Senior Software Engineer (Back End)

Náplň práce, právomoci a zodpovednosti:
About the Team and our Scope
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 globally established products and those in growth or incubation stages. We utilize the latest technology and prioritize innovation to stay competitive.
Our technical team comprises professionals with multidisciplinary skills, located in various countries, delivering highly available, multi-regional solutions used worldwide.

About the Role
As the Senior 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 in cloud-based environments 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.

Zamestnanecké výhody, benefity:
You can look forward to extra rewards and benefits including:
- Attractive performance-based bonus
- Ultra flexible working time in hybrid setup, allowing you to work also from home
- Modern office spaces in attractive location
- 5 additional days of holiday
- Lunch allowance fully paid by Swiss Re
- Referral bonus
- Pension & risk insurance contribution
- Sick days and sick leave support
- Public transport benefit
- Multisport card

Informácie o výberovom konaní:
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. Our aim is to live visible and invisible diversity – diversity of age, race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, physical abilities, personalities and experiences – at all levels and in all functions and regions. We also collaborate in a flexible working environment, providing you with a compelling degree of autonomy to decide how, when and where to carry out your tasks.

We provide feedback to all candidates via email. If you have not heard back from us, please check your spam folder.

Požiadavky na zamestnanca:
Nobody is perfect and meets 100% 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:

Must have excellent technical proficiency in…
• Strong hands-on coding capabilities with Java/Kotlin and Spring Boot.
• Experience in designing, implementing, releasing and testing software solutions ensuring reliability, functionality and performance.
• Experience in API design, development, API management, and related design patterns.  
• Experience in developing scalable and highly available cloud native applications, leveraging cloud services and related architectural and design patterns.

Preferrable experience in…
• Experience in containerization & deployment of applications using Docker and/or Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Exposure to Azure DevOps (Repo, Pipeline, CI/CD).
• Experience in one or more web/application servers such as WebLogic, Tomcat, JBoss, Internet Information Services, NGINX, Apache, etc. 
• Ability to describe and document application architecture and processes in an easy-to-understand manner.