Senior Application Engineer — Swiss Re
- Location
- Hyderabad, IN
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 12 days ago
Role overview
Senior Application Engineer Hyderabad, India | Hybrid Are you a seasoned engineer who thrives at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and complex business challenges? Do you love turning ambiguity into elegant, scalable solutions? If you're passionate about engineering excellence, mentoring others, and shaping the future of reinsurance technology — this role was built for you.
About the Role As a Senior Application Engineer, you will be at the heart of designing and delivering robust, enterprise-grade applications that power Swiss Re's Life & Health Reinsurance business. You'll collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and Architects across global teams to craft solutions that are not only technically sound but strategically aligned with business goals. This is a role where your engineering depth, your curiosity, and your ability to lead will all be put to work — every single day. Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement end-to-end application and product lifecycle solutions, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance across enterprise systems
- Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and Architects to translate business requirements into pragmatic, future-proof technical designs
- Assess and manage technical risk, prioritize non-functional requirements, and champion engineering best practices across the team
- Lead and mentor junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and technical excellence
- Drive cloud-native development on platforms such as Azure, contributing to the evolution of modern, microservices-based architectures
- Contribute to AI-driven development practices, leveraging frontier AI models to enhance the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and product delivery
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, ensuring smooth, automated delivery of high-quality software using tools like Maven and Git
- Engage across global, cross-functional teams — both internal and external — to align on solutions, share knowledge, and deliver outcomes collaboratively
- Key Responsibilities
Main responsibilities
- Key Responsibilities
Application process
- Senior Application Engineer Hyderabad, India | Hybrid
- Are you a seasoned engineer who thrives at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and complex business challenges?
- Do you love turning ambiguity into elegant, scalable solutions?
- If you're passionate about engineering excellence, mentoring others, and shaping the future of reinsurance technology — this role was built for you.
- As a Senior Application Engineer, you will be at the heart of designing and delivering robust, enterprise-grade applications that power Swiss Re's Life & Health Reinsurance business.
- You'll collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and Architects across global teams to craft solutions that are not only technically sound but strategically aligned with business goals.
- This is a role where your engineering depth, your curiosity, and your ability to lead will all be put to work — every single day.
- Design and implement end-to-end application and product lifecycle solutions, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance across enterprise systems
Company and context
- This foundation will open doors to exciting career opportunities across our global organization — whether in engineering leadership, architecture, or roles closer to the operational business. About You
- You are a hands-on, outcome-driven engineer with a passion for solving hard problems and a genuine commitment to quality.
- You bring both the technical depth to architect complex systems and the interpersonal skills to inspire and collaborate across cultures and geographies.
- You're energized by change, resilient in the face of setbacks, and always looking for ways to grow — and to help those around you grow too.
- We are looking for candidates who meet these requirements:
- 12+ years of experience in software engineering with strong fundamentals in Java, data structures, algorithms, and architectural patterns
- Extensive hands-on experience with Spring Framework, Spring Boot, and microservices architecture in enterprise environments
- Proven expertise in REST API and service design, with a solid understanding of enterprise system integration
- Experience working in agile, cross-functional, and globally distributed teams across complex organizational contexts
- Ability to leverage AI frontier models to enhance product development and SDLC workflows
Additional details
- Senior Application Engineer Hyderabad, India | Hybrid
- Contribute to technical research and feasibility studies, bringing structured analytical thinking and creative problem-solving to complex challenges
- This foundation will open doors to exciting career opportunities across our global organization — whether in engineering leadership, architecture, or roles closer to the operational business.
- Proficiency with CI/CD tooling including Maven, Git, and automated pipeline management These are additional nice to haves:
- Our company has a hybrid work model where the expectation is that you will be in the office at least three days per week.
- To learn more about how we use AI in recruitment and how we handle your personal data, please review our Data Privacy Statement before applying. Reference Code: 138537
Notes and original content
- Senior Application Engineer
- Hyderabad, India | Hybrid
- About the Role
- About the Team
- Proficiency with CI/CD tooling including Maven, Git, and automated pipeline management
- These are additional nice to haves:
- About Swiss Re
- To learn more about how we use AI in recruitment and how we handle your personal data, please review our Data Privacy Statement before applying.
- Reference Code: 138537
Questions about this listing
What salary does Swiss Re offer for this role?
Swiss Re lists CHF 101'500 - 154'000 gross per year for this position in Hyderabad, IN. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Swiss Re offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with Swiss Re during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Zürich?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Zürich can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with Zürich's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
How do I apply for this position at Swiss Re?
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