Senior Application Engineer
Swiss ReMexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
Posted October 29, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Swiss Re is a leading global reinsurer offering a wide range of insurance and risk transfer solutions to insurance companies, corporations, and public sector clients. With a strong capital base and innovative approach, Swiss Re provides tailored coverage across various lines of business, enabling enterprises to manage risks effectively. Founded in 1863, the company operates through over 70 offices worldwide and is highly rated by major credit agencies.
Job Description
The Senior Application Engineer role at Swiss Re involves designing and building secure, observable cloud-native services on Azure, focusing on containerized microservices, Kubernetes deployment, and architectural design trade-offs. The role requires strong Java/Kotlin skills and experience with API design, testing, and security best practices. Candidates should be willing to contribute to CI/CD, IaC, and mentoring other engineers.
Requirements
- Professional experience building production APIs in Java and/or Kotlin.
- Strong grasp of containerization and Kubernetes deployment patterns.
- Solid understanding of HTTP semantics, RESTful design, and API lifecycle.
- Experience with event-driven architectures (streaming, pub/sub, consumer resilience).
- Proficient in automated testing (unit, integration, and contract tests).
- Applied security knowledge: authentication, authorization, secret management, dependency risk awareness.
- Effective debugging and performance tuning (profiling, thread/heap analysis, query optimization).
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Inclusive work environment
