Senior Application Engineer
Hyderabad, India | Hybrid
Are you a full stack engineer who thrives at the intersection of elegant frontend experiences, robust backend systems, and the cutting edge of AI-assisted engineering? Do you want to build software that matters — at scale, in production, and with real business impact? If you're ready to own delivery end-to-end and help shape the future of engineering practice, this role is for you.
About the Role
As a Senior Application Engineer, you will be a cornerstone of our engineering capability — designing, building, and deploying enterprise-grade applications across the full stack. You'll work with Java, Spring Boot, Angular, TypeScript, and Oracle to deliver production-ready solutions while contributing to system architecture, cloud platform engineering, and security design. This is not just a coding role, it's an opportunity to lead technical thinking, mentor peers, and actively participate in the evolution of how we build software in an era of AI-assisted development.
You'll collaborate closely with Technical Product Owners, architects, and fellow engineers to translate complex business requirements into scalable, maintainable, and secure solutions. If you're excited about modern engineering practices, AI-assisted development tools, and building high-quality software through clear specifications and strong validation, you'll find a great fit here.
Tech Stack:
Java, Spring Boot, Angular, TypeScript, REST APIs, Oracle/SQL, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure, CI/CD, OAuth2, OpenID Connect, JWT
Key Responsibilities
End-to-End System Delivery
System Design & Architecture
Cloud, Containers & Platform Engineering
Security & Identity
AI-Assisted Engineering (Emerging)
Technical Leadership
About the Team
Our team is the global L&H Reinsurance Engineering team, responsible for the technical Architecture and Engineering for L&H 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 a strong engineering team in Hyderabad and become a key technology leader in Swiss Re. This is a fast-paced, high-energy environment where bold ideas are welcomed, and engineers have the opportunity to make a genuine impact on the direction of the business.
About You
You are a seasoned, curious, and collaborative engineer who takes pride in building systems that work not just in theory, but in production. You think in end-to-end systems, communicate technical ideas with clarity, and bring both the depth to solve hard problems and the breadth to guide others. You're energized by emerging technologies, comfortable with ambiguity, and committed to continuous learning. You bring a growth mindset to everything you do and are excited about where AI is taking software engineering.
We are looking for candidates who meet these requirements:
These are additional nice to haves:
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. 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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The Swiss Re Group is a leading wholesale provider of reinsurance, insurance and other insurance-based forms of risk transfer. Dealing direct and working through brokers, its global client base consists of insurance companies, mid-to-large-sized corporations and public sector clients. From standard products to tailor-made coverage across all lines of business, Swiss Re deploys its capital strength, expertise and innovation power to enable the risk taking upon which enterprise and progress in society depend.
Founded in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1863, Swiss Re serves clients through a network of over 70 offices globally and is rated "AA-" by Standard & Poor's, "Aa3" by Moody's and "A+" by A.M. Best. Registered shares in the Swiss Re Group holding company, Swiss Re Ltd, are listed in accordance with the Main Standard on the SIX Swiss Exchange and trade under the symbol SREN.
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