engineer is key to be successful in this role.
• Substantial Technology background with experience in the delivering IT projects including cloud-native applications, operations and knowledge of state-of-the-art technology.
• Contribute to technical research and feasibility studies.
• Strong analytical skills, and seek problems in a structured way, joining your own creative ideas and those of others.
• Combined agile practices with collaborative skills across cultures, geographies and organizational levels.
• Committed to continuous learning and self-improvement.
• Excellent communication & presentation skills with proficiency in English
• Focus on outcome and getting things accomplished with a strong commitment to quality and timely customer service.
• At ease with leaving your comfort zone dealing with ambiguity
• Understanding of insurance/reinsurance business is a plus.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Swiss Re offers modern work models and attractive workplaces that allow all employees to adapt to changing work preferences and life phases.

During the recruitment process, reasonable accommodations for disabilities are available upon request. If contacted for an interview, please inform the Recruiter/HR Professional of the accommodation needed.