Senior Backend Developer

Offices: Georgia, Bulgaria, Portugal

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

About the Project

You are part of an agile team and build underwriting tools for a global underwriter community. The tools incorporate the two central parts of our client’s value chain: they transparently model the underwriting process and combine it with the actual pricing. We use a micro-service architecture, with Java, Kotlin, Spring, Kafka on the backend, and Angular, NodeJS, Express, Fastify on the frontend.

What you'll be doing

Design and implement complex software applications based on REST microservices with Kotlin, Java, Spring, and JunitEnsure development best practices such as code quality, scalability, and maintainability incl. unit tests and documentationMonitor product quality, ensure proper code validation and design patterns.Actively collaboratewithin an Agile development team throughout the entire software development lifecyclewith multinational teams within PO, Business Analysts, internal and client-side developers across Europe, provide full support, agree and meet deadlineswith stakeholders from different hierarchy levels and diverse backgrounds, understand project’s environment, obstacles and identify possible solutions, demonstrate analytical and problem-solving skillsEncourage technical discussions within the team aiming relentless product improvement

Your Skills and Your Experience

Strong motivation to jointly design & build IT tools useful for the clientBachelor's or master's degree in an IT-related field or an equivalent practical track recordProficiency in English (minimum B2 level)Sound knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Commitment to product quality, knowledge of testing approaches, code verification and analysis, and design patternsStrong analytical capabilitiesEagerness to solve complex problems by breaking them down into meaningful, well-planned stepsAbility to communicate with stakeholders on different hierarchical levels and with diverse backgroundsProactive, reliable and self-driven team playerService-orientation with a strong focus on customer satisfaction

Key experience:Solid hands-on work with Java, Spring and SQL.Willingness to work with KotlinBuild distributed systems and microservices, knowledge of typical patterns and service integration issuesDesign REST servicesWork with relational databases

Will be a plus:NoSQL and MongoDB is a plusproof-of-concept projectswarehouse optimization for growing application load, data collection acceleration, and aggregation for analyticswork within SAFe environment

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

If you are interested, please send us your CV in English.All applications will be treated in the strictest confidentiality and only the approved candidates will be invited for an interview.

Key Skills

• Angular
• Java
• Agile
• Microservices