Senior Full Stack Software Engineer and Architect

Senior Full Stack Engineer / Architect 

Are you passionate about building innovative, AI driven high-quality applications that make a real impact? Join our dynamic team at Swiss Re where you'll leverage your extensive software engineering expertise to architect and develop solutions that drive our business forward in the digital age. 

About the Role 

As a Senior Full Stack Engineer/Architect, you'll be at the forefront of our technology initiatives, bringing your hands-on development skills and architectural vision together to create robust applications. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into elegant technical solutions while ensuring our systems remain secure, scalable, and aligned with industry best practices. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Lead architectural vision for applications, collaborating with team leaders to create strategic and reliable roadmaps 

• Ensure seamless integration of end-to-end components in the application landscape, managing vulnerabilities and risks effectively 

• Participate in strategic development including hands-on coding, vulnerability resolution, code reviews, and technical debt reduction 

• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, architecture, and engineering teams to translate business needs into robust technology solutions 

• Provide technical expertise in application building with focus on end-to-end data flow, regression analysis, and modern cloud services implementation 

• Guide implementation of solutions aligned with technology governance standards for Swiss Re's Sales and Origination business 

About the Team 

At Swiss Re, you'll join one of the world's leading providers of reinsurance, insurance, and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer. Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture that encourages fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. You'll be part of a global team of more than 14,000 employees working together to make the world more resilient. 

About You 

You're an experienced and hands-on software engineer with a passion for application development and expertise in various architectural styles. You understand that software development extends beyond coding to include all aspects of application management from hosting to monitoring. You thrive on analyzing and addressing technical challenges and have the enthusiasm to master all components of the application ecosystem. 

We are looking for candidates who meet these requirements: 

• 15-18 years of experience in designing, developing, and delivering software applications 

• Demonstrated experience in creating architectural diagrams, component diagrams, and integration diagrams 

• 10+ years of experience with backend development using C# 

• 7+ years of experience in front-end development using Angular, TypeScript, and JavaScript 

• Familiarity with at least one of the AI tools such as co-pilot 

• Eager to participate and promote AI driven programming and mindset to deliver quality with speed 

• Experience with databases (PostgreSQL, Cosmos DB) 

• Knowledge of end-to-end architectural components such as load balancers, API gateways, middleware (Azure Service Bus, Rabbit MQ), security, and governance 

• Experience with solutions hosted on Azure Cloud and services offered by Azure stack 

• Exposure to Azure DevOps (Repo, Pipeline, CI/CD) 

• Experience in agile software engineering practices with strong fundamentals 

• Experience with Git code repositories 

• Ability to lead the build, test, and maintenance of infrastructure and tools for continuous development and deployment 

• Experience with Scrum/Agile methodologies using JIRA or similar tools 

• Experience supporting applications in operational environments aligned with business cycles 

• Ability to document application architecture and processes clearly 

• Experience working in multicultural, globally distributed teams 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills 

These are additional nice to haves: 

• Experience with GraphQL and API design, development, and management on Azure 

• Advanced experience working with Azure Cloud services (Azure Search, Index, Azure Functions, Service Bus, Storage Accounts, VMs) 

• Experience with GitHub Copilot 

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or master's in computer science 

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 15,000 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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