About The Team

Our team, a software house within Swiss Re, develops cloud-native (Azure-based) SaaS/PaaS solutions for external Life & Health insurance clients. Our portfolio includes established products like Magnum and those in growth or incubation stages, used globally. We utilize the latest technology and prioritize innovation to stay competitive.

Our technical team comprises over 150 professionals with multidisciplinary skills, located in various countries, delivering highly available, multi-regional solutions used worldwide.

About The Role

  As the Back-End Engineer, you will design and develop software solutions, assist fellow engineers through peer coding and reviews, and lead discussions on development approaches and best practices. Collaborate with product owners, architects, and engineering teams to translate business needs into robust 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-based environments used at scale.
• Maintain the performance, scalability, and security of software applications, ensuring they meet high standards of reliability for clients.
• Participate in design workshops with architects, review sessions with software engineers, and support engineering managers and product owners in driving SDLC processes.
• Effectively use new technologies to build and launch Proof of Concepts (PoC) with a prototyping approach.
• Collaborate with peers to ensure software engineering best practices are followed properly and efficiently.
  
  

 

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:

• Proficiency in several elements of our technology stack (Java/Kotlin, Spring Boot, Hibernate, Docker, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, OAuth, React and TypeScript) is expected.Strong hands-on coding capabilities with Java and Spring Boot.
• Experience on designing, implementing, releasing and testing software solutions ensuring reliability, functionality and performance.
• Experience in API design, development, API management and relative design patterns.  
• Experience in developing scalable and highly available applications,  leveraging cloud services and relative architectural and design patterns.
• Experience with coaching and guiding other fellow SW engineers.
• Exposure to Azure DevOps (Repo, Pipeline, CI/CD).
• Ability to describe and document application architecture and processes in an easy-to-understand manner. 
  
  

Role

For Spain the base salary range for this position is between EUR 42.000a nd EUR 70.000 (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, Swiss Re offers an attractive performance-based variable compensation component, designed to recognise your achievements. Further you will enjoy a variety of global and location specific benefits.

Eligibility may vary depending on the terms of Swiss Re policies and your employment contract.

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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