Senior Application Engineer

Senior Application Engineer

Are you passionate about building robust, scalable Java applications that power critical business operations? Join our dynamic team where you'll modernize existing codebases, architect new solutions, and guide fellow developers through the ever-evolving technology landscape. This is your opportunity to make a significant impact at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and reinsurance business operations.

About the Role

As a Senior Application Engineer, you'll be hands-on with Java technology stacks, solving complex problems and delivering innovative solutions. You'll work across our ecosystem, from legacy systems to new microservices, ensuring our applications meet the highest standards of quality and performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Modernize and maintain large existing Java codebases, transforming them to meet evolving business needs

• Develop new services and applications that add valuable capabilities to our application landscape

• Review code and provide constructive feedback to developers, guiding them through technical challenges

• Stay current with Java and Spring Boot developments, implementing the latest technologies to improve our systems

• Design and implement database solutions using PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and REDIS

• Architect loosely coupled systems using domain events and commands via RabbitMQ and Azure Service Bus

• Collaborate with business analysts, developers, and testers to deliver high-quality software solutions

• Provide technical leadership to product development teams, setting standards and removing obstacles

About the Team

Our team manages a large portfolio of key applications in the core business of Swiss Re P&C Reinsurance, including internet-facing APIs and applications. We guide over 250 developers, QA and DevOps engineers, removing obstacles and setting standards. Our user base is worldwide, primarily consisting of internal Underwriters, Business Service, and Management user groups. We embrace Lean/Agile methodologies, mainly Scrum, and build 12-factor applications based on public and private clouds.

About You

You're a technology enthusiast with a passion for software development and problem-solving. Your analytical mind allows you to tackle challenges in a structured way, combining your ideas with those of others to create optimal solutions. You're an excellent communicator who enjoys collaborating with business analysts, developers, and testers to deliver outstanding results.

We are looking for candidates who meet these requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a comparable technical field

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in software development using Java and Spring Boot

• Proficiency in Java 17, Java 21 or Java 25, with knowledge of upcoming features in latest versions

• Experience with microservices architecture, REST API, and services design

• Knowledge of messaging systems (RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus, or Kafka)

• Familiarity with Architecture Decision Records (ADR)

• Database technology expertise (PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB, or Cosmos DB)

• Experience with Hibernate

• Proficiency with continuous integration infrastructures (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or Bamboo)

• Scripting skills on Linux and/or Windows platforms

• Strong code writing, reading, and reviewing abilities

• Leadership skills to guide technical product development teams

These are additional nice to haves:

• Public Cloud experience, particularly with Azure

• Knowledge of Kubernetes

• Experience with NodeJS

• Frontend development skills with Angular and/or React

• Insurance/Reinsurance business knowledge

• Experience working in global, distributed teams

• Agile methodology expertise

Our company has a hybrid work model where the expectation is that you will be in the office at least three days per week