Senior Actuarial Software Developer

You can join a high-performing international team dedicated to software engineering for leading global (re-)insurers.

About the Project

Actus covers core (re-)insurance processes like loss modelling, pricing, and capital modelling, in a highly customizable manner, fully built with Solveva IP. Technically, it is using TypeScript (React, NodeJS, Express, NestJS) for both frontend and backend. TypeScript and Python can be used for implementing actuarial algorithms. The scope of the application and the client base will increase.

What you'll be doing

In this role, you will work closely together with our product owner, our developing teams, and with our clients. It’s this effective collaboration where Solveva excels and by which we lead the innovation in our field. This is an exciting entry to our company, offering you enthralling personal growth opportunities.

It encompasses:

Applying our tools to expand our set of reference implementations Implementing together with clients their own solutions with our products Supporting business development activities Explaining the product owner’s and the client’s vision to the development team and creating a chain of lucent stories and tasks to make it happen Developing our actuarial kernel in TypeScript Staying up to date with actuarial methods as well as software engineering

Your Skills and Your Experience

You will have substantial exposure to Solveva colleagues as well as to clients. Therefore, your personality and work attitude need to match the Solveva culture right from the start:

You enjoy teamwork You are a strong analytical thinker You engage openly in discussions – the better idea wins You can empathize with clients, listen, ask the right questions for clarifications, manage expectations You can deal with sometimes vague requirements and see them as creative challenges You give engaging presentations, produce clear reports, and always keep an eye on documentation You are happy to take up client input for their specific implementation – our solutions are at the heart of each client’s business, and each heart is a bit different

Furthermore, you will need the following to succeed in your role:

University degree in a quantitative science (e.g. mathematics, statistics, economics, actuarial science, or related), PhD is a strong plus 10+ years track record in implementing efficient algorithms for complex computational problems, of which at least a considerable part (5 years or more) cover insurance and reinsurance fields like underwriting, reserving, regulatory reporting, solvency calculations Sound understanding of programming paradigms Expert level in programming in TypeScript Experience with Mongo DB or similar databases Actuarial degree is a plus Familiarity with agile methodology for project management (SAFe is a plus) Business fluency in English A reasonable command of German (B1) is a plus

Reasons you’ll love working here

We are a Great Place to Work-certified firm with an excellent approval rateWe are an owner-operated company – our management keeps their promisesSmall teams collaborate in a friendly atmosphereWe have a flat structure with little bureaucracyOur culture of trust gives you flexibility for remote, office, or hybrid workYou get a budget for further education, additional equipment, or your health club of choiceWe provide you with your choice of hardware: Windows (Dell, Lenovo) or Mac (Pro, Air)

About Solveva

Solveva is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, with offices in Georgia, Bulgaria, and Portugal. We are an agile software engineering firm for core insurance processes like pricing, underwriting, and risk management. Clients can either develop tailor-made software together with us or can subscribe to our self-developed solutions which we license under our Actus brand.

How to apply

Please submit your application in our career hub page including:

CVMotivation letterDiplomas/certificatesReference letters

All applications will be treated in the strictest confidentiality and only the approved candidates will be invited for an interview.

Key Skills

• MongoDB
• TypeScript
• Agile
• JavaScript