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Java Application Engineer

We are looking for several Java Developers (mid-level/senior) to participate in the development of an in-house insurance platform.

Permanent

Hybrid

Bratislava

2700 - 6300€

Michal Šoltýs

Senior IT Recruiting Consultant

+421 902 050 368

michal.soltys@successfirst.eu

About the company

World’s leading and most diversified global reinsurer, offering as our core business financial services products that enable risk taking essential to enterprise and progress. Our company was founded in Zurich, Switzerland in 1863, and operates in more than 25 countries and provides its expertise and services to clients throughout the world. We combine financial strengths with experience, knowledge and creative thought to explore new opportunities in the interests of our clients, staff and shareholders.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Are you passionate about crafting elegant code that powers critical business systems? Join our dynamic team where your Java expertise will directly impact our global insurance platforms.

About the Role
You’ll be at the heart of developing and maintaining our sophisticated in-house insurance platforms built primarily with Java and Spring Boot. You will have the opportunity to join one of our platform teams and contribute to the development of functionality which generates real business impact.

Key Responsibilities
• Develop business features and functionality that will be used by large user communities
• Review and approve pull requests and enforce consistency and quality standards in the codebase
• Collaborate effectively within cross-functional teams including requirements engineers, QA specialists, and other application engineers
• Create architecture diagrams that decide the technology strategy
• Integrate services and shared platforms including messaging systems, BPMN workflows, logging frameworks, and telemetry solutions
• Stay current with emerging technologies and Generative AI developments to continuously improve our solutions

About the Team
We are a team that believes in engineering excellence and that our leaders should also be engineers themselves. We build applications that are carefully designed, thoughtfully implemented, and surpass the expectations of our users by working hand-in-hand with product owners. Quality and stability are first-class deliverables in everything we do, and we lead by example by embedding high standards into our processes.

Requirements

You’re a naturally curious and thoughtful professional who thrives in a high-performance engineering environment. Your passion for coding is matched by your commitment to delivering business value. You believe in continuous learning—whether through self-improvement or by absorbing knowledge from those around you—and you’re excited to contribute to a team that values technical excellence.

We need you to bring in the following must haves:
• Very good knowledge of Java and Spring Boot with proven experience across the entire software delivery lifecycle
• Previous public cloud experience, particularly with Microsoft Azure
• Comfort and proficiency working with large and established codebases, spending significant time in the IDE

These are additional nice to haves:
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes
• Familiarity with insurance domain concepts and business processes
• Experience mentoring junior developers and contributing to team growth

BENEFITS

– 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

Last update: 4.9.2025

I am interested in the offer.